People and Place: Project 12: Close and involved

I used my Canon 24 – 70mm f2.8 in taking photographs at a friend son’’s second birthday party.

I noted advantages as:

I noted the disadvantages as:

Being close up the camera distracted the people in the photograph and encouraged false posing with little spontaneity.

First three photographs demonstrates capturing the wider view encompassing the situation:

The following two images show how subjects can be distracted and false

pose as a result of the close proximity of the camera when using a wide

angled lens:

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