Probably one of the best, if not the best, advice about using wide angles in the field with some great imagery (actual evidence) for the advice given. For me it has been your best video so far and I have followed you from the beginning. Carry on the good work and Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family.
I'm an instinct photographer with zero formal training nor schooling. I found my infatuation with photography via smartphones. That being said, your video wasn't over my head and, from more of the artistic perspective and less of the technical, this video made a lot of sense to me and I feel I can take your advice and experience and put it to use. Thank you.
I follow several photography related CZcams channels but yours more and more turns out to be the best. Very good advice, always to the point. No distractions or bashing. It is simply all about taking better images no matter what brand you use. That is what I appreciate most. Thank you for your fantastic work!
Many thanks, I have a 10-20 mm lens for my Nikon 5300 and have just learned more from this video than I have from any other media in the year that I have owned it.
Amazing how you always manage to have such a high standard on your videos. I have struggled so long time with wide angle compositions and this video made me understand what kind of mistakes I am doing. You and Thomas Heaton are such great inspiration sources for me. I really appreciate your videos and find them of higher value than attending an expensive photo training. Please continue the good work. Merry Christmas.
You made some excellent points here, Nigel! You've earned a new sub :) My favourite part is 12:42-12:48. "Knowing when not to use a wide angle is as important as knowing how to use a wide angle." Absolutely spot on!
I follow quite a few photographers on CZcams and you are one of three that actually presents helpful good information for the normal average person like me and does not have the arrogant attitude about their work and their $30,000 of camera equipment that a normal person cannot afford to purchase
It just occurred to me to think of a wide angle as not so much for getting a wide view of the horizon (left to right) but more of a deeper view from front to back. Thank you! I've been enjoying your videos for a few years.
This was very useful for me. I have experienced many if not all the issue you covered and you have confirmed things I have discovered, suggested some large and small adjustments, and provided organization in the process of using wide-angle. Thanks for your efforts.
Hi Nigel, I have been enjoying your videos. You have shown such breathtaking scenery along with great advice on how to take amazing photos. I went out again today to practice but I live about 40 miles west of Chicago struggling to find any decent compositions. I have a choice of flat lands of dirt, corn fields later and a river. Only interesting thing was some geese with their chicks. However, my husband and I are leaving June 8 th for a week in Ireland, a week by St. Andrew’s Scotland where my daughter and BF rented a castle for family and go golfing. Personally, I’m hoping there’s an engagement announcement. Then we head down to England to visit members of my husband’s team. I’m already panicking that I’m lacking skills in getting sharp depth of field in landscapes or most areas will be too challenging to walk to. Told my husband when we were younger we didn’t have the money and time to travel. Now that he is nearing retirement we have the time and money but our bodies are saying, not so fast.
You have listed all my crimes when I shoot wide-angle landscapes; I have nothing but trouble using wide lenses. This video was extremely helpful in pointing out what I need to do. Now I just have to implement the tips and maybe I'll take something worth keeping.
I think landscapes are best at 35-200mm, wideangle for architecture, stuff like skateboard and diving, street, closeups when you want lots of background
Wide angle lens is my first lens but I've been struggling to use it so I just stopped using it for years. Thank you for sharing these tips. I am going to start practicing again!
Nigel, Your key things to remember when using a wide-angle lens is one of the best videos I have watched on CZcams. You have learned from your mistakes and are not ashamed to show them; they have become valuable stepping stones leading the way to a perfect wide-angle photo. I am a Church photographer and use a Z mount 24-70 2.8 mm S in Dx mode. I want to get the occasional wide view photo. I own a Nikon F 20 mm 2.8 prime that was good but not enough reach for structure and altar shots with my Nikon D 750 camera. I am considering the Z 14-30 mm 4.0 S lens for my Z6 II camera. I watched you video to learn how to use the lens. Father Dan
Great video, particularly during these isolated times. You make many excellent points on various aspects of landscape photography which are very important to understand as well. Thank you.
Thanks for this. I was getting uninspired by my wide angle photos and couldn’t figure out how to improve. This has been really important - must think about all areas of the photo more (the foreground, mid space, and background).
Really like the way you explain things, really authentic too, a breath of fresh air from the abundanxe of oversell from much less talented people. Thank you :).
