If you are unfamiliar, the Brenizer Method uses the techniques employed in shooting panoramas, applied to portrait contexts, lending a medium format feel and creating portraits that appear to have been shot at a much wider focal length and with an unrealistically large aperture. http://brenizermethod.vhx.tv/
Check it out, and maybe even send the man a donation. I felt it was worth the price of admission on the video to have tipped him on the information he shared in general, let alone have a well produced video covering every conceivable aspect of shooting in the style.
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