Misconception about portrait lenses.

On distance in portrait photography…

© Tim Gallo. Shot on wide lens.

I see a lot of articles and videos on the subject of what is considered best portrait lens, and it seems a lot of them breed a misconception that telephoto lenses and anything beyond 50mm are your best choices.

When you think about what is considered the best portrait lens — 85, 135, 70–200 comes to many people’s…