Understanding Focal Length and Its Effect On Composition

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The focal length you use to take a photo will significantly affect the photo you create. It will determine what is in a photo, what is not in a photo, how small or large the elements of the photo are, and how the elements in your photo relate to each other. The focal length you use will also determine the depth of field, or as I like to call it, depth of sharpness, that there is in a photo.

So, if you want to learn how to use focal length to create better compositions, listen on.

In this episode, I tell you this little lot.

• What is the focal length in photography?
• Focal lengths explained quickly.
• Crop factors explained quickly.
• What does this all mean?
• Composition and focal length.
• Depth of field, perspective, and focal length.
• Some things that you can do – yes, you, dear listener

I also tell you

• What if you use a phone to take photos
• What I do
• How you can ask me a question
• And a little bit about me.

All explained in plain English, without the irrelevant detail, in (much) less than 27 (ish) minutes!
What is not to love? How utterly splendid!

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Chapters

1. Understanding Focal Length and Its Effect On Composition (00:00:00)

2. Welcome to Episode 203 (00:00:50)

3. What is the focal length in photography? (00:01:34)

4. Focal lengths explained quickly. (00:02:49)

5. Crop factors explained quickly. (00:04:40)

6. But what does this mean? (00:05:26)

7. Composition and focal length (00:06:42)

8. The other factor – where you are (00:09:15)

9. Depth of field or depth of sharpness? (00:09:35)

10. Perspective (00:10:13)

11. A quick word on sharpness. (00:11:07)

12. What focal length should I use? (00:12:14)

13. Right - here are some things that you can do (00:12:36)

14. What if I use a phone to take photos? (00:13:43)

15. What do I do? (00:15:30)

16. Some thoughts from the last episode (00:16:14)

17. Next episode (00:16:23)

18. A quick plug for me and what I do. (00:16:40)

19. Get an email from me. (00:17:23)

20. Ask me a question (00:17:42)