The idea behind still photography is that you shoot images of

items that are non-moving. A lot of things qualify for such a

genre. Everyday household items like flower vases, pencils,
coloring tools, watches, electronic items, utensils, everything
qualifies as still photography subjects.
The terms still photography and still life photography are
sometimes used interchangeably, which is both right and wrong
at the same time. You see, still photography is any photography.
The term still photography comes as for video work. More
precisely, when I say still photography, I mean images of non
moving subjects.
TYPES OF LENSES
A photographer's camera is useless without a
EFREWG
lens. The lens focuses light from the viewfinder
into a small, (usually) 35mm spot on the back of
your film, DSLR, or mirrorless camera. The only
image you can make when you remove the lens
from your camera is white light. As a result, a
good lens can let you take beautiful images even
with a cheap camera, whereas a bad lens can
make even the best camera mediocre and the
image quality suffer as a result.
1- PRIME LENSES
A prime lens is a fixed focal length lens that doesn’t
let you zoom in or out. This focal length is the
distance between the point of convergence in the lens
to the sensor in your camera. Prime lenses have very
wide or large apertures. Apertures measure the size
of hole when the lens opens inside a camera. Prime
lenses have maximum apertures typically ranging from
f/2.8 to f/1.2. There are few moving parts in a prime
lens, making it difficult for major problems to arise.
 
 One of the great things about prime lenses is that
they can help sharpen your technique. With these
lenses, you can’t rely on zoom to get the shot you
want. You are the zoom. And your physical choices will
affect the angle and zoom of the photo. 
WHAT IS A PRIME LENS USED FOR ?
Based on the information above, it can be assumed that the
prime lens meaning is a fast, fixed lens that reduces flexibility,
but does its job extremely well.
Well, it does give you a shallow depth of field. The distance
between your foreground, subject, and the background will be
much narrower. But isn’t it a good thing to have?
The closer the subject is to your lens, the creamier/softer the
surroundings of the subject will become, sometimes producing
bokeh.
 
You will commonly find the 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm prime lenses
being used. The array of aperture speed that each of the lenses
has is supported by its build quality. Photographers will also add
the 105mm and 24mm for the close-up images and wide shots
respectively.
 
WHAT IS CONSIDERED A PRIME LENS?
Well, a lens is considered “prime” if it follows the prime lens definition. With the definition being a fixed-focal-length or univocal lens.
 
There are many types or categories of prime lens based on the focal length such as:
 
12mm – 21mm

Lens with these focal lengths are categorized as ultra-wide. They provide a dramatic perspective that can extremely distort nature’s proportions.
 
24mm – 35mm

Commonly called wide lenses, these lenses can capture a wider field of view (compared to the standard lens). Please note that this lens may display a level of
distortion.
 
50mm

Standard prime lenses are very versatile and share the same perspective as we do. They serve as the prime lens jack-of-all-trades.
 
85mm

Labelled as a portrait lens, these short telephoto lenses will help you with valuable image framing and shooting subjects at far distances.
 
135mm

These telephoto lenses are perfect for photographers aiming to shoot a faraway object, especially in the realm of action and sports photography.
 
WHY IS IT CALLED A PRIME LENS?
 

Well, the origin of the Prime lens name dates back to the old ages.
Well, not that old, but certainly back to the early days of
photography.
 
The alternative/older meaning of the prime lens is “the main
lens in a combination lens system”. Prime is used to refer to
itself as the first in order, primary, original, and others.
 
In the early stages of photography, only primary camera lenses
were available. People would call it “lenses/objectives” then
emerged lenses that are placed in front of the prime lens,
commonly known as the “auxiliary lens”.
 
2-TELEPHOTO LENS

A telephoto lens is a long-focus lens that allows

photographers to utilize a focal length that is in
fact shorter than the lens’ physical length. A
telephoto lens will attach to the camera body of
your SLR or DSLR camera, such as those
manufactured by Canon, Nikon, and other
leading brands. Some telephoto lenses can even
attach to a smartphone camera.
 
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A TELEPHOTO LENS?

