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Telephoto lens
As they possess higher focal ranges
then standard lenses, it’s essential to
use a telephoto lens. Here, a large telephoto with a
focal range of 120-400mm was used, which is ideal
for covering both short and long distances. For the
majority of these images, a focal length of 120mm
was used – and a short telephoto offering between
85mm-135mm will work just as well.3
Layer the subject
When you’re scouting for your location, check which
subjects will be in your line of sight. Try to find subjects
located within the foreground of the image and ones further in the
background, too. Buildings work really well when you ‘layer up’ your
composition, as they effectively merge and intersect with each other
in the frame. As buildings are usually flat to the focal plane, it is easy
to get the compressed effect and also enables photographs to be
taken at a larger scale. You could use passers-by as elements in the
image, to give a sense of scale that will enhance the compressed
effect, but be discreet and mindful of people’s right to privacy.1
Aperture Priority
As you need to control the depth of field
in your image, set the camera to Aperture
Priority mode. To obtain a flattened perspective,
you need to capture a large depth of field, and the
foreground and background must be in full focus.
Set a narrow aperture (f/16 to f/22) to achieve this.
If required, adjust your ISO to a higher setting: you
can still get great results at ISO 6,400. This will combat
shutter speeds being too low and causing motion blur.
Try to keep your shutter speed faster than 1/60 sec.