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Wide Angle
Common Composition Mistakes in Wide Angle Photography
Darlene Hildebrant
In digital photography 50mm is considered normal for full frame cameras, which equates to about 35mm for APS-C or cropped sensors. Thus, anything wider than 50mm (full frame) or 35mm (APS-C) is considered a wide angle lens. The smaller the number for focal length, the wider the angle. Typically 15mm is the limit for full frame and 10mm for APS-C. Technically a wide angle lens is any lens that has a wider field of view than what the human eye sees.
Avoid having everything in the image equal distance from the lens. With a wide angle lens you need to have something close to the lens. Really close!
Having no clear subject in the image is closely related to mistake the above. As soon as you get close enough to make the subject larger – it will start to stand out. So part of getting a clear subject is getting in tight.
Trying to cram too much into the image is a classic misuse of a wide angle lens.
The image on the left makes all 3 mistakes.
Wide Angle
Common Composition Mistakes in Wide Angle Photography
Darlene Hildebrant
In digital photography 50mm is considered normal for full frame cameras, which equates to about 35mm for APS-C or cropped sensors. Thus, anything wider than 50mm (full frame) or 35mm (APS-C) is considered a wide angle lens. The smaller the number for focal length, the wider the angle. Typically 15mm is the limit for full frame and 10mm for APS-C. Technically a wide angle lens is any lens that has a wider field of view than what the human eye sees.
Avoid having everything in the image equal distance from the lens. With a wide angle lens you need to have something close to the lens. Really close!
Having no clear subject in the image is closely related to mistake the above. As soon as you get close enough to make the subject larger – it will start to stand out. So part of getting a clear subject is getting in tight.
Trying to cram too much into the image is a classic misuse of a wide angle lens.
The image on the left makes all 3 mistakes.