![]() ![]() And more importantly far enough away that it wont be able jump on you therefore stopping you from having a fear induced panic attack causing you to scream and flail around like a child. So you’ll be far away enough not to disturb that jumping spider and still be able to get a full 1:1 macro shot of it. Even more so if you shoot things like bugs/insects, you’ll need something like a 200mm F4 macro lens just so you can get more working distance that way you won’t have to be an inch away from those little critters in order to get a 1:1 macro shot. Or maybe you’re the kind of photographer who enjoys shooting very small objects well then you’ll want a macro lens for that. Part of the reason why you never see a photo of a bottle of beer that looks like its leaning back about to fall over and shatter on the ground bringing a drunkards hopes and dreams with it. ![]() Though its not just for architecture photographers, tilt shift lenses are used a lot by commercial photographers as well. ![]() Though you can do this without an expensive tilt shift lens and just fix the verticals in post but you’ll end up losing quite a bit of the image and the quality won’t be as good since you’ll be really stretching out that photo. That way the building doesn’t look like its about to fall over and crush everyone in the vicinity. You’ll want one just so you can shift the lens in order to get the verticals straight. Not something you can’t do with a kit lens unless you get extremely close, which probably won’t happen unless you’re looking for a restraining order.Īnother example is if you shoot architecture, odds are you’ll want/need a tilt shift lens or if you really want to go all out you can even use an old view camera which would work even better. Or when you want to really see what your neighbors are up to. Odds are you’ll need/want a fast super telephoto lens like a 600mm F4 if you really enjoy wildlife photography and you want to catch that elusive bird in flight that’s about to kill another animal while your camouflaged in your little hide a hundred meters away. There are times where that cheap kit lens or that little nifty fifty just isn’t going to cut it, even though quite frankly a simple 50mm F1.8 can do almost everything you need, but I digress. Gear matters when you start to specialize, besides that all it does it make the act of taking a photo slightly easier. Guess it runs in the family since my brother is the same as well.įirst lets talk about when and why gear does matter. Though I blame the fact that I’m really just a gear/tech head cause I know I don’t need it I just want it. Now I know it seems odd for me to talk about why gear doesn’t really matter considering the amount of money I’ve spent on photography related gear. So to any other well read photographers out there this post probably looks pretty similar, and that’s cause I used both Ken Rockwell and Michael Reichmannfrom Luminous Landscapes essay’s and references. “Most cameras and most lenses are better than most photographers” ![]() Also remember this is an opinion piece so take what you want out of this (assuming you’re crazy enough to read all this) as I’m just ranting here more or less. Your gear will only help so much but practice helps even more. All you really need to do is learn how to fully utilize what you have and anyone can make a captivating photo with entry level equipment. You can create a photo with a lot of impact with a Canon Rebel with a kit lens and the bundled raw converter, though a powerful editing program like Photoshop or Lightroom really does help. Sure you do need a camera (preferably with manual controls), a lens, a computer and some photo editing software goes a long way as well but you don’t need to drop thousands of dollars on your gear to create compelling images. Though there’s always two sides to a coin and so there are times where gear does matter, but for the most part I still believe that in the end gear doesn’t matter. This is a long one, so get ready a cup of coffee and enjoy…įor the most part I’m the kind of guy that likes to believe in that silly notion that your gear doesn’t matter. Anthony discusses the merits of high end gear and when you need to have it. When (High End) Gear Does and Doesn’t MatterĪnother guest article today from Anthony Chang. ![]()
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