Author:
Ben Long
Level:
Intermediate |
Duration:
3h 50m |
Released date:
Dec 17, 2012
Join photographer, author, and teacher Ben Long on location in San Francisco as he explores the creative options provided by the kinds of lenses and lens accessories that don’t always make it into most camera bags.
The course begins with a look at several common and inexpensive lens attachments, from polarizers to neutral density filters. The course then explores ultra-wide angle and fisheye lenses as well as ultra-long telephoto and macro lenses. The course concludes with a look at tilt-shift lenses, which are useful for architectural photography and special effects, and at offbeat lenses, such as Lensbaby and Holga attachments.
The course also contains Photoshop postproduction advice and examples that illustrate the creative possibilities that an expanded lens collection provides. And because some specialty lenses are extremely expensive, the course also contains advice on renting gear.
Welcome
Welcome
Roadmap of the course
1. Understanding Specialty Lenses
Words about focal length
Understanding camera position
2. Working with Lens Attachments
What filters are for
Shopping for filters
Understanding neutral density filters
Applying neutral density filters
Polarizing filters
Some shooting tips for working with a polarizing filter
Using infrared filters
Processing the infrared image
Handling stuck filters
3. Working with Wide Angle
Working with ultra-wide lenses
Using a wide-angle lens
Understanding fisheye lenses
Working with fisheye lenses
Understanding fisheye exposure
Taking fisheye further
Processing fisheye and wide-angle images
Correcting tone in fisheye images
4. Shooting Super Telephoto
Understanding super telephoto
Shooting distant subjects
Compressing the sense of depth
Working with shallow depth of field
Working with teleconverters
Editing telephoto images
5. Understanding Macro
Understanding macro basics
Shooting close
Shooting macro
Working with a point-and-shoot for macro
Using a two-lens strategy
6. Using Tilt-Shift Lenses
Understanding tilt shift
Correcting perspective
Creating the toy effect
Deepening depth of field
7. Exploring Specialized Lenses
Working with specialty lenses
Using the Lensbaby
Working with Lensbaby Macro attachment
Shooting with a Holga attachment
Using an alternative mount lens
Using super-fast lenses
Correcting Lensbaby images
8. Creating Lens Effects Digitally
Correcting perspective
Creating the toy effect
Getting the lo-fi Holga look
Reproducing the effect of a Lensbaby
Cropping and enlarging images
Conclusion
Choosing whether to borrow or buy
Goodbye
