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I always have people asking me what lenses they should buy, and it really depends on what you are using it for.\u00a0 The longer the\u00a0focal length the higher the magnification and a narrower angle of view.\u00a0 The shorter focal length has a wider angle of view.\u00a0 To make it easier to understand, I will just show you what it means with some pictures I took standing at the same spot, but using different focal lengths and lenses.<\/p>\n

All of the pictures were taken at ISO 125 at 1\/160th of a second shutter speed and 8.0 aperature.\u00a0\u00a0 I love shooting with all of my Canon<\/a> products that I have bought at my favorite camera store in the world, Pictureline<\/a>, in Salt Lake City.\u00a0 No, I’m not getting paid to say that-I love them that much!!!\u00a0 Honestly the best customer service ever and if you ever have a problem with your equipment, they take care of you!<\/p>\n

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Anything above 50 mm length is considered a zoom lens.\u00a0 You will have less of your background in your frame and it will appear closer to you than it actually is.\u00a0 These focal lengths are great for portraits and can actually slim your subjects.\u00a0 I love using the Canon 135 2.0 lens <\/a>for portraits and couples.<\/p>\n

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50 mm lenses are a “what you see is what you get”.\u00a0 There is no distortion at this length.\u00a0 This lens is also great for portraits and small groups of families.\u00a0 The Canon 50 mm 1.2 lens<\/a> creates a great blur effect that is very popular in today’s photography.<\/p>\n

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The Canon 24-70 2.8<\/a> \u00a0is a great all around lens because you can use it to get wide and zoomed lengths in one lens.\u00a0 Plus it has a 2.8 aperature, which is great for low light situations.\u00a0 At the 24 length you can use it to get large group shots and wide landscapes.\u00a0 At 70 you can zoom to use it for portraits.\u00a0 One of my favorite photographers, Sue Bryce<\/a>, uses this lens for most of her photography.<\/p>\n

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Hopefully now that you can visually see what focal length means, you can choose which lens is best for you!\u00a0 And if it was up to me, I would choose a Canon from Pictureline! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Now go and check out an amazing shoot from Erin Summerill at the Las Vegas Neon Boneyard<\/a>.\u00a0 I have always wanted to shoot there and am so jealous that she was able to when we went to WPPI!<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I always have people asking me what lenses they should buy, and it really depends on what you are using it for.\u00a0 The longer the\u00a0focal length the higher the magnification and a narrower angle of view.\u00a0 The shorter focal length has a wider angle of view.\u00a0 To make it easier\u2026<\/p>\n

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