Chapter 2
Enjoying Wide-Angle Lenses
IN THIS CHAPTER
Reviewing wide-angles
Shooting landscapes with wide-angles
Photographing cities and buildings
Capturing wide-angle interiors and portraits
Improving your shots
When you think of wide-angle photography, sweeping landscapes and large cityscapes probably come to mind. Those are the show-stopping shots we’ve all seen. However, you can also capture great-looking shots of other interesting subjects using a wide-angle lens, including shots of buildings, interiors, people, and more. You can easily fall in love with this type of photography, and it offers a refreshing change of pace from stalking the cat around the house. Join me in this chapter as I walk you through how to take great wide-angle shots of a wide range (get it?) of different subjects.
Wide-Angle Whatzit
Wide-angle focal lengths are shorter than those on other types of lenses. They take photos with a wider angle of view. The long and the short of it is that focal lengths ...
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