I could have used any lens to photograph this cactus in Arizona. But I wanted to highlight the flowers at the base of the cactus and to do that, I needed a very wide angle lens.
I used a Canon fisheye lens to make this shot – yes it’s from back in the days when I shot Canon.
Super wide lenses tend to cause barrel distortion. I could have removed that in Photoshop but in this case, it helped the shot in my opinion.
When you pick a lens, make sure you know why you’re using it. Don’t just randomly select a lens. Have a purpose in mind like I did, trying to highlight the flowers. That helps set you apart as a photographer rather than just a snapshooter.
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Do you have an opinion on when to use prime lens and when not to? Curious on your thoughts.
Do you have an opinion on when to use prime lens and when not to? Curious on your thoughts.
I hate you guys. I’m trying to go to bed and come across this useful information and can’t stop reading. I blame you for my photos not being great tomorrow morning!
I hate you guys. I’m trying to go to bed and come across this useful information and can’t stop reading. I blame you for my photos not being great tomorrow morning!
The right lens is important. Chech out the detail of this pano to see why both a quality lens combined with many, many megapixels can be very, very useful.
The right lens is important. Chech out the detail of this pano to see why both a quality lens combined with many, many megapixels can be very, very useful.