Choosing a Lens with Joe McNally
10/07/2026The choice of a lens can be a critical decision to make on the field. Your choice of lens can affect the way the story is told through the image. Photographer Joe McNally breaks down some of his work and goes in depth on what lens he used and how he got the shot.
- 0:00 - Intro
- 5:17 - Old lenses compared to newer ones
- 10:15 - Long lenses
- 17:19 - Wide-angle lenses
- 27:23 - Longer lenses for portraits
- 32:35 - Working for National Geographic
- 37:23 - Working with Nikon testing their new lenses
- 52:48 - Photographing corporate jobs
- 1:09:16 - The Olympics
- 1:23:48 - Lenses reveal the character
