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MASTER YOUR CANON

USM (£1,400) is a fantastic wonderfully with the Prime lenses are perfect
workhorse as not only does it aforementioned 24-70mm lens, for super-shallow
provide a wide angle for group meaning that between these two depth-of-fi eld effects
shots, the 70mm end is a perfect lenses you’re covered for most
focal length for portraits. When types of photography.
opened up fully to the wide f/2.8 Aside from zooms there’s also
maximum aperture, this lens is able the option to opt for prime lenses
to let in much more light than most instead. Obviously the fi xed focal
standard zooms, which is great for length of a prime lens means that in
shooting dingy church interiors order to get closer or further away
without having to crank the from the action you’ll need to
camera’s ISO to a higher sensitivity physically move the camera, which
and run the risk of having shots some may fi nd limiting compared to
riddled with digital noise. a zoom. However, on the plus side,
Sometimes the best shots are prime lenses are notably lighter in
those that have been taken without weight and offer a much wider
the person even knowing, and the maximum aperture.
best way of doing this is by taking Changing back and forth between
them at a distance with a telephoto lenses can be a fi ddly and time-
zoom, such as the Canon 70- consuming chore, especially at
200mm f/2.8 L USM (£945). The a wedding where seconds often
70-200mm focal length pairs mean the difference between
capturing the shot or not. One
solution to this problem is
to purchase a second
camera body. If your
pockets are deep
enough to cover the
expense, owning two
c era bodies grants
a er of benefi ts; fi rstly
The Canon EF 70-200 F2.8L IS II USM i h t you can attach a

If bad weather is
stifl ing your location
choices, use off-camera
fl ash for studio-quality
portraits indoors

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