The 60mm lens has a good focal length on DX camera for portraits, so you can easily close the working distance without having to put the camera directly on the subject or far (85mm lens is more suitable for portrait photography). The lens is f/2.8 and stops down to around f/3.5 at portrait distance, not ideal for low light portraits. It is not ideal lens for portrait photography on the FX camera of Nikon. Although if you have already purchased it then try to get good results.