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Anonymous
My advice to you would to simply get used to that lens as fast as possible. If you really want to take good portraits, take a portrait shot of everything you can.
Okay, personally I hate that kind of advice because it's too vague, but it's true. You'll find that truly good portraits draw a lot from the style of the shooter and the look of the sitter, so things will often fall in the range of "it depends."
IMO, composition is 99% experience. If you don't know the Rule of Thirds, that's a good place to start and master. And even when you're using extreme bokeh, don't forget about the background either; even if it looks like colored blobs, the right background will have an amazing effect on the subject in a good portrait.
My cheap n' simple 50mm f/1.8 lens is really one of my top favorites to shoot with, so I hope this all helps and that you'll get as much fun out of your lens too.
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