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Manual Creativity Going Beyond the Snapshot

Focal Length - Lenses - Composition

Saturday, January 26, 13

Focal LengthThe distance (mm) between the sensor plane of the camera and the optical center of the lens


1. Distance to Subject 2. Type of Lens

Depth of Field


Wide Angle Lenses (16-35mm)

Offers a wide view of a scene

Great in tight spaces

Potential to distort

16-35mm f/2.8


Normal Fixed Focal Length

Does not zoom

Closer to how the eye sees

35mm or 55 mm

Most have very wide aperture ability


Variable Aperture Lenses

Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6


Zoom/Telephoto Lenses Variable zoom

Compresses depth of field

Great for sports/landscape

70-200mm f/2.8


Lester Lefton rocking the 70-200mm f/2.8!


Fixed Telephoto Lenses Much larger focal length

Ultra compressed depth of field

400, 500, 600mm


Fisheye LensesExtreme wide angle

Distortion enhances the image

10mm or 14mm

14mm f/2.8


Picking The Right LensConsider distance to subject

Speed of lens

“Zoom with your feet”


Composition and Manual Creativity


THREE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

- Aperture- Shutter Speed- ISO

Three Technical Considerations:


Three Creative Considerations:

- Light- Composition- Moment


The Decisive Moment - Henri Cartier-Bresson

“The decisive moment is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression.”


“It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time as we discover the world around us”


Rule of ThirdsSaturday, January 26, 13

Making Great Pictures

Combine both the technical and the creative

Find photographs that inspire you

Your first 10,000 photos are your worst


Perspective


“Personal Vision”


For Monday: Review pg 42-71 (Light, Color, Meters)


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