The Iceland shot at 8:45 is amazing and one that I would love to just stare at and study. The grass, and middle ground are a mind warper for scale, haven't got a clue on how far away the mountain is. Obviously many amazing shots (ALL) but the one I mentioned above is a STUNNER. Just received my first wide angle, a Sony 14mm f1.8 GM, and I WILL utilize all of your pointers and eventually make something pretty. Tickets to Iceland aren't gonna happen but I'll find something. Thank You. Subscribed and followed on IG!
Right timing, we reside in Perth Western Australia. But off to Austria for Xmas and skiing, with a lot of photography on the journey, with new 16mm lens. Always enjoy and inspired by your videos, thanks for sharing your contagious enthusiasm!
Thanks for this information. The big takeaway for me was being conscious of the middle ground . We now think foreground, leading lines , the horizon and the sky . But yes “ how does the middle ground tie the shot together? Is these too much dead space ? What ties “this shot “ together, completing it . Wanted to make note that in some of your photos with the dead space I see what made you take those. In that dead space I saw light , shadow and leading lines . I think dead space can be used in many ways . Thanks a ton
Always enjoy your videos as they prove to be informative and useful as opposed to trying to sell something new all the time. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I love listening to how you simplify photography and sharing your experiences. The tips are so great that I always watch some of your videos as I go out to do landscape. Thanks for sharing mate. Merry Christmas to you too
The tips were fantastic.. It helps me to understand some things that might help with my landscapes that were lacking.. it was the middle ground and dead space... Appreciate your videos and that you take the time to explain things so well. I also appreciate that you offer this information for free.
Excellent tutorial. I love that you show the misses as well as the hits - it's incredibly helpful in working out what has gone wrong with my own wide shots.
Greatr information Nigel. I'm preparing for a trip to Ireland and considering which wide angle to bring along with me. 14-24 Nikon f2.8 or 14-30 f4 Nikon. Your suggestions and points about when to use a wide angle lens and when not, are appreciated and well taken. Thank you for the "lessons", I appreciate your points as they are very well taken. 👍📷😎
Thanks Nigel for a year of wonderful inspirational and instructive videos. Hope you manage to get a break over Christmas! Very best wishes to you and your family.
Great video Nigel. Well thought out to present your concepts clearly with practical advice and real-world examples of what does and doesn't work. Really enjoyed it. Thanks!
Thanks Nigel. I sure do love my wide angle lens. It's not always the best lens for the job, but nothing gets me as excited as when it's time to pull it out. Excellent tips, happy holidays. Keep up the amazing work my friend.
Thank you Nigel, very useful tips. This video let me think how can be beautiful the portrait vision of a landscape. Not easy change my mind, but I'm here to improve.
That was a very good video! Thank you! Especially point #3 was very important in my opinion. Many landscape photographers insist on a huge foreground and then the mountains behind (the thing people actually want to see) become too small and dull. Particularly on Instagram - where you have a small smartphone screen - that is often a problem.
Hey Nigel, really loving your work and education here. At 12:24 besides maybe the right corner what is distracting? I liked how the snow filled trees kinda point up and to where the two mountains meet in the valley and then up the center mountain. Maybe a video on “Spotting (or Avoiding) distractions in landscape photography“
Probably one of the best, if not the best, advice about using wide angles in the field with some great imagery (actual evidence) for the advice given. For me it has been your best video so far and I have followed you from the beginning. Carry on the good work and Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family.
Thanks for the very kind words!!!!
Amen brother. Was needing this! Great detail with examples, thanks Nigel
I'm an instinct photographer with zero formal training nor schooling. I found my infatuation with photography via smartphones.
That being said, your video wasn't over my head and, from more of the artistic perspective and less of the technical, this video made a lot of sense to me and I feel I can take your advice and experience and put it to use.
Thank you.
I follow several photography related CZcams channels but yours more and more turns out to be the best. Very good advice, always to the point. No distractions or bashing. It is simply all about taking better images no matter what brand you use. That is what I appreciate most. Thank you for your fantastic work!
Many thanks, I have a 10-20 mm lens for my Nikon 5300 and have just learned more from this video
than I have from any other media in the year that I have owned it.
I never gave much thought to composition using a wide angle lens. I learned a lot. Great video. Thanks. I appreciate your work.
