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by BeetleB 564 days ago
> 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?

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...