Understanding Lens Distortion At Different Focal Lengths And How To Work With It
Aug 20, 2015
Tiffany Mueller
Tiffany Mueller is a photographer and content strategist based in Hawi, Hawaii. Her work has been shared by top publications like The New York Times, Adobe, and others.
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Wide angle lenses let you pack a lot of action into the frame, but they also present a problem: distortion. Fortunately, if you know what to expect and some of the different ways you can work with it, distortion isn’t a deal breaker. In the quick video clip below, John Greengo shares some examples of the way distortion affects photographs at different focal lengths. He also shares some advice on how to you can work with distortion and use it to your advantage.
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Tiffany Mueller
Tiffany Mueller is a photographer and content strategist based in Hawi, Hawaii. Her work has been shared by top publications like The New York Times, Adobe, and others.
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5 responses to “Understanding Lens Distortion At Different Focal Lengths And How To Work With It”
Mark Stephen
Jaime Wolf
Might pay to look up the difference between lens distortion and perspective distortion.
Good technical explanation. Many thanks to you both for filming and promoting this video.
Great video!