Portrait photographers tend to avoid barrel distortion by using standard or telephoto lenses. But when used intentionally, extreme barrel distortion can be a great way to capture creative portraits.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Figure 1. Shown here is the same degree of pincushion (a positive geometric distortion) for a 4:3 ...

Fisheye (or Barrel) Distortion is an optical aberration at the edges of an image or a shot that is produced by the use of ultra-wide-angle lenses. The edges of a shot with this type of distortion ...

We look at the wonderful world of wide-angle lenses; how they’re used and pitfalls to avoid. These two images show the differences between an ultra-wide (14mm equivalent) and a normal wide-angle (28mm ...

Theimagingfactory has released Debarrelizer 1.0 for iMovie. It’s a free iMovie plug-in for correcting “barrel distortion” in digital video shoots and can also be used for adding wide-angle effects.

Venus Optics, the manufacturer behind the ‘Laowa’ branded camera lenses, have recently launched two unique wide angle prime lenses with a unique ‘Zero-D’ feature. ‘Zero-D’ actually refers to the ...