Lens Compression

The 70-200mm Isn't Just a Backup Lens - Susan Stripling's Approach Changed How I Think About Zoom
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The 70-200mm Isn't Just a Backup Lens - Susan Stripling's Approach Changed How I Think About Zoom

I used to think the 70-200mm was a crutch. A lens you grabbed when you couldn’t get close enough, not because you actually wanted to be shooting at that focal length. That thinking cost me a lot of good shots before I started paying closer attention to how working professionals actually use their glass. In this CreativeLive tutorial, wedding photographer Susan Stripling dismantles that assumption completely - and she does it not by talking theory, but by walking through the real-world situations that forced her to rethink the lens entirely.

What Happens When You Shoot Portraits With a 600mm f/4 Lens (And What It Actually Teaches You)
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What Happens When You Shoot Portraits With a 600mm f/4 Lens (And What It Actually Teaches You)

Most of my work is built around a pretty simple argument: the gear ceiling for great photos is a lot lower than the industry wants you to think. I’ve got a spreadsheet with every budget lens I’ve tested, and the pattern is consistent. Past a certain point, you’re paying for bragging rights, not better pictures. So when I came across this Tony & Chelsea Northrup tutorial where Tony hauls a 600mm f/4 telephoto out into a field to shoot portraits, my first instinct was to roll my eyes.