Camera
Camera guide: lenses, focus and motion
Image tools have learned from millions of photos, and with them the language of photography. Naming a lens or a focus type is one of the most precise ways to control the result.
You don't need to know photography: just understand what each option does. A long lens compresses planes and isolates the subject; a short one opens up the scene; focus decides what matters.
Focal length
A wide angle (24mm) exaggerates perspective and fits lots of context; 35 and 50mm resemble human sight; 85mm is the portrait classic; a telephoto compresses the background. Use only one focal length per image.
/••••••••24mm Perspective
Simulates a 24 mm wide-angle perspective with environmental context and mild…
/••••••••35mm perspective
Reproduces the perspective of a 35mm lens…
/••••••••Natural 50mm perspective
Reproduces the natural perspective of a 50 mm lens…
/••••••••Portrait 85mm look
Reproduces the flattering, compressed perspective of an 85 mm portrait lens.
/••••••••Telephoto compression
Uses a telephoto lens to pull the subject closer and visually compress distance…
/••••••••Macro lens detail
Pushes the frame into a tiny detail of the subject…
Focus and depth of field
Shallow depth of field (blurred background) separates the subject and feels more cinematic; deep focus keeps everything sharp, useful for landscapes, interiors and technical product shots.
/••••••••Shallow depth of field
Narrows depth of field to a minimum so only a very thin plane stays sharp.
/BokehPortraitStrong background bokeh
Heavily blurs the background into soft circles of light, leaving only the subject sharp.
/••••••••Deep focus clarity
Keeps both foreground and background sharp…
/••••••••Tilt-shift miniature effect
Blurs the top and bottom of the frame so the scene looks like a miniature model.
/••••••••Soft focus lens
Softly reduces overall sharpness across the frame…
Motion and look
Motion can be frozen (sport, splashes) or dragged (speed, city lights). The camera look —grain, flash, polaroid, film still— adds character and era without changing the content.
/FreezeActionFrozen high-speed action
Freezes a moment of fast motion with maximum sharpness, no motion blur at all.
/••••••••Controlled motion blur
Blurs moving elements to convey speed and motion within the frame.
/••••••••Long exposure capture
Uses a long exposure so moving elements leave smooth trails while static parts…
/••••••••Analog camera grain
Adds the fine, irregular grain characteristic of analog camera film.
/••••••••Direct flash photography
Lights the scene with direct flash…
/••••••••Cinematic film still
Gives the frame the look of a still pulled straight from a film reel.
Common mistakes
- Combining two focal lengths (macro and wide angle): the result is incoherent.
- Asking for a blurred background and everything sharp at the same time.
- Using “4K” or “8K” expecting more quality: describe the lens and the light instead.
Example combination
Classic portrait with a soft background.
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