Photoshoot and Beyond
Long lenses are a must for certain types of photography, but they can be a huge investment. This is why people often opt for teleconverters. This may or may not be the best option, and maybe you’re having second thoughts whether you should buy a teleconverter or not. In his latest video, Jay P. Morgan […]
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Remember the animation showing how focal length impacts the portrait? When you shoot with different focal lengths and your subject takes the same space in the frame, you’ll get a certain amount of distortion. As a matter of fact, this is one of the reasons why camera “adds ten pounds”. In this video, Koldunov Brothers […]
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We’ve all seen the animations showing “how focal length affects your subject“. Whenever one gets posted, the smart ones chime in with “It’s nothing to do with your focal length, it’s all about subject distance”. And, they’re right. The confusion really all comes down to equivalent framing of the subject. If you stay where you are […]
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One of the “fun facts” I remember from my photography classes was that “wide-angle lenses are not for portraits”. Of course, you can always experiment and photograph people with wider focal lengths, but the truth is – it does make them seem a bit weird in the photos. This fun gif shows precisely how the […]
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I often get the feeling that photography is talked and written about as if its practitioners have an innate knowledge of the terms involved. Any craft or profession comes with its own specialist language, but if you’re new to it—and even if you’re not—you can often feel overwhelmed by the terminology, let alone the technicalities […]
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If you love photography and enjoy taking photos with your smartphone, you are in good company. The appearance of smartphones with increased photographic capabilities on the market, has given birth to a new kind of photographer: the “smartphone” photographer. Smartphone photographic performances are so good, that they are responsible for…
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If you love photography and enjoy taking photos with your smartphone, you are in good company. The appearance of smartphones with increased photographic capabilities on the market, has given birth to a new kind of photographer: the “smartphone” photographer. Smartphone photographic performances are so good, that they are responsible for…
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Have you seen custom bokeh effect images before? Do you know how this kind of bokeh image is created? Photoshop? No. This kind of custom bokeh effect is created by adding a custom made aperture on to the lens. The Custom Bokeh Effect Concept “In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic…
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Have you seen custom bokeh effect images before? Do you know how this kind of bokeh image is created? Photoshop? No. This kind of custom bokeh effect is created by adding a custom made aperture on to the lens. The Custom Bokeh Effect Concept “In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic…
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Do you feel left out when other photographers start talking about lenses? In this quick guide we answer your burning questions about focal length and suggest the best focal lengths for what you want to shoot…
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