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What is the one photography assignment that taught you the most? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by AlistairInIreland@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I am looking for structured assignments which will help me improve my photography. I'm an experienced enthusiast - over 20 years of shooting - but I feel a bit stale recently like I've not learned anything new or looked at anything differently. Is there any assignment you have done which you felt moved the dial for you?

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[–] DidiHD@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Nothing major but:

Finding out there is no such thing as "compression". I was long under the impression, that something like a 135mm can't be replaced with cropping and a long lens can't be replaced.

Well I was wrong. A photo with a 24mm can be cropped to look just like one from a 135mm (or more). obviously we would need enough megapixels and would need an appropriate aperture to match the look, but the "compression" would be the same.

Since then my shooting style changed. Favouring high megapixels and worrying even less about the Tele end