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Focal Length for Portraits

When we look at the gears of well known portrait photographers in the community, why do we see they use lenses with long focal lengths? Why is it that 85mm…

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Background Compression

When we take a photo with a shorter focal length, the background feels far away from the subject. There's a clear, visible distance between the subject and the background. As…

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Creating Background Blur

Quick Tips Put your subject closer to camera and far away from background. Use longer focal length and wider aperture.  While choosing between two lens - divide the focal length…

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DXO PureRAW with Canon M50

I recently found out this software from DXO. It is quite good for removing noise and improving the photo quality in general. I am currently using the Canon M50. It's…

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What is a Fast Lens?

Summary Lenses that let in a lot of light can allow the camera to use fast shutter speeds. This is why lenses with (maximum) wider aperture (small f-numbers) are often…

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Understanding Flange Distance

Flange Distance or Flange Focal Distance is the distance between the flange (the lens mount) and the sensor. Most lens we use today is a combination of multiple optical / glass elements. And…

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Canon Cameras and Lens Mounts

Soon after getting my Canon M50, I was curious and wanted to know about other canon cameras. There seemed to be a lot of models with different names. But which…

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Lens Buying Guide

At the time of writing this post, I am using my first camera, the Canon EOS M50. So this post is going to explain certain decisions in respect to this…

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