I actually agree with the solution voiced by Rick, though would add the possibility for you to consider a used lens, possibly a 50mm or 100mm flat-field like for shooting architecture. A zoom might be your best option for your dual intent, maybe RF-2...
I've got a few of photographers whose work with people I respect for different reasons, among them Arnold Newman, Philippe Halsman, and Jim Marshall, of the top of my head. I tend to like and create images where compositionally all of the elements le...
Good 'capture', it's not an easy thing to get 'the' shot. From what I can see, a comment could be that an image/subject has to have room to breathe, to create context. One of the skills to acquire in Photography is about appropriately 'cropping' both...
Not a bad idea; my rule of thumb when I was a stringer for Aetna was really about How 'deep' the 'bodies' were, e.g. 3 people deep f16, contingent upon how much of the background you want to keep in focus and what lens you're shooting with.
