Monday, September 20, 2010

Wide-Angle Lens Versus Telephoto Lens



The Wide-Angle and Telephoto lenses are two types of lenses that can be used to create a variety of design effects on photographic images.  The choice between the two will result in two photographs with distinctly different stories.  A wide-angle lens has the capability to project a much larger image circle than that typical of a standard, 50mm lens.   The telephoto lens on the other hand has the power to magnify images and gives the illusion that you have moved closer to the object you are photographing. For example, if you wished to photograph the Colosseum from the grounds on the outside with both a wide-angle lens and telephoto lens; the results will be two distinct images. The resulting photo from the wide-angle lens will allow for the Colosseum to be captured in its entirety, while using a telephoto lenses provides you with the means to capture the small details of its walls.
Wide-Angle Lens

Telephoto Lens

Allison Garlick

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