Exploring Photography: Finding the Perfect Portrait Lens

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Free Online Course: Exploring Photography: Finding the Perfect Portrait Lens provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Exploring Photography: Finding the Perfect Portrait Lens is taught by Chris Orwig.

Overview
  • Learn how your lens choice and different shooting techniques can improve the quality of your portraits. Plus, get a review of popular prime and zoom lenses.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. A Primer on Lens Focal Length
    • Wide, normal, and telephoto focal lengths
    • How sensor size affects focal length
    • Focal length, distortion, and compression
    2. Using Different Focal Lengths
    • Using a wide-angle lens
    • Shooting with a normal focal length
    • Working with a telephoto lens
    3. Changing Your Camera Angle
    • Introducing camera angle
    • Capturing a full-length portrait with a wide-angle lens
    • Creating good portraits with a normal-focal-length lens
    • Getting the up-close headshot with a telephoto lens
    4. Introducing Depth of Field
    • What is depth of field (DOF), and why does it matter?
    • The four factors that influence DOF
    5. The Importance of Depth of Field
    • Shallow Depth of Field in Low Light
    • Depth of Field: F-Stop and Aperture Settings
    • Depth of Field: Camera Angle and Focal Length
    • Depth of Field: Distance from Subject
    • Shallow Depth of Field: Remove Distractions
    • Shallow Depth of Field: Open Shade
    6. Finding the Right Lens
    • Lens basics
    • What's better: Prime or zoom?
    • Great lenses at affordable rates
    • What's your favorite lens?
    7. Review and Assignments
    • Reviewing focal length and camera angle
    • Reviewing DOF
    Conclusion
    • Finding the perfect fit
    • Next steps