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All about starbursts

All about starbursts

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All about starbursts

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- It seems to me there are two types of photographers when it comes to a starburst or sunburst effect in a photo. There are those like me who actually like this effect and think it can be kind of cool and then there are those who think the effect is a bit too cliche and should be avoided at all costs. But no matter which camp you're in, it can be helpful to understand exactly what leads to a starburst effect and how in fact your lens choice can impact the starbursts that you will see in your photos. First and foremost, as I think many photographers are aware, in order to get a starburst effect, you want to stop down the lens. Not necessarily all the way to your smallest lens aperture, but probably pretty close. Generally speaking, I aim for a lens aperture of around f/16 to f/22 when I want a starburst effect. Even when you have used a lens aperture that in theory would create a starburst effect, you won't necessarily get that effect such as you can see with this photo here and that's…

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