January 2013
Beginner
208 pages
4h 15m
English
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TelephotoLenses
The advent of the cropped sensor did more for the telephoto side of the equation than any other category. The old standard 70–200mm lens now has the effective range of a 105–300mm lens. That makes a real difference when it comes to isolating your subject in the frame, which is exactly what we do when we concentrate on a subject: our mind zooms in on it. That sounds strange, but new photographers are often frustrated by their camera’s inability to reach into a scene and isolate a subject like their mind can.
A telephoto lens is important to get in close and tight and it often makes isolating your subject from a busy background ...