1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Many people think of a wide lens as a way to get farther away from a subject, but I think of a wide lens as a way for us to get closer... a wide lens is really a close-up lens, allowing us to create a dominant subject in the frame by emphasizing the difference in distance from near to far. Links for this Episode: Evidence of Hands on Stone - Jeff's Italian architectural photographs The Curtometer - An Aid To Seeing - a deceptively simple device to help you sort out camera position and focal length Places you can find and listen to Camera Position: iTunes Podcasts Player FM Stitcher iHeart Radio Short Orange[caption id=&quot;attachment_2658&quot; align=&quot;aligncenter&quot; width=&quot;474&quot;] Fortezza di Radicofani - Tuscany A wide-angle lens was used here, allowing me to emphasize the difference in distance from the nearby bricks to the doorway.[/caption][caption id=&quot;attachment_2657&quot; align=&quot;aligncenter&quot; width=&quot;474&quot;] San Biagio, Montepulciano, Tuscany A longer lens was used here, as I didn’t want to emphasize any difference in distance between objects in this subject.[/caption] Jeff Curto's Camera Position http://www.cameraposition.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6613505/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/21100848