Lesson 4: specilaity lenes
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
Sudenst will be introduced to at least 3 speciality lenses, as well as, as many filters as possible.
Studenst will learn through exploration.
How are these lenses different than ones we have already used?
Which one is a prime lens?
What does fish-eye mean?
Why would a photographer want various lenses?
Fish eye
Wide angle
Rectilinear: Lenses that keep straight lines straight (Wide-Angle).
Barrel Distortion: The "bulging" effect found in Fisheye lenses.
Prime Lens: A lens with a fixed focal length (most Pancake lenses).
Crop Factor: The 1.6x multiplier on the T7 that makes a 24mm lens behave like a 38mm.
AS #1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
AS #5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
Math: Calculating effective focal length using the 1.6x crop factor (Ratios/Proportions).
Reading: Analyzing technical manuals and comparing/contrasting product specifications.
Description, Purpose,
DOK Level:DOK 1 (Recall): Identifying a lens by its physical size or glass curvature.
DOK 2 (Skill/Concept): Explaining how a Fisheye lens changes the perspective of a horizon line.
DOK 3 (Strategic Thinking): Determining which lens to use for a client shoot in a cramped studio apartment.
Fisheye: Use in 90s/00s hip-hop music videos and modern skate culture.
Pancake: Photojournalism and documenting community events without being "intrusive."
Wide-angle lenses are the same as Fisheye.” (Correction: Wide-angles try to fix distortion; Fisheyes embrace it.)“
A Pancake lens is just a cheap, bad lens.” (Correction: They are often sharper than kit zooms because of their simple internal glass design.)
Differentiation Strategies:Visual Learners: Side-by-side photo comparisons of the same subject shot with all three lenses and any other speciality lenses.
Kinesthetic Learners: Handing students a T7 and having them physically swap the lenses to feel the weight/size difference.
A portfolio where students must submit one photo using each lens style-possible the same photo for comparsion.
- Canon EOS Rebel T7 bodies.
- Canon EF-S 10-18mm (Wide), Rokinon 8mm (Fisheye), Canon EF-S 24mm (Pancake).