Thank you for this article, I got a lot out of it. I'm happy with the progress I have made in creating visually captivating images with various focal length choices. However, the emotion and feeling that is conveyed by each photo is something I tend to realize after the fact. Your description of the photo in which you placed yourself in the image with the intent of creating a feeling you WANT to convey was eye opening. Intentionally creating a feeling with lens and composition choices is the next level of artistry and photography to strive towards!
For the longest time I had several primes in the focal lengths you often use. A 28mm, a 35mm and a 40mm. But even when I got the "holy trinity", the 24 to 50 ish is (using that tool you showed sometime back to analyze focal lengths in LR) is still something I use a lot. The point about changing lenses is something I've found, too. Aside from your recent class, and now I know why this lens will be my "astrophotography lens", I don't take the 16-35 out with me much and ever change to it, relying on the 24-105 instead and not going wider than the 24.
When I do switch to mirrorless I probably will get a prime or two to start, to allow myself to learn mirrorless in a "familiar" way and reduce the variables a zoom lens provides.
To get the selfie, I had to do a couple of test shots to make sure I knew where to stand. Then I either used a wireless radio remote or the 20 second timer on my camera. I can't remember which I used. I usually use a wireless remote as long as it has batteries.
Thank you for this article, I got a lot out of it. I'm happy with the progress I have made in creating visually captivating images with various focal length choices. However, the emotion and feeling that is conveyed by each photo is something I tend to realize after the fact. Your description of the photo in which you placed yourself in the image with the intent of creating a feeling you WANT to convey was eye opening. Intentionally creating a feeling with lens and composition choices is the next level of artistry and photography to strive towards!
For the longest time I had several primes in the focal lengths you often use. A 28mm, a 35mm and a 40mm. But even when I got the "holy trinity", the 24 to 50 ish is (using that tool you showed sometime back to analyze focal lengths in LR) is still something I use a lot. The point about changing lenses is something I've found, too. Aside from your recent class, and now I know why this lens will be my "astrophotography lens", I don't take the 16-35 out with me much and ever change to it, relying on the 24-105 instead and not going wider than the 24.
When I do switch to mirrorless I probably will get a prime or two to start, to allow myself to learn mirrorless in a "familiar" way and reduce the variables a zoom lens provides.
Now I want that Milky Way print too! LOL
To get the selfie, I had to do a couple of test shots to make sure I knew where to stand. Then I either used a wireless radio remote or the 20 second timer on my camera. I can't remember which I used. I usually use a wireless remote as long as it has batteries.