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The Power of Black and White in Nature and Landscape Photography
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The Power of Black and White in Nature and Landscape Photography

by Rob Sheppard
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced
65 pages
1h 30m
English
Peachpit Press
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Use a telephoto for sharpness contrast

Telephotos give less depth of field, which then allows you to contrast a subject with its surroundings. The stronger or “longer” the telephoto, the more contrast you get. Exactly what focal lengths to use depends on the format you are shooting, and any focal length chosen is affected by f-stop used and distance to subject and background.

With 35mm-full-frame cameras, you start getting telephoto depth-of-field effects at 100mm. Try focal lengths of 200mm and longer to get some very dramatic differences between subject and background.

You may know that APS-C cameras have a smaller sensor than 35mm and will then change how a given focal length performs for a particular composition. They make any focal length ...

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