composition Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Sun, 19 Jun 2022 05:07:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg composition Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 How to creatively compose travel images https://www.thewanderinglens.com/how-to-creatively-compose-travel-images/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/how-to-creatively-compose-travel-images/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2018 23:10:23 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=1030 Want to create photographs that make your friends want to jump in the image and be there with you? When visiting a new destination there is always a check list of major attractions, monuments and sights to visit and taking a photo to say you’ve been there is all part of the fun. Sure taking a quick snap on your phone can be a great way of quickly sharing the moment with everyone back home but what about creating an image that makes people want to step right into the photo and enjoy the view with you? Places like the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Times Square have all been photographed probably a billion times over and it’s probably safe to assume that more than 80% of these images are very similar in appearance. When composing a photograph of anything whether it be travel, people or landscapes you can make it a little more interesting for those viewing and for yourself by thinking outside the box and looking for alternate angles to light up the scene in front of you. Let’s take the Eiffel Tower in Paris as an example. It’s one of the most recognisable monuments in the world...

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]]> https://www.thewanderinglens.com/how-to-creatively-compose-travel-images/feed/ 13 Landscape Photography: Tips for Wide Angle Landscape Photos https://www.thewanderinglens.com/landscape-photography-tips-for-wide-angle-landscape-photos/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/landscape-photography-tips-for-wide-angle-landscape-photos/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 08:33:17 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=2287 Landscape photography doesn’t need to be complicated or just left to the professionals. Capturing a scene is all about composition and knowing how to use your camera to produce what your mind envisions. Whether it’s a beautiful beach, rocky mountain range or lush jungle, you can photograph landscapes with the help of a wide angle lens, allowing as much of the environment into the image as possible. Below is a guide to the best lenses and tips on how to compose a landscape photograph… Lens Guide When purchasing an SLR camera you will have the choice of a few starter lenses and can then invest in additional lenses depending on your photography intentions and expertise. For landscape photography nothing really beats a wide angle lens. A wide angle lens is generally considered to be around 14-24mm however there are a number of superb quality ultra wide angle lenses that are changing the game. My secret weapon of choice for all landscape shots is a 7-14mm M.Zuiko f/2.8 PRO Lens (14-24mm equivalent), I also use this for my underwater landscape shots. Because it has the wide angle zoom it allows me to create ultra wide landscape images and capture an entire...

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