Lens flare photography

A camera lens is made up of several elements—pieces of special glass ground to a specific curve according to computer calculations. Each element directs light in a particular way and corrects aberrations caused by other lens elements. A telephoto lens may have from 10 to 20 elements. Usually, elements are joined together with optically clear […]

One of classical education’s biggest draws in our current age of distraction is its unabashed focus on beauty. James Ranieri’s recent articles for Circe highlight a nuance in classical thinking. Yes, we teach kids how to think, but we also “teach kids what and how to love.” Philosophically, I find this call to molding my […]

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CHRISTINE (1983) Director of Photography: Donald M. Morgan | Director: John Carpenter

And fix lens flare with Photoshop.

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And this is today's bonus gimmick. My homemade apodizing filter made from nylon bug screen seems to act like a diffraction grating under intense light. This was shot using a single element homemade lens.