Tag Archives: Focal

The Importance of a Focal Point

A focal point is the part of an image that draws the eye of a viewer to the most important part of the image or the area that you want to highlight. How you do this will make or break … Continue reading

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CDLC: Creative Uses of Extreme Focal Lengths for Landscape Photography

Bryan often notes how just about any focal length can be useful for landscape photography. In this CDLC article, landscape photographer Erin Babnik supports that idea with intriguing landscape images taken with ultra-wide angle lenses, super telephotos and everything in … Continue reading

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Working with Different Focal Lengths for Macro Photography

At some point in your photography journey you may be fascinated by pictures capturing living creatures in great detail, flowers close-up, and in general intimate vistas, which may go unnoticed in our daily viewing habits. Such shots are commonly described … Continue reading

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How to Use Still-life Subjects to Understand Focal Lengths

Do you think that using an 18mm lens or a 100mm one will only zoom in or out your scene? Why are camera lenses are measured in millimeters? Do you know what those measurements mean for your photo? If you’re … Continue reading

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The A to Z of Photography: Focal length

Focal length is the optical distance from the front element of a lens to the point where light rays entering the lens converge to form a sharp image on the sensor, and is expressed in millimetres. It also suggests the … Continue reading

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Reikan Releases FoCal 2.3 with Canon 5D IV Support

From Reikan: New Features  Full Canon EOS 5D Mark IV support added – calibrate this camera automatically with FoCal (more details below) Improvements: The following enhancements and fixes are included with FoCal 2.3  Reinstate Raw support for Canon cameras. Improvements to speed … Continue reading

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5 Important Focal Lengths to Know and the Benefits of Each

Please note: all focal lengths mentioned in this article are in reference to 35mm full frame sensors. There are photographers that favor the convenience and flexibility of zoom lenses, and those that favor their sharper, lighter and cheaper counterpart, the … Continue reading

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Think Again: Stopping Camera Shake and the 1/(Effective Focal Length) Formula

by Sean Setters The formula of “1/ (effective [full-frame] focal length)” is likely ingrained in your head and can be recalled and calculated on the fly as you place a camera’s viewfinder to your eye. It’s a simple formula which has … Continue reading

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How to use Focal Length and Background Compression to Enhance Your Photos

One of the most common uses for zoom lenses is, as their name suggests, to zoom in on objects that are far away. These lenses are fantastic for getting close-up views of nature, architecture, wildlife, or anything else that might be … Continue reading

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4 Things You Should Know About Focal Length and Composition

Lenses are the eye of your camera. The focal length of a lens (and your point of view) determine how much of the subject your camera sees. You may already be familiar with the basics, and understand the difference between, say, … Continue reading

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Guide to focal lengths

Looking for a new lens? Let’s take a look at which focal length lens will allow you to get the shots you want. In many ways, the lens you use should be a more important consideration than your camera, as … Continue reading

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Your creative juices flowing with different focal lengths

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