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by alistairSH
565 days ago
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"Zoom with your feet" is usually related to cropping (and enlarging/zooming) in post. Say you have a 50mm prime and want a photo of a car that's parked down the street. Do you... A) take the shot from where you are and crop/zoom in post OR B) walk a block and get the shot composed correctly from the start? |
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If you walk, the composition totally changes. If you like the composition where you are, but it's too small, walking that block will give you something worse.
The steps are:
1. Get the composition right (walking around)
2. Zoom or crop if the subject is too small.
3. Do not walk closer - it messes up the composition.
There's a whole other thread discussing this.
Hint: For the type of photography I do, I almost always get a better composition by being farther and zooming in. You won't get those shots by getting nearer to the subject.
See https://www.diyphotography.net/this-is-why-you-cant-zoom-wit...
https://www.diyphotography.net/zooming-lens-feet-changes-rel...