This week’s challenge is to take some photos with a wider angle of view. This is usually achieved with a wide-angle lens, but can also be created by stitching together a series of photos taken with a normal focal length.
6 Pro Tips for Better Wide-Angle Landscape Photography
- Fill the Space. The most common mistake I see with ultra wide–angle landscape photography is that the frame isn’t filled. …
- Use a Low Perspective and Get Close to the Foreground. …
- Take Advantage of Distortion. …
- Pay Attention to the Corners. …
- Watch out for Vignetting When Using Filters. …
- Focus Stacking is Your Friend.
Here are some tips for wide angle photography:
Using a Wide Angle Lens for Landscape Photography
5 Mistakes Beginners Make Using a Wide Angle Lens and Tips For How to Avoid Them
Here is a photo I took with my wide-angle lens last year. You’ll agree that it was certainly required for this subject!
And if you do not have a wide-angle lens you can follow these instructions to stitch a panorama:
Thanks to Will for this suggestion.
You have until next Tuesday to upload your image to Cluster. Members have all been sent an invitation to join and most have done so already. If you have any trouble feel free to email Esther. We also encourage you to leave encouraging comments for other members.
We’d love your suggestions/requests for future challenges. Please leave them as a comment under the challenge notification in Cluster or Facebook.
We will also post this competition on our “Friends of BCC” Facebook group so our friends can still participate by sharing their images on Facebook.