How to shoot wonderful works with 50mm standard fixed focus lens

The main reason why the 50mm fixed-focus lens is so popular is that the viewing angle is quite close to what the human eye can see, in addition to its good image quality and low price (F 1.8). Some people may think that the images shot with it have neither the shock of wide-angle lens nor the oppressive feeling of telephoto lens, but because of this, the physical characteristics of the lens itself are missing, which is more suitable for training their observation ability, thus cultivating unique photographic eyes.

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The limitation of this unit is 50mm equivalent focal length. Because the digital age involves the angle conversion of APS film, the author who uses the APS film body will shoot with a focal length of 35 mm Although the converted equivalent focal length is slightly longer than 50mm, the angle difference is not big. Before shooting, we specially told the challenger that in order to keep the original perspective of the picture, although the image is not limited to post-production, it cannot be cut and modified, which means that more attention should be paid to the integrity of the composition when shooting. Intuition photography

Generally speaking, when we talk about the 50mm of 135 film, we usually think it is the so-called standard lens, but I give it a new definition privately: intuitive lens. Shooting with a 50mm fixed-focus lens hardly needs to consider deformation or perspective. The only thing a photographer has to do is how to express the main axis and texture of image creation with the elements and scenery in the picture as much as possible within a limited framework. Therefore, to present a self-centered visual angle, a 50mm lens is relatively simple and easy to master compared with a wide-angle and telescopic lens. In addition, the aperture value of the standard fixed-focus lens is generally large, which is very helpful for low light or indoor scenes and expands the possibility of image creation.

The picture above shows the back of Tianmu famous department store. There is a small community with a Little Square between two buildings. It feels like an old house in Hong Kong. Standing in the middle of Little Square, I looked up and looked out. Through two rows of old houses, I saw the uniform floors and stairs of the department store. The natural perspective of the standard lens coincides with the artistic conception I want to express. Black-and-white tone is the image expression I decided at the moment, which removes complex colors and color temperature of light source and makes lines and geometric figures more interesting.

Because the focal length and perspective of 50mm are similar to the visual effect of human eyes, the composition is quite intuitive and the deformation will not be exaggerated. If the aperture of 50mm f 1.4 is reduced to f2.8, a clear image can be presented, which gradually changes from clear to blurred foreground and background, and it is also quite smooth and natural. It doesn't matter. This photo was taken at Freshwater Fisherman's Wharf. There are interesting lines and geometric figures on the eaves of the building, and the OK supermarket sign next to it is usually omitted, but I decided to use my strength to present the focus of this photo.

Judging from the basic composition, the sharp and directional edge of the eaves just becomes the visual guide line from left to right, and then points to the theme with color, because the color temperature of the sunset makes the building present a single color, thus strengthening the visual power of red signs and characters.

Share your experience. The visual effect created by the 50mm standard lens is not particularly impressive, but it is very suitable and easy to use in the issues of life documentary and shoot-along photography. It is suggested that readers who want to further cultivate their photographic vision can consider buying a standard fixed-focus lens to match it, and I believe they can also create more interesting photographic works. Another interesting thing is that the equivalent focal length of APS-C camera is 50mm, which is actually a 35mm lens with 135 pieces, while the close-up ability of 35mm lens is much greater than that of 50mm lens, which is more advantageous in the flexibility of shooting range.