Comments on: The Power of Less http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/ "... to photograph as I felt and desired; to regulate a pleasant form of living..." Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mark a. http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18872 mark a. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:47:34 +0000 http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18872 Quite the conundrum, isn't it? Focus on using one particular lens and you start to look at your world in a way that is limited to that lens. Or use more than one and find life less simple; more complicated. This must mean that it is time to have two dSLRs, each mounted with its own particular lens! Now to convince my wife of the need for more stuff...... Quite the conundrum, isn’t it? Focus on using one particular lens and you start to look at your world in a way that is limited to that lens. Or use more than one and find life less simple; more complicated.

This must mean that it is time to have two dSLRs, each mounted with its own particular lens!

Now to convince my wife of the need for more stuff……

]]> By: Rakesh Malik http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18857 Rakesh Malik Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:56:18 +0000 http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18857 I find myself using one lens for most of my photography anyway. It's fun, and in many ways liberating; you just worry about shooting, and don't worry about changing lenses and that sort of thing. I find myself using one lens for most of my photography anyway. It’s fun, and in many ways liberating; you just worry about shooting, and don’t worry about changing lenses and that sort of thing.

]]> By: Erik http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18851 Erik Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:15:31 +0000 http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18851 I guess I've been swapping lenses too much. I'll regularly come upon something and need to switch. The big culprit for not having the right lens for an amazing opportunity is usually either wildlife or macro. "zoom with your feet" just doesn't work if you lens can't focus or your subject runs away. Lately I've always been carrying the 100mm macro, but never a long telephoto, so I just enjoy the critters without photographing them (100mm usually just isn't long enough for good pictures of a lizard or deer). I guess I’ve been swapping lenses too much. I’ll regularly come upon something and need to switch. The big culprit for not having the right lens for an amazing opportunity is usually either wildlife or macro. “zoom with your feet” just doesn’t work if you lens can’t focus or your subject runs away.

Lately I’ve always been carrying the 100mm macro, but never a long telephoto, so I just enjoy the critters without photographing them (100mm usually just isn’t long enough for good pictures of a lizard or deer).

]]> By: julie http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18849 julie Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:32:18 +0000 http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18849 I do find it slightly amusing when my friends worry about which lenses to bring with them on trips in case they leave behind the one that would allow them to capture whatever particular amazing photographic opportunity presents itself. The thing is, I would rarely see a picture that was that great, that I wouldn't shoot with either of my two (three if you count the good old nifty fifty) lenses - because I pretty much see depending on what I'm using at the time. As you say, you get used to the focal length especially when using a prime and your eyes automatically fix themselves to seek out what 'fits' that view. I also had a wee laugh when a friend pointed out that when I have the holga lens on, I walk around looking up, and when I have my 100mm macro on, I walk around looking down :) I do find it slightly amusing when my friends worry about which lenses to bring with them on trips in case they leave behind the one that would allow them to capture whatever particular amazing photographic opportunity presents itself. The thing is, I would rarely see a picture that was that great, that I wouldn’t shoot with either of my two (three if you count the good old nifty fifty) lenses – because I pretty much see depending on what I’m using at the time. As you say, you get used to the focal length especially when using a prime and your eyes automatically fix themselves to seek out what ‘fits’ that view.

I also had a wee laugh when a friend pointed out that when I have the holga lens on, I walk around looking up, and when I have my 100mm macro on, I walk around looking down :)

]]> By: gordonmcgregor http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18848 gordonmcgregor Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:50:15 +0000 http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18848 cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice I've also paired down my bag of lenses, but mostly for portrait work, so that I spend less time fiddling with the camera and more time worrying about the person I'm actually trying to take a picture of. Make as many decisions up front, so that I have more time to make the important decisions, seems to work well for me. Otherwise I'll still be trying to work out which lens to use or what focal length to zoom to and the person will already be bored and have physically or mentally moved on. cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice

I’ve also paired down my bag of lenses, but mostly for portrait work, so that I spend less time fiddling with the camera and more time worrying about the person I’m actually trying to take a picture of.

Make as many decisions up front, so that I have more time to make the important decisions, seems to work well for me. Otherwise I’ll still be trying to work out which lens to use or what focal length to zoom to and the person will already be bored and have physically or mentally moved on.

]]> By: Anita Jesse http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18847 Anita Jesse Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:45:17 +0000 http://photomusings.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less/#comment-18847 When I first saw the SoFoBoMo challenge, I was utterly terrified by the demands. On the other hand, I was reminded of the words from Rollo May that have long guided me: "Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations." I knew that I had to accept the challenge, because without those limitations I would never complete such a demanding project. Thank you again for this, and I will definitely embrace the insane limitations once again this year. When I first saw the SoFoBoMo challenge, I was utterly terrified by the demands. On the other hand, I was reminded of the words from Rollo May that have long guided me: “Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations.” I knew that I had to accept the challenge, because without those limitations I would never complete such a demanding project. Thank you again for this, and I will definitely embrace the insane limitations once again this year.

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