Focal Length
Lesson 6 from: iPhone Photography & Mobile PhotographyPhilip Ebiner
Focal Length
Lesson 6 from: iPhone Photography & Mobile PhotographyPhilip Ebiner
Lessons
Course Introduction
1Welcome to Class
00:50 2Why Are Smartphone Cameras Awesome?
02:10 3The Course Challenge: Capture Your Day in 5 Photos
09:03Camera Basics for Mobile & Smartphone Photography
4Intro to Camera Basics
01:14 5Exposure
03:56 6Focal Length
01:46Depth of Field
02:49 8Lighting
02:04 9Flash
01:15 10Resolution
01:50 11HDR Mode
02:33Mobile & iPhone Photography Basics - 3 Creative Keys to a Great Photo
12Intro to Photography Basics
00:37 13Improve Your Photos with Composition
04:29 14Improve Your Photos with Lighting
03:09 15Improve Your Photos with Story
02:40Let's Practice iPhone Photography! Real World Photography Lessons
16Intro to Our Photo Demonstrations
00:42 17Choosing the Right Lens
04:11 18Composition Practice
03:36 19Composing a Subject in Multiple Ways
05:57 20Long Exposure Practice
06:30 21Panoramic Practice
03:35 22Portrait Practice
09:14 23Getting a Blurrier Background without Portrait Mode
03:50Key Advanced Mobile & iPhone Photography Features
24Intro to Advanced Features
00:23 25Panoramic Mode
02:24 26Portrait Mode
02:16 27Selfie Mode
02:02 28Timelapse Mode
03:31Editing and Apps for Mobile & iPhone Photography
29Intro to Editing Section
00:40 30Storing Your Photos
02:23 31Our Favorite Apps
02:07 32Basic Photo Editing Method
27:52 33Editing with the Lightroom App
04:41 34Editing with the Snapseed App
03:34 35Editing with the VSCO App
04:00Sharing Your Photos
36Intro to Sharing
00:38 37Posting on Social Media
03:32 38Printing Your Photos
03:55Course Conclusion
39Thank You Video
00:49Lesson Info
Focal Length
So now we're going to talk about focal length, which is really talking about lenses. Uh You've probably heard the term wide angle lens or telephoto lens. These are the two sort of defining types of lenses that exist and they really are just related to focal length. So wide angle means that from right here, I'm able to take in this field of view, it's a very wide field of view, you're able to capture a whole lot. Uh telephoto is zoomed in, it means that you're really focusing in on a specific subject. Uh and then you have midrange, which is, you know, somewhere in the middle. This is important to understand because when taking photography, there's certain times that a wide angle or telephoto is preferred to achieve a certain look, a wide angle traditionally would be thought to use for like a landscape where you want to capture the entire scenery and you know, the sky or the sunset, whatever it might be. Um but also can be used really cool to create um sort of jarring effects when gettin...
g really up close. So when you're out taking photos, just consider what focal length you're using and really how it's gonna affect your image. A wide angle is going to add a lot to your field of view. But you can always get really close increase of disorienting, look telephoto much more so for portraits. But that's not to say that you couldn't use that for a landscape and really hone in on a mountain or a specific subject. But really choosing your focal length is gonna add a lot to your creative style and something that you should always sort of with your mobile phone balance between the different focal lengths and try, you know, different looks for the same image. So ultimately, understanding your focal length or your lens choice is gonna help you on the creative end of things. Later on, we'll be talking about how to use these to evoke different emotions and different styles in your photography.
Ratings and Reviews
Joanna
Definitely geared to beginners, but the class has a lot of good information. As an advanced camera photographer still trying to get to know my phone camera better, I learned a few things I didn't know (like you can use portrait mode for selfies, what hyper lapse is and the VSCO app). Nice job!
user-d195e3
Good course for everyone starting out and needed to have some more basic info beyond the common snap shot. I had wished for more info on using mobile in the more professional field like when switching from camera to mobile. Additional lenses and flashes and things like that. But this course was obviously not targeted at this. So overall still a nice brush up.
Barbara
Great class. Well organized and clearly presented. Would be very good for beginners and mid level users. highly recommend.