About focal lengths

I like this video so I thought I'd share it.
Don't zoom - MOVE! Focal Length Explained - YouTube

there are so many hours on line now, that just about any photo subject is 2 clicks away..

Having used cameras well before the advent of the zoom lens, zooming with ones feet was just the way one did things. I do have to admit I'm very happy to have a couple of zooms in my bag these days instead of a pile of primes. Love the primes, just not a bag full of them.

87mstng thanks for posting the video link.

I know all that but this was an interesting exercise. Makes you think a little more about what you are doing. When I was at rehab today I found the therapist had a 18 month old and they had bought a D3100 for baby pictures. She asked what she needed to do to shoot better pictures. A very broad question indeed. The one thing I could tell her to pay attention to most was to find a beautiful setting that would look great without a baby in it and then put the baby there. Pay attention to the background first and then the subject.

IDK, he lost me at the 1:00 mark when Natasha entered the video. You can add that video of the same guy to this video for an even more in depth discussion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3A3SnPFPk0