Monday, May 23, 2011

Tips for Shooting Extremely Wide Angles (III)

And the last of the "Tips for Shooting Extremely Wide Angles" series is here!

Bridge Over Still Water, by Andreas Manessinger
Photo by Andreas Manessinger [©] 

PLAY WITH GEOMETRY

Capturing shapes and geometry with wide angles forces you to look at the world a bit differently. Look for large structures containing strong lines or curves, and move around until you find those shapes.




A cow, by Dave Wild
Photo by Dave Wild [CC by-n

TAKE A PORTRAIT

Wide angle lenses can be used to take portraits, if you’re mindful of the distortions caused by the lens. If you shoot around 30mm (or 20mm for 1.5x crop sensors) and keep your subject near center, the distortion will usually be minimal. On the other hand, you can use very wide angles and get up close to produce a distorted portrait on purpose.

Publicado por Carles en 3:40 PM

38 comments:

  1. thomau5May 23, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Shooting in wide angles makes the picture almost look abstract. Pretty neat

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  2. AlexisMay 23, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    I love those pictures, I wish I had a wide angle lens, they look so much fun to use.

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  3. Francis CaronMay 23, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Always good to know, doesn't even need to be applied only for photos.
    In drawings and paintings, these tricks are good to follow!

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  4. Crooked LetterMay 23, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    nice post! allways good to read this as many times as possible lol

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  5. GhostDudeMay 23, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    I love wide angle lenses.

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  6. aether45May 23, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Haha that cow picture is awesome

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  7. FrostyCMay 23, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    The cow pic reminds me an album cover I've seen. Can't remember where I've seen it before.

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  8. Manuel PosadasMay 23, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    i shall keep this in mind, though i'll admit i'm a horrible photographer

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  9. EricMay 23, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    Great post and cool blog! Followed!

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  10. LeminurMay 23, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    Hah! The use of geometry sounds good to me you know?

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  11. RileyAndJustinMay 23, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Wow, that is actually amazing. Definitely checking back here.

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  12. AdminMay 23, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    Interesting ideas here.

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  13. Lewis ChanMay 23, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    i love that cow picture

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  14. DejchMay 23, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    the cow looks amazing :D

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  15. Bob Ross Afro BlogMay 23, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    That cow is like "the fuck you want?"

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  16. paulzMay 23, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Great photo awesome :)

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  17. Quick ReadsMay 23, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    AW my camera broke and I don't take pictures anymore, I'll get another one soon I hope, gotta love geometry and macro mode too, thank you for sharing!

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  18. YoutuberMay 24, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    Nice to know. thanks! :)

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  19. phosportsMay 24, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    hahaha the cow!

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  20. JokkMay 24, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    Whish I had a better camera :(

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  21. crispykazzaMay 24, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    I love this. I wish I took photography classes now.

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  22. DanielMay 24, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    Nice cow!

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  23. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    cute cow

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  24. ♥ Fluttershy ♥May 24, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    nice tips, and those pictures look fantastic! Altough I hate when people over do it...

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  25. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    These are nice, but yeah I think the key thing is to not over do the technique.

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  26. ryelzMay 24, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Great tips, and those photos are great. Another great post

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  27. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    I really like the idea of playing with geometry in my shots.

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  28. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    this cow is just hilarious :D thanks for the infos!

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  29. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    great cow :P

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  30. Skinny GuyMay 24, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    That cow photo is awesome. I need to invest in a nice camera.

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  31. Blk JesusMay 24, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    very nice pictures love the great quality

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  32. BigMikeMay 24, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    I love that cow picture ;)

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  33. XenotothMay 24, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Distorted cow is distorted. :P

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  34. Waffles13May 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Fascinating stuff here. I really need a half-decent camera.

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  35. Reiss O'ShaughnessyMay 24, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    This is rather helpful. Thanks!

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  36. CameronMay 24, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    i love the cow picture, i dont think i'm the first either ahah

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  37. TK1927May 24, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Wow, good tips and awesome pictures.

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  38. omgigotnickedforprotestingMay 24, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Wide angle portraits are always good for the lulz. I love what your trying to say with the geometry idea. Nice points.

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