Newton Thomas Sigel - lens and focal length
Photo courtesy of Vanity Fair and GQ Taiwan Focal Length Distance of the optical center and the receiving image plane in the camera lens It is expressed in millimetres Longer focal length : Narrow angle of view (telephoto lens) Less background Background objects "appear" bigger Background and foreground objects "appear" closer Objective Third person (alienation / confusion) Voyeuristic point of view Shorter focal length : Wide angle of view (wide lens) More background Background objects "appear" smaller Background and foreground objects "appear" farther Subjective Personal (intimacy) Closer to subject