How to photograph City Council

This is the ultimate guide on how to photograph professionals and City Council. As always, when taking pictures of people there are things to think about and below you will also find both camera and lens recommendations.

When trying to capture certain professionals you want the picture and the surroundings to say something, showing the audience that this is a City Council and not something completely different. Perhaps the City Council has an enviroment that you can clearly connect to their profession. A baker has his bakery, a pilot his cockpit and so on.

A professional portrait does not have to be a direct portrait, and if you are photographing the City Council - just let him or her work as usual and you will try to capture them in their everyday life as City Council? Of course, you can combine the editorial pictures with more portrait like pictures to get a complete coverage of the City Council.

When taking editorial pictures it is really nice to have either a wide angle (such as 14-24 or 16-35mm) or a standard zoom lens (24-70mm etc). That will give you a lot of coverage in most situations and enviroments.

Moving on to the portraits it is really nice to use lenses with a maximum aperture value around f/1.2, f/1.4, f/1.8 or f/2. When using lenses like this you can really make the eyes or details to pop out and be sharp and crisp while the rest of the image can be a bit blurry. And this can both be standard prime lenses (as 35mm/f1.4, 50mm/f1.8 etc) as well as telephoto prime lenses (such as 85/f1.8, 105/f2.8 etc).

And remember, it is always worth getting a bit uncomfortable in order to get the best picture of the City Council. Ask the City Council if you can join them for a working day, no matter where and in what surroundings. Dare to get a bit dirty and your clients will definately appreciate the effort afterwards.

Best cameras for photographing City Council

Perhaps you already have a camera but here are some popular camera alternatives that might be suitable for photographing professionals and City Council.

	Canon EOS R8 Lenses | Compatibility |  Specs | Compare Released: 2023 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: Full frame	Amazon B&H
	Sony a7R V Lenses | Compatibility |  Specs | Compare Released: 2022 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: Full frame	Amazon B&H
	Nikon D500 Lenses | Compatibility |  Specs | Compare Released: 2016 Type: DSLR Sensor: DX (1.5x)	Amazon B&H
	Nikon Z50 Lenses | Compatibility |  Specs | Compare Released: 2019 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: DX (1.5x)	Amazon B&H
	Canon EOS RP Lenses | Compatibility |  Specs | Compare Released: 2019 Type: Mirrorless Sensor: Full frame	Amazon B&H

Best lenses for photographing City Council

Here are some popular lenses that might suit your needs when photographing professionals and City Council. You can also view all of our lenses or start by selecting your camera and then see which lenses that are compatible.

	Nikon AF-S 50mm F1.8 G Review  |  Compatibility  |  Specs  |  Compare Released: 2011 Normal Lens, no zoom (prime) Aperture: f/1,8 Focal Length: 50 mm	Amazon B&H
	Canon EF 85mm F1.2 L II USM Review  |  Compatibility  |  Specs  |  Compare Released: 2006 Telephoto Lens, no zoom (prime) Aperture: f/1,2 Focal Length: 85 mm	Amazon B&H
	Nikon AF-S DX 35mm F1.8 G Review  |  Compatibility  |  Specs  |  Compare Released: 2009 Normal Lens, no zoom (prime) Aperture: f/1,8 Focal Length: 35 mm	Amazon B&H
	Canon EF 50mm F1.2 L USM Review  |  Compatibility  |  Specs  |  Compare Released: 2007 Normal Lens, no zoom (prime) Aperture: f/1,2 Focal Length: 50 mm	Amazon B&H
	Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA Distagon T Review  |  Compatibility  |  Specs  |  Compare Released: 2015 Wide Angle Lens, no zoom (prime) Aperture: f/1,4 Focal Length: 35 mm	Amazon B&H

Images of other professionals

Here are a few images of professionals that might inspire you. Perhaps these can give you ideas on how to best photograph your City Council? Click on the image you want to know more about. Each image has information with which camera and lens they were shot and with which settings.