You zoom toward the longer end of a lens and photograph a building, row of windows, fence, bookshelf, or distant city scene. Everything appears sharp. The exposure looks right. Your camera was level. Still, something about the geometry feels strange….
What Is Barrel Distortion in Photography
You photograph a building, doorway, tiled wall, bookshelf, or city street, then notice something strange when you look at the image. Lines that should be straight appear to curve outward. The middle of the photograph seems to bulge toward you,…
