THE CHALLENGE

When shooting with a telephoto lens, many photographers are confounded by the challenge of achieving a deep depth of field. A telephoto lens by its very design cannot encompass both an extreme foreground and an infinite background in the same composition. This is because the lens has a narrower angle of view when compared to a wide-angle lens. But great photo opportunities don’t just adapt themselves to the lens you happen to have with you. If you’re out with only your telephoto and a striking landscape image unfolds before you, you’ll probably want to capture it with as much depth of field as possible. You may wonder if there is a foolproof formula for getting maximum front-to-back sharpness when using a telephoto lens.