Portrait Distance calculator

Use this calculator to convert your lens and camera characteristics, together with subject distance, into the composition of the frame.

Frame

Multiplier
multiplier for this type of portrait
20
The portrait distance is the distance from the camera to the subject, to get a good portrait shot. It is calculated as 50 mm (focal length) x 20 (multiplier) x 1 (crop factor).
Portrait Distance
focal length * multiplier * crop factor
1.0 meter
Portrait Distance
in imperial units
39 inch
(1.1 yards)
The scene is the size of what your camera can capture at 1m distance.
Scene dimensions
0.72 m x 0.48 m

person

References

portrait distance