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Advant agesofat el ephot ol ens ByTanyaPunt t i At e l e phot ol e ns , s uc ha sa200mm, notonl yma k e sy ourma i ns ubj e c ta ppe a rmuc h l a r g e ri nt hef r a me , i ta l s ohe l psf or e g r ounda ndba c k g r ounde l e me nt sa ppe a rmuc h c l os e rt og e t he r . Orr a t he rc ompr e s s e st hef or e g r ounda ndba c k g r oundt og e t he r . T a k et heg i r a ffei ma g et ot hel ef ore x a mpl e . T hi si ma g ewa st a k e na tT a r ong aZ oo i nS y dne ya ndwha ty ous e ei nt heba c k g r oundi st heCBDa c r os st heot he rs i deof t heha r bour , muc hf ur t he ra wa yi nr e a l i t yt ha nwha ti ts e e ms . Myg oa l f ort hi sphot o wa st os howt ha ti twa si nf a c tac i t yz oo. T hr oug ht heus eofat e l e phot ol e ns , t he g i r a ffea ndc i t ya ppe a rmuc hc l os e r . Ha dI us e dawi dea ng l el e nsofs a y20mm, t he i mpa c toft hec i t ywoul dha v ebe e nr e duc e ds i g ni fic a nt l ya ndt her e l a ons hi p be t we e nt het wowoul dha v ebe e nl os tont hev i e we r . Not ea l s ot hei ma g eofak a ng a r ooi nf r ontofhol i da ya c c ommoda on. T hec l i e nt wa nt e dt os howi nt e r na ona l v i s i t or st ha tAus t r a l i a na ni ma l sa r ee a s i l ya c c e s s a bl e . Us i ngat e l e phot ol e nsc ompr e s s e st hema i ns ubj e c ta ndba c k g r oundbui l di ngmuc h c l os e rt og e t he rs ot her e l a ons hi pbe t we e nt het woc a nmor ee a s i l ybema de . S omeofy oumi g htnowbet hi nk i ng , we l l t ha t ’ sa l l t r uea ndg oodbutwha ti fI wa nt t oc a pt ur emor eoft hes c e nei nt oonef r a me ?Woul dn’ tI ne e dawi dea ng l el e nsf or t ha t ?Notne c e s s a r i l y , y ouc oul da l wa y ss i mpl ywa l kba c ks e v e r a l me t e r s . T hi swoul d e na bl ey out oc a pt ur emor eoft hes c e ne r y , y e tsl l ha v et ha tf a bul oust e l e phot o e ffe c tofc ompr e s s i ngne a ra ndf a rs ubj e c t sc l os e rt og e t he r .

cont i nued. . . I ti smuc he a s i e rt obl ure l e me nt sofa ni ma g ewi t hat e l e phot ol e ns , t ha ni ti s wi t hawi dea ng l e . De pt hofďŹ e l d( DOF )r e f e r st ot hea r e aofa ni ma g et ha t a ppe a r ss ha r p!I ti snotaďŹ x e ddi s t a nc e , butr a t he rc ha ng e si ns i z ede pe ndi ngon t hea pe r t ur es e nga ndf oc a l l e ng t hoft hel e ns . L ong e rl e ns e sc r e a t emor ebl ur t ha nwi del e ns e s . F ore x a mpl e , y ouwi l l no c emor ebl urwi t ht hel e nsz oome d t o200mmf oc a l l e ng t ht ha ny ouwoul di fy ous e ti ta t18mm. T hek a ng a r ooont hel e wa st a k e nwi t ha200mmf oc a l l e ng t ha nda na pe r t ur e ofF / 2. 8. I s e tas i ng l ef oc a l poi nt , a i mi ngi tr i g hta tt hee y e . He nc ebl urs e e ni n bot ht hef or e g r ounda ndba c k g r ound( r e f e rt oc ha r tbe l ow) . Ha dI s e ta na pe r t ur eofF / 5. 6, t he r ewoul dbej us tas l i v e rmor ea r e aof s ha r pne s ss e e ni nbot ht hef or e g r ounda ndba c k g r ound. T hepoi ntbe i ng , t he r e woul dsl l bebl ur , whi c hde c r e a s e st hehi g he ry ous e ty oura pe r t ur enumbe r . Ha dI us e dawi dea ng l el e ns , f ore x a mpl e18mm, muc hmor eoft hes c e ne r y woul dbei ns ha r pf oc us . Re me mbe r , howmuc hbl ury ous e ede pe ndsont hel e ng t hoft hel e ns( l ong e r l e ns=mor ebl ur )a ndt hea pe r t ur enumbe r( l owe ra pe r t ur enumbe r=mor e bl ur ) . Not e : t hef ol l owi ngc ha r twi l l bei nc l ude di nt hec he a ts he e t sf ort hos et a k i ng ouronl i nephot og r a phyc our s e .

