When’s A Good Time To Shoot Wide-Angle Photos?
How a wide-angle lens could make you a better photographer.
The answer to the question, “When’s a good time to take wide-angle photos?” is, of course, subjective in nature. Simply put, you might want to use a wide-angle lens, you might not. But, as I’m finding out, there is much more to it than that.
I recently bought a 16mm lens, which I’ll talk about later, and I’ve rediscovered a love of wide-angle photography.
Here are some reasons why you might find yourself wanting to use that wide-angle lens.
A mirror of emotions.
Recently I took a trip to our local country park. I needed to get out on my own and take some photos. I had my new 16mm lens on my camera.
My little photo-walk didn’t last long, because unfortunately my camera battery was almost empty, and I’d forgotten to put a spare in my coat pocket. But I was more than happy with the few photos I did manage to shoot.
When I got back in my car, swapped the battery over, and uploaded the photos to my phone, I was taken aback at how the images I’d captured reflected my current mental state.
It’s difficult to explain, but the expansive nature of the shots I took seemed to be an echo of…
