chapter 15

TECHNICAL EXPERT TECHNIQUES: LENS CHOICE AND HELPER LIGHT

This chapter covers the two technical expert components: lens choice and helper light. Lenses are tools, and there is the right tool for the right job. Although it is true that one or two basic lenses can take care of a wedding, it does not mean that lens was the best choice given the situation. Identifying the very best lens to bring out the most in any given scenario is an expert component because it is not obvious. A scene can be completely transformed by the lens you choose. As you know, lenses can make close objects appear far away, or they can compress distances. Lenses can also change the perspective and exaggerate a location’s geometric shapes. It takes experience and ...

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