Wide-Angle Lenses
Wide-angle lenses cover an angle of view greater than 60, capturing scenes that are wider than normal. The wide-angle focal lengths also have the ability to expand the space between objects that are in the foreground and those in the background, making the whole scene seem bigger.
Wide-angle lenses can cause perspective distortion. The closer [...]
Lenses come in two types: prime lenses and zoom lenses. Prime lenses have only one focal length, and are sometimes called fixed focal length lenses. The two names are interchangeable. Prime lenses are easier to make because they have to be sharp only at one focal length, making the optics a whole lot simpler than [...]
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Sometimes you can’t wait for the perfect light, and the only option is to modify the existing light. There are two excellent tools which every photographer may use to modify light: diffusers and reflectors.
Diffusers
Diffusers are light modifiers which go between the light and the subject to soften the light that passes through. Diffusers might be [...]
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Supplemental Light
Supplemental light is the light which you bring to the scene. Using supplemental light may give you an amazing control over the photographs. When using supplemental light, you can control the color, direction, intensity, and diffusion of the light. The two main examples of supplemental light are the small dedicated flash units and studio [...]
Red eye is a phenomenon that has affected every photographer at some time or another. It is the glowing red eyes caused when the light from a flash is reflected off the blood vessels in your subjects’ retina. Red eye may ruin even the best photo. The closer the flash is to the lens, the [...]
Available Light
Available light is any light that exists in the scene naturally. This can be the sun in the sky or a neon sign. Just think of it as light that is already there, that you are not likely to be able to do anything to change.
Daylight
Daylight is the most common form of available light. [...]
When the light rays are scattered by being reflected or by passing through a translucent material that light is diffused. Diffused light provides a more even light and softens shadows in your photograph. You can diffuse artificial light using utensils such as reflectors, diffusers, umbrellas, and softboxes. You can also use diffusers and reflectors to [...]