How to create successful photos with a wide-angle lens
Wide angle lenses are one of the most useful tools a photographer can have in their bag, but they can be difficult to produce compelling photos. If you’re having trouble with your wide angle lens and want to improve your photos, check out this great video tutorial that will give you some helpful tips to send you on your way.
Coming to you from Dylan Goldby, this great video tutorial will show you the details and details of composition with wide angle lens. By far the most common mistake I see people make with these focal lengths is not including the foreground element. We often approach wide-angle lenses instinctively because there are many images of interest to a scene and we want to capture them all in a single frame. While that’s fine, if all that interest is in the mid-ground and background, you’ll end up with a blank image that looks like it has a compelling background image for the background. The foreground element brings layers of depth back into the image and serves as a natural entry point for the viewer’s eye to explore the image’s content. Check out the video above for a full rundown from Goldby.