Getting Into Photography: Choosing a Lens
January 4, 2009The choice of purchasing a new lens shows that you are interested in diving a little deeper into photography. So with so many choices on lenses how do you decide on what would be the best next lens? Well there are a few things we need to think about before we venture into specifics.
Ask yourself these questions:
What do I want to be able to do with my camera?
Find photos that you really appreciate and ask yourself, how did they get that shot? If I were to recreate this shot what would I need, how would I do it? If possible speak with the photographer.
Do I want to be able to shoot things far away?
Do I want to capture a large amount of a scene?
Do I want to shoot things that are really small?
What will the majority of my shooting situations look like? Will it be low light, fast moving subjects, or perhaps studio portraits?
Through the answer to these and similar questions you will find the answer to what lens will make a perfect companion to your photographic expeditions. Lets look at some lenses and see how the different types can relate to the different answers we get from these questions.
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