In addition to focal lengths changing how much you see; they change how objects relate to each other in an image. This set of portraits demonstrates how perspective distortion and background compression shift as the focal length changes.
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The owner of Bebe Le Strange reached out to me and she had a problem that a lot of clothing brands face: her product photos were fine, but they weren’t stopping anyone in their tracks. And she made it clear to me in our first call: "NO PLAIN ROLLER BACKDROP STUDIOS! WE ARE NOT MEANT TO BLEND IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE!"
Let's talk about wide shots vs longer, telephoto shots, why I switch lenses/focal lengths, and how those focal lengths feel in the end result.