Wide Angle Lens

By Sandra | December 15, 2023 | Comments 25 comments

Wide Angle Lens – I love shooting with my wide angle lens. It can give a landscape photo wonderful depth and if you have some fluffy clouds, it can give the appearance of movement.

I used the rule of thirds for this shot. I have the barn almost center and took the photo facing the corner of the barn. This allows for more depth, the barn angle makes my eye follow the line of the barn to the left of the photo and makes the barn look bigger then it is.

But I also left plenty of blank space on the right of the photo so you can see the clouds all the way back and gives the appearance of movement.

Blank space is important in many ways, if you are selling your work for commercial use, they want blank space for advertising.

Depending on the scene, it also gives you a glimpse of the background to the subject. This being farmland that goes with this old barn.

This photo below, I did not leave blank space on the right because I am on a hill taking this photo and with the corn field in the background, there is not enough open space to draw the eye to look all the way to the horizon. So the tree fits perfectly for this composition.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Wide Angle Lens

Sandra J

Sandra J’s Photography & Fine Arts

25 Replies to “Wide Angle Lens”

Thanks for the tutorial Sandra – it’s hard to decide whether I like that last barn in red or black-and-white better, but they’re both nice.

Sandra says:
December 16, 2023 at 10:57 am
Yes, I don’t make black and whites too often. With the right scene, it can really bring out the details, though.
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1. Linda Schaub says:
  December 17, 2023 at 1:24 am
  Yes, you could see the markings on the barn, even with the black and white photo.
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Do you sell your photos to magazines?

Sandra says:
December 16, 2023 at 10:55 am
I have sent some of my bird photos to bird magazines. I have not looked into other magazines yet.
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Thank you Sandra. Awesome work. Great lesson. I studied art and art history in college and this reminds me of those days. Your artistry comes well into view here. We often see works that appear great to the eye and appreciate them but are not aware of the compositional work that went into making them. Perspective is important. Be blessed today and have a great weekend.