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Oneoft hemos tc ommonl ya s k edques t i onswer ec ei v et hr oughema i la ndonourpr i v a t e Fa c ebookgr oup( s t udent sonl y ) , i showmuc hs houl dIc ha r ge! Whi l es omea r ea s k i nga bouts el l i ngt hei rpr i nt s , ot her sa r ea s k i ngwha tpr i c et heys houl dc ha r ge f oraweddi ngorpor t r a i ts es s i on. Ther ei snor ea ldefini t i v ea ns wera sy oudoha v ema r k etpr es s ur est oc ompet ewi t h. Ev er y one ha sac a mer at hes eda y sa ndwes eepeopl eper f or mi ngphot ogr a pherdut i eswi t hl owendDSLRs a tma nyweddi ngs . Somebegi nner sdon' tc ha r gea ta l lf ort hefir s tf ewweddi ngs , s i mpl ybec a us e t heybel i ev et heyneedt heexper i enc e, ort heywa ntt hei ma gesf ort hei rpor t f ol i o. Ot her sdon' t c ha r gebec a us et heya r ef r i endsoft hec oupl ebei ngma r r i ed. Thea bov eweddi ngs c ena r i oa l s oa ppl i est of a mi l ya l bums , bi r t hphot ogr a phyora nyot herfiel d. Thi si ss i mpl ypa r toft hec ompet i t i onea c ha ndev er ypr of es s i ona lc ompet eswi t hi na nev er s hr i nk i ngma r k etmodel , wher ef r i endsa r es t eppi ngi na nddoi ngt hej obf orf r ee. Whenc ons i der i ngt a k i ngt hes t epf r om a ma t eurt opr ophot ogr a phera nds et t i ngpr i c es , t hi nk l ongt er m. Howmuc hdoy ouneedt oma k epery ea rt ol i v e? I ft hea ns weri ss a y , j us tf orea s eofexa mpl e, $52, 000, t heny ouneedt oma k e$1000perweek . Ther ef or e, i fy ouc a ndooneweddi ngorpor t r a i ts es s i onperweek , y ous houl dpr i c et ha ts es s i on a t$1000. Anyl owera ndy ougooutofbus i nes s , orba c kl ook i ngf orpa r tt i mewor kel s ewher e. Youa l s oha v et oc ons i dert hes eques t i ons . Ca ny ous uc c es s f ul l yma r k ety our s el ft oa t t r a c tone c l i entperweeka t$1000?Ar et her eext r a sy ouc a ns el lt ha twi l lboos ty ourr ev enue, s uc ha s pr i nt s ? Whenc ons i der i nghowmuc hy ous houl dc ha r gef oras es s i on, y oumus ta l s of a c t ori nt het i me y ouwi l ls pendi npos tpr oc es s i ng, pr i nt i ng, pa c k a gi nga nddel i v er i ngt hefina lpr oduc t . Ea c ha ndev er yoneofuswi l lha v eadi f f er entl ev elofy ea r l yi nc omewewoul dbeha ppyt o r ec ei v e. St a r ty ourpl a nwi t ht ha ty ea r l yi nc omea ndwor kba c kf r om t her e. Mya dv i c et oa l li st ot hi nkl ongt er m. Don' ts el ly ourwor kf ornot hi ng. Gi v eal i t t l eext r at ha n wha ty oua dv er t i s e. Sety ourpr i c esa nddel i v ert hebes tpr of es s i ona lpa c k a gey ouc a n. Qua l i t y wi l lnev erbebea t enonpr i c e.

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“ De ﬁnat e l ya10!T hec os toft hec our s ei sl owandt hec our s e sdi r e consar egr e at ! I l ov et hec he ats he e t sandne v e rl e av ehomewi t houtt he m!I l e ar nmor ee v e r y dayf r om ot he r sv i at hepr i v at ef ac e bookgr oupandI l ov et hec r e av ei de asI gai nf r omt heot he r s t ude nt sphot os ! ”

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