Exposure, Focus and Lenses · Page 28 of 101

Module 3: Focus and Lenses

Learn to match focus behaviour and lens choice to the subject.

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What you will learn

1. Explain the purpose of module 3: focus and lenses

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2. Apply a practical method to match focus behaviour and lens choice to the subject

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3. Recognise the main technical, safety or professional risk

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4. Review the result and record one useful improvement

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Step-by-step practice

Step 1. Identify why module 3: focus and lenses matters to the photograph you want to make.
Step 2. Prepare the subject, location, equipment and any required permission.
Step 3. Practise how to match focus behaviour and lens choice to the subject.
Step 4. Review focus, exposure, light, composition, story and responsible practice.
Step 5. Complete this activity: Create a focus and lens plan for portraits, action, landscapes and close-ups.
Safe and responsible practice: Change one setting at a time and review sharpness at useful magnification.

Practical activity

Complete and record this task

Create a focus and lens plan for portraits, action, landscapes and close-ups.

Good-practice checklist

Important detail is acceptably sharp
Exposure protects the intended highlights
Complete the practical activity for module 3: focus and lenses
Record settings or decisions that produced the best result
Review the result on a second screen or as a print
Ask a qualified person when safety, privacy or legal consequences are significant

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