Personally, I think the 35mm is a bit more flattering than a 50mm or 80mm but doesn't distort the subject so much. I personally tend to photograph most people with a 35mm focal length. These days, I've noticed a lot of fashion bloggers gravitating to wider angle lenses. When I was putting together the final lens distortion GIFS, I felt like I had spent an afternoon staring at a funhouse mirror. One afternoon, I set up my camera and photographed myself starting from a 15mm focal length up to a 400mm focal length. Classically, a lot of portrait photographers used 50mm lenses because they’re considered the closest to reality or 80mm lenses because they create particularly good bokeh. Some photographers I know use wider angle lens to slim or lengthen their subjects. Even knowing about lens distortion, I was a bit shocked to see how drastically different something can look depending on the lens and focal length I used. I recommend setting up an item to shoot or a location and shooting it from the same spot with a range of focal lens. Seeing lens distortion in photographyīefore you can purposefully use lens distortion or compression, you need to be able to notice it. I personally think there’s always a time and a place for distortion and compression in photography if it’s used thoughtfully. These days I have a relatively wide range of lenses and when I switch between them frequently, I really notice the distortion and compression from each lens. It’s hard to notice lens distortion when you’re only using one lens. Depending on your lens and focal length that distortion can be almost imperceptible or extremely noticeable.įor years I predominately used a 35mm prime lens. What lens you’re using will have an impact on the overall distortion or compression on your final image. On the subtler end, there’s lens distortion and compression. There’s also editing, which allows you to morph an image in a way that can be entirely different from reality. We don’t see things in the world with bokeh. First, there’s aperture which creates bokeh.
With photography there’s a lot of reasons that images don’t quite match reality. This has been one of those things that I’ve intuitively understood but never really thought about until recently. Photography is not a direct copy of what you see. For me, lens distortion has always most apparent in photos of myself. The images are always just a bit off. Though a camera lens can also stretch you out and distort you. If you've ever heard that a camera can add 10 pounds, that's sort of true. You can also find all of my photography gear recommendations here.Ī camera lens doesn't exactly reflect the world as you see it. Some product links are affiliate links but all are where I make my gear purchases.
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