Telephoto / long focal length
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René Burri p. 93
Telephoto lenses (or long focal lengths) reduce the risk of you getting eaten, scorched, washed away, hit by stray balls or sued. All because they make distant subjects appear closer. But there’s more to telephoto lenses than that.
Telephoto lenses transform you into a hidden observer – someone who is suddenly able to capture subjects unawares.
For his series ‘Heads’, Philip-Lorca diCorcia set up a photographic trap using a telephoto lens and an offcamera flash. When people walked into frame diCorcia shot the picture from afar, capturing his subjects as they walked down the street. The results are candid portraits of everyday people that take on a strangely ...
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