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Street photographer with a wide-angle lens capturing candid scenes with a camera held at waist height
Cinematography13 min read

Zone Focusing for Filmmakers: How Street Photographers' Technique Translates to Run-and-Gun Video

Street photographers have used zone focusing for decades to capture decisive moments without a viewfinder. The same technique -- pre-setting focus to a calculated zone rather than tracking a subject -- is one of the most practical solutions for documentary, ENG, and solo-operator video work where manual focus-pulling is not possible.

Zone FocusDocumentaryRun-and-Gun