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The persona inside a scene, at middle distance, doing something.
Middle distance forgives a lot. The face occupies fewer pixels, the environment carries the meaning, and the prompt-only route often survives here when it would fail on a portrait.
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Full body at middle distance, shot on a 35mm at f/4
Three-quarter body, shot through a rack on a 50mm at f/2.8
Seated, waist up, shot from across the table on a 35mm at f/2
Full body at middle distance, shot on a 28mm at f/2
Wide, full room, person occupying the left third, shot on a 24mm at f/5.6
Wide from behind and slightly above, person seated at a lit desk
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Middle distance forgives a lot. The face occupies fewer pixels, the environment carries the meaning, and the prompt-only route often survives here when it would fail on a portrait.
At least the prompt only route. Works when the face is built from features a sentence can pin down — a strong jaw, a gap in the front teeth, one grey streak. Drift shows up first in the eyes and the hairline, and it shows up worst at three-quarter angles.