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Framing is a composition technique in photography used to emphasize the subject. When stuck with a busy or boring background, framing brings the focus of the picture back to the object of desired attention. There are many ways to use framing depending on the environment that the subject is a part of.
If you obtain a digital camera with a detachable lens, you will be quickly introduced to the wide variety of lens types available. Each serves a different purpose and, if used correctly, each lens can produce good results. Consider the rainbow of lenses available for a camera a toolbox where you pull out the lens needed for a particular project, like a paint or brush for a painting in progress. No lens works better than another; instead the categories listed below all produce different photography as needed by the user.
Lenses for digital cameras have many special features, but according to Shutterbug Magazine, one of the first features that photographers discuss is focal length. This determines the field of view and the quality of a photograph.
The sharpness of a photographic image is the result of many factors. Among the most significant are aperture setting--or the size of the opening of the camera--and the quality of the glass in the lens. Other factors that affect sharpness are camera or subject motion, the amount of light on the subject, the quality of the film and the quality of the lens. As one of the most established lens manufacturers, Canon lenses vary widely and you will have to find the "sweet spot" of your particular lens.
Learn about different types of digital camera lenses and how they can be used to take great photos in this free photography video.
