Why is fixed focus recommended for learning photography?

Because equipment manufacturers have equipped many low-end cameras with standard zoom headsets, in recent years, many novice photographer

Why is fixed focus recommended for learning photography?

Because equipment manufacturers have equipped many low-end cameras with standard zoom headsets, in recent years, many novice photographers around me have become accustomed to the convenience of zooming, and few people can regard the fixed-focus lens as a hanging head. The following is what I brought, welcome to read!

Sometimes some friends who seriously want to learn photography are advised to choose one or two fixed-focus games to play thoroughly, but there has been no systematic statement. I'll sort it out today and state it separately.

Fixed focus can calm the mind and concentrate on shooting.

The most common problem that beginners in photography make in composition is "greed", that is, they want to shoot everything and try to shoot the world as much as possible, which often leads to three works with full pictures, no theme, no hierarchy and no thoughts. I often advise friends who play photography around me to take an extra lens for long-distance travel and go out to sweep the streets on weekdays. It's best to only take a fixed focus when taking pictures. Everyone's vision and thoughts are limited, and it is difficult to express what they see and understand perfectly and to the extreme. As for the rest, you can really give up. At a shallow level, this is a matter of composition and photography choice. When it rises to a higher level, it is more a matter of mentality.

Personally, I have always felt that friends in the photography circle often can't really settle down when learning photography. There will always be some blind obedience, comparison, follow the trend, or equipment, or shooting themes. Of course, from the perspective of human nature, this is human nature, and everyone's original intention of playing photography is different and beyond reproach. And I have come all the way from that mentality, but I always want to share some of my experiences as much as possible. I hope everyone will take fewer detours and make more progress. After all, regardless of the reasons for playing photography, in order to make a good film with color, thought and artistic conception, the purpose is always the same.

When I went out to sweep the street, I saw many things. If I only bring a fixed focus, maybe I can cultivate my mind slowly. Just think about how this lens in your hand can exert its greatest power and characteristics and shoot the most suitable and unique works. I won't think about whether I am suitable for hanging a camera. No, change to another one. I missed the best shooting opportunity after changing, and I still don't know which one is suitable for me. There is a saying in Tao Te Ching that is more suitable for photography: "Less is more, and more is confusion". Naturally, there is a lot of confusion. I have four different brands, 20mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm, different colors and styles. When I go out to sweep the street with my friends, I always bring a 50mm one, which is basically enough for me. If you can't shoot, don't shoot for the time being, give up, just pay attention to what I can shoot, what I can shoot well, and it's enough to shoot to the extreme.

After a long time, it will naturally form a habit. When shooting, I will concentrate on shooting and make good use of my equipment. If you don't think too much, your heart will really settle down, which means that people can concentrate more on thinking about the shooting content and expressing their thoughts, instead of being distracted to think about whether more equipment is suitable. I think the level of movies will naturally improve a lot.

Sure, let's stop here. Everyone is used to fixing the focus and choosing according to their own preferences. There is no law. I have never understood why someone always defines each shot, what is 35mm suitable for shooting, what is 50mm suitable for shooting, and so on. Is this definition too formulaic and modular? Photography itself is a world where the Eight Immortals cross the ocean and lead the way. Not all kinds of experts can break this routine and take photos of different styles.

Therefore, on the road of photography learning, don't set a set for yourself or define yourself prematurely. The experience of predecessors is worth learning, but it is not the only criterion of truth. Our younger generation started on the road of our predecessors, but in order to go further, can we try to break some thinking patterns? After all, the praise for good works is the same, but the technical standards are never the same.

Fixed focus can cultivate a good perspective and is light.

First of all, it is common sense that the imaging effect of zoom lens is completely different from walking around to change the angle of view. There is a relationship between shooting distance and viewing angle. Zoom lens means that the shooting distance is constant and the viewing angle changes. Fixed focus is the change of shooting distance and the same perspective, both of which are irreplaceable.

When the zoom lens is in the shooting sequence, it stays still, focuses, and then feels far or near. Adjust the shooting and imaging of the object by zooming, and press the shutter when you feel appropriate. Note that at this time, most people actually don't know which focal length they are using when they press the shutter. The problem is that even if you take 100 thousand photos, it rarely brings some accumulation to the cultivation of focal length. Open a large number of pictures, it is difficult to tell what a photo is. Although I have been playing photography for a long time, I always feel foggy.

But in other words, if you insist on using one or two fixed-focus lenses, then in the shooting order, you should make a composition, find it inappropriate, move your feet, approach or retreat to concentrate on shooting. After a long time, I know what kind of image field and perspective this fixed-focus lens in my hand will have when shooting different objects in different positions. After a long time, if you look at the past with your eyes, you will know what the world you are currently seeing is like in the focal point you are most familiar with. It is probably true that the ancients said that they have answers.

Accumulate a good sense of perspective and space, in fact, in order to find what you can shoot faster and more accurately, and sort the composition. Instead of hesitating on some problems that novices often struggle with, they missed the shooting opportunity and lost the fun of the shooting experience. For example, I prefer the handy feeling brought by 50 lenses. I use it to shoot people, people and occasionally scenery.

Some people say that the scenery needs a wide angle, yes, the scenery needs a wide angle, but I can also shoot only a part of the windy scenery, and if the composition is proper, it will have a different flavor. Fixed focus lenses also have advantages. I like them very much. Most fixed-focus lenses are light and can be taken out at any time. Sometimes, it is king to lift them up quickly at a critical time.

Anyone who has read Jin Yong's novels knows that any excellent master has one or two peerless martial arts as his killer weapon, but it is rarely heard that any master is proficient in seven or eight or even a dozen peerless martial arts. This may be because it is too difficult to cultivate a martial arts. It takes a lifetime of energy and time to play to the extreme. How many lifetimes will it take to play well?

The same is true of artists in reality. Most artists are famous for being proficient in only one art, and it is rare to hear that anyone is proficient in more than a dozen arts, and every field is a master. Such people are almost impure. If you want to play well and play differently, any kind of art needs to spend a lot of energy and time to learn, discover, explore and innovate. The lens is the same, between square inches, the world is infinite, just to see how different everyone's perspective is.

Summary:

As for technical advantages, there are actually many online, such as good image quality, stable color, larger aperture and so on. My platitudes are nothing new. There will be many such articles when searching hummingbirds. Of course, fixed focus can't be everything, and insisting on using fixed focus is only for friends who are determined to take pictures. If you just pat casually, you don't have to regard photography as an accessory to travel, but it is convenient. Everyone's situation is different and their purpose is different. All discussions are just references, and there is no absolute authority, and there is no absolute miss. It is always good to use it at the right time.

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