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6 CAMERA LENSES TO WORK WITH

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FOCAL LENGTH TYPE OF LENS TYPE OF  PHOTOGRAPHY 8-24mm Fisheye (Ultra-wide) Panoramic shots, cityscapes, landscape,  real estate , abstract. 24-35mm Wide Angle Interiors, landscapes, architecture,  forest photography . 35, 50, 85, 135mm Standard Prime Portraits, weddings, street/documentary photography. 55-200mm Zoom Portraits, weddings,  wildlife  photography. 50-200mm Macro Ultra detailed photography (rings, nature.) 100-600mm Telephoto Sports, wildlife, astronomy. Standard Prime Lenses Prime lenses  are a fixed focal length. That means that if you choose a 35mm lens, it will ONLY give you a 35mm perspective (meaning you can’t zoom in and out).  You can only shoot from one length, meaning you have to move your physical body to get wide shots vs close ups.  Primes (“fixed lenses”) tend to work for ALL types of photography, specifically street photography, portraits, weddings, landscape, etc. Read more about  prime lenses ! ...

Founder ArreyB Media Celebrate His New Age

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Founder of ABAfrikpreneur,Awarded British Council Top young Journalist and Digital Entrepreneur Arrey Bate Arrey Shares Birthdays photos as he celebrate his new age in this Quarantine Atmosphere All he ask is for Birthday letters to celebrate with him

CAMERA ANGLES, SHOT SIZES AND CAM MOVEMENT EVERY DOP AND DIRECTOR SHOULD KNOW

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Camera Angles Eye level – camera points straight ahead. Intention is to be objective. Low angle – camera points up from a lower angle. It makes the subject dominating. High angle – camera points down from a higher angle. It makes the subject diminutive. A variation: Top angle or bird’s eye view – special case when you want to show the topography of a location. Aerial shots fall under this. Dutch – tilted angle. It draws attention to the fact it’s not a balanced frame. Something is literally off kilter. Over the shoulder (OTS) – not strictly an angle, but it’s a specialized shot that deserves its own place. Confrontational by nature. Shot Sizes Close up – facial features and expression is more important than anything else. Variation: Extreme close up – you probably want to chop something off for an even closer look. Long shot – When you want to add action and location along with the subject. Variation: Extreme long shot – when the location is more important than the chara...

UNDERSTANDING GREEN SCREEN AND CHROMA KEY

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Green Screen:  Technically, this term refers to the colored background you want to make transparent and remove from your shot. This is usually a single colored backdrop, which can be any color, but is usually bright green because it is the color furthest away from human skin tones. (Blue screens were frequently used in the early days with film, and might still be used in certain cases.) Sometimes the term is used as a fit-all for the entire process of  keying Chroma Key:  This popular term goes hand-in-hand with  green screen . It’s the actual technique of layering, or compositing two images based on color hues. Every color has a chroma range, hence where the terminology comes from. Keying:  This term is used to describe the process of removing the green screen background in post-production using video editing software. When the green screen background has been keyed, it will be fully transparent. Then you can fill in that transparent area with a differen...