A telephoto lens makes a photographic subject

appear closer than it actually is. This can be
ideal for photographers who are unable to be
close to their subjects—either due to physical
constraints or out of concern for safety. These
lenses also serve an artistic purpose, and are
remarkable at creating contrasting focuses
between foreground and background.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TELEPHOTO LENS?
Most telephoto lenses range from “medium” (with a focal length between 70 and 200mm) all the way up to “super telephoto” (with focal
lengths longer than 300mm). Such lenses can either subtly or dramatically change your camera’s field of view, permitting full frame
photography in a wide array of shutter speeds and f-stop numbers—from rapid action shots in full light to nighttime photos set at the
lens’s maximum aperture. Here are some popular telephoto lenses within this range:
 70–200mm
lenses are able to zoom to any focal length within the stated range. These are great for portrait photography, with a sharp subject and
a pleasing bokeh blur effect in the background. Meanwhile, on the outer edge of their range, these lenses work for long-distance event
shots, like at a wedding or a sporting event.
 100–400mm
lenses are also zooms, and they push their boundaries beyond what the 70–200mm lens can offer. Sports and wildlife photographers
value these lenses’ long range and handy ability to zoom.
 85mm prime
lenses have a shallow depth of field, so they are great for portraits with sharp foreground subjects and blurred backgrounds. Today’s
digital cameras and phones frequently offer a “portrait mode” that mimics the effect of an 85mm prime lens.
  135mm prime
lenses have the same shallow depth of field as 85mm prime lenses, only at greater distances. They’re used for portraits,
weddings/events, and more artistic experimental photography.
 Super telephoto prime lenses
lenses are usually start at around 600mm and are favored by wildlife photographers who take many shots of faraway animal subjects.
These long lens photographs are often characterized by an extremely shallow depth of field.
A wide array of lenses are available from premium camera manufacturers like Canon, Sigma, and Nikon
HOW TO USE A TELEPHOTO
LENS?
Using a telephoto lens is not very different than
using any other lens. Keep in mind that as telephoto
lenses are magnifying things far away, human error
or shaky hands, can really impact the results. 
Additionally, it's important to be aware of the depth
of field you choose. Higher focal lengths will give
more dramatic effects.
In contrast, a lower focal length can create a more
true-to-life image or video, with a balance between
the foreground and background. 
3- WIDE ANGLE LENSES

A wide - angle lens generally has

focal length below or equivalent to
35 mm, providing a wide field of
view and the wider yours field of
view, the more of the scene you'll
be able to see in the frame.
 
WHAT IS WIDE - ANGLE LENS USED FOR ?

Pretty much everything that requires

the photographer to shoot broader
background like architectural
photography or landscape
photography. It also allows the
photographer to shoot the subjects
from a personal distance without
excluding the beautiful background
 
HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A WIDE - ANGLE LENS ?
 

1. Standard Wide - Angle Lens.

( 24-35 mm wide angle lens )
It performs best when shooting natural landscape or broad
scenes.
 2. Fisheye Lens.
It is mostly used for the underwater views.
3. Tilt - Shift lens.
It has some outstanding image quality and thus used for
capturing historical buildings or fascinating architecture
 
 
WHAT ARE THE COMMON MISTAKES USING WIDE - ANGLE
LENS IN PHOTOGRAPHY ?

 
1. No Main Subject.
Every photo must have a main subject to make the viewer
understand what the photographer's main thought was during
capturing the picture.
"A wide - angle lens will often capture too many objects and
distract people's attention. So, we should get closer to our main
subject"
 
2. Using Wide - Angle to cram everything into the image.
Capturing too many objects at once will make pictures look
crowed and messy
 
4- ZOOM LENSES
A zoom lens is any lens that can vary its
focal length, (and its angle of view) by
physically moving the various optics in
the lens design. The term "zoom" itself
does not actually correspond to a
specific focal range, despite sometimes
being confused with the term
"telephoto". (There are wide-angle zoom
lenses, mid-range zoom lenses, and
telephoto zoom lenses.)
TYPICAL ZOOM LENS RANGES

Many typical zoom ranges exist, partly due

to their practical application, (useful zoom
ranges) and partly for their optical ease-of-
design.
There are wide-angle zooms, such as 16-
35mm or 12-24mm. There are mid-range
zooms, such as 24-70mm and 24-105mm.
There are telephoto zooms, such as 70-
200mm and 70-300mm.
ZOOM LENS "X" MAGNIFICATION

Zoom lens "magnification" is usually not a reference

to the actual reproduction magnification that the
lens can achieve, but the optical magnification that
happens between the widest end of the zoom's
range, and the longest end. For example, a 50-
100mm zoom lens would be 2x zoom, and a 50-
150mm zoom would be a 3x zoom. A 28-300mm
super-zoom, on the other hand, would be just over a
10x zoom!
5- TILT-SHIFT LENS

Simply stated, a tilt-shift lens is a lens in which the

optics can be tilted and/or shifted in relation to the
image sensor. Tilt-shift lenses also rotate to allow
the lens to tilt and/or shift in a wide range of
directions. When the lens tilts so that it is no longer
parallel to the camera's image sensor, it shifts the
plane of focus and alters the depth of field.
WHAT DOES THE TILT FEATURE
DO ?
The tilt feature of a tilt-shift lens takes advantage of the
Scheifele principle, which describes a situation where the
lens plane is no longer parallel to the image plane (or
image sensor, in the case of DSLRs). While that may
sound intimidatingly complicated, the important
takeaway is this – the tilt feature can dramatically change
your plane of sharp focus. In a typical lens, the plane of
focus runs parallel to the sensor. That means that if you
focus on an object 4 feet away with a normal lens using a
moderately wide aperture, everything from left to right
will be in focus at your focus distance of 4 feet, with areas
in front of and behind the focus point gradually becoming
out of focus.
WHAT DOES THE SHIFT FEATURE
DO ?

The shift feature of a tilt-shift lens, as the name

implies, allows the lens' optics to shift in relation
to the image sensor. Key to this intriguing ability
is that tilt-shift lenses are designed to project an
image circle that is much larger than traditional
lenses. For example, the TS-E 24 f/3.5 Tilt-Shift
projects a 67.2mm image circle, far larger than
the traditional 43.2mm EF lens image circle.
 
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