Wide and Telephoto Photographs (systems and processes)

A wide angle is a lens that has a shorter focal length than normal, it will show more of a scene in the captured photograph. Telephoto is the exact opposite, it closes in on a subject, making it appear closer to the camera-it uses the glass in the lens to magnify the image

I have shown an example of each below, each was taken with myself and the subject in the same position and they were taken within a few seconds of each other.




The first image was taken at 35mm and you can clearly see the room behind the subject as well as her entire body.
The second was taken at 105mm and this has filled the frame with the subjects face and torso, and is much more intimate than the previous frame. However, both photographs work well in their own right.