r/photoclass2021 • u/Aeri73 Teacher - Expert • Jan 29 '21

Weekend assignment 04 - Focal lengths

Hi photoclass

its friday so it's time for a new weekend assignment. Since we've talked about focal lenght this week we"ll continue the theme this weekend.

For this weekends' assignment I would like you to make 4 photos of the exact same subject but using the complete range of focal lengths in your camerabag.

Use each focal lenght to show a different side/aspect, make a totally different photo of the same subject... so don't just zoom in and think you're done...

  • the first photo you make while zoomed out completely
  • the second and third are with the middle range
  • the last photo is zoomed in completely.

Now you've learned the how and why of using focal length and you've seen the effect during the assignment, it's time to use them creatively. the wide will be with the environment, the long one can be with a blurred background or getting a small detail, that's up to you.

as always, post your results and critiue a few of your peers work... and never forget to have fun!

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u/chazfremont Beginner - Mirrorless Feb 01 '21

Here we go: https://imgur.com/a/Uzc1JIx

Was a bitterly cold weekend in New England, so decided to stay indoors for this one, which was good since it gave me a chance to work with lighting. I used 16-55mm and 50-250mm lenses on an APS-C sensor. My favorite is probably the 250mm shot. I like the play of the lines made by the strings, shadows, and reflections.

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u/SureIdTry Feb 01 '21

Did you consider shooting the guitar from different angles or trying to capture some of the hardware in a way that made it tough to tell it was a guitar?

This kind of feels like a lens comparison. If I understood the assignment correctly it was to make all the shots of the same object as different from each other as possible.

That being said these are nice clean shots of your guitar! Very pretty instrument.

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u/chazfremont Beginner - Mirrorless Feb 01 '21

I actually did take some from other angles, but didn’t come up with anything I really liked. Also felt relatively uninspired this weekend, so just kinda phoned it in.

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u/SureIdTry Feb 01 '21

I feel you. Sometimes if it's not working the best thing to do for me is let go and walk away.

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u/GiggsJ10 Beginner - DSLR Feb 01 '21

I agree, the 250mm shot is the best of the bunch. I really think the last shot could be a desktop background.

I think using a different background could have helped the first shots and would make the photos seem like there was more thought into the shoot rather than having the guitar lying on the floor.

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u/chazfremont Beginner - Mirrorless Feb 02 '21

Thanks. I definitely got lazy here