Focal Length Lab

1. HUG 
1) How would you describe the size of what is closest to the camera (such as their hands), vs. what is furthest from the camera (such as their head)?

TELEPHOTO

1) The head looks rather large compared to the hands.

WIDE

1) The view is that the hands look closer to the camera while the head looks smaller (father away)

2. KARATE KICK 

1) How would you describe the size of what is closest to the camera (such as their foot), vs. what is furthest from the camera (such as their head)?

2) Does the length of the subject's leg appear the same in both photographs?

TELEPHOTO

1) There is no part of the body that looks like it's closer or father.

WIDE

1) The foot looks like it's closer to the camera compared to the head.

2)The leg looks longer in the wide angle lens than in the telephoto lens. 

 

3. HEAD SHOT 

TELEPHOTO

WIDE

 1) Describe the differences in the subject’s features with the wide angle and telephoto lenses.

The telephoto lens makes her nose look larger and her head look larger than that in the wide angle lens.

 2) Based on your observations from all three subjects, what would you conclude is a characteristic of a wide angle lens?

I think the characteristics of the wide angle lens is that it makes the photo appear to be closer or farther depending on the objects in the photo. It shows more proportions compared to the telephoto lens.

 

3) Based on your observations from all three subjects, what would you conclude is a characteristic of a telephoto lens?

      The telephoto lens shows characteristics out or proportion and having no variety in distance comparison to hand to face ratio (for example).  It makes the photo look very flat compared to that of the wide angle lens.