Amazing how you always manage to have such a high standard on your videos. I have struggled so long time with wide angle compositions and this video made me understand what kind of mistakes I am doing. You and Thomas Heaton are such great inspiration sources for me. I really
appreciate your videos and find them of higher value than attending an expensive photo training. Please continue the good work. Merry Christmas.
Many thanks - really appreciate the kind words and merry xmas
You made some excellent points here, Nigel! You've earned a new sub :)
My favourite part is 12:42-12:48. "Knowing when not to use a wide angle is as important as knowing how to use a wide angle." Absolutely spot on!
I follow quite a few photographers on CZcams and you are one of three that actually presents helpful good information for the normal average person like me and does not have the arrogant attitude about their work and their $30,000 of camera equipment that a normal person cannot afford to purchase
It just occurred to me to think of a wide angle as not so much for getting a wide view of the horizon (left to right) but more of a deeper view from front to back. Thank you! I've been enjoying your videos for a few years.
This was very useful for me. I have experienced many if not all the issue you covered and you have confirmed things I have discovered, suggested some large and small adjustments, and provided organization in the process of using wide-angle. Thanks for your efforts.
Hi Nigel, I have been enjoying your videos. You have shown such breathtaking scenery along with great advice on how to take amazing photos. I went out again today to practice but I live about 40 miles west of Chicago struggling to find any decent compositions. I have a choice of flat lands of dirt, corn fields later and a river. Only interesting thing was some geese with their chicks.
However, my husband and I are leaving June 8 th for a week in Ireland, a week by St. Andrew’s Scotland where my daughter and BF rented a castle for family and go golfing. Personally, I’m hoping there’s an engagement announcement. Then we head down to England to visit members of my husband’s team.
I’m already panicking that I’m lacking skills in getting sharp depth of field in landscapes or most areas will be too challenging to walk to. Told my husband when we were younger we didn’t have the money and time to travel. Now that he is nearing retirement we have the time and money but our bodies are saying, not so fast.
You have listed all my crimes when I shoot wide-angle landscapes; I have nothing but trouble using wide lenses. This video was extremely helpful in pointing out what I need to do. Now I just have to implement the tips and maybe I'll take something worth keeping.
I think landscapes are best at 35-200mm, wideangle for architecture, stuff like skateboard and diving, street, closeups when you want lots of background
Wide angle lens is my first lens but I've been struggling to use it so I just stopped using it for years. Thank you for sharing these tips. I am going to start practicing again!
Nigel,
Your key things to remember when using a wide-angle lens is one of the best videos I have watched on CZcams. You have learned from your mistakes and are not ashamed to show them; they have become valuable stepping stones leading the way to a perfect wide-angle photo.
I am a Church photographer and use a Z mount 24-70 2.8 mm S in Dx mode. I want to get the occasional wide view photo. I own a Nikon F 20 mm 2.8 prime that was good but not enough reach for structure and altar shots with my Nikon D 750 camera. I am considering the Z 14-30 mm 4.0 S lens for my Z6 II camera. I watched you video to learn how to use the lens.
Father Dan
One of the best, actionable, teaching videos I’ve seen. Thank you for all the hard work and care you put into making these. Merry Christmas to you.
Great video, particularly during these isolated times. You make many excellent points on various aspects of landscape photography which are very important to understand as well. Thank you.
Very helpful tips and wonderful photos. Thanks, Nigel!
I have an 11-16mm lens that I use on my crop sensor, and have to say it’s without a doubt my favorite lens to shoot with! Have a good Christmas!
I use my 10-20mm wide angle lens more then the 35mm.. I am really hooked on my 10-20mm...merry Xmas!
Tokina?
Германия для всех! Yes
Fantastic tips and incredible photos 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🏔🏔🏔📷
I learned a lot from your presentation and will use some of it here in the Philippines.
Thanks for this. I was getting uninspired by my wide angle photos and couldn’t figure out how to improve. This has been really important - must think about all areas of the photo more (the foreground, mid space, and background).
Extraordinary photos! Fabulous tips! Thank you.
A very informative video, Nigel. Thank you for posting!
Really like the way you explain things, really authentic too, a breath of fresh air from the abundanxe of oversell from much less talented people. Thank you :).
You are such an amazing instructor. This one was pure gold.
Some great pointers in this video Nigel.
The Iceland shot at 8:45 is amazing and one that I would love to just stare at and study. The grass, and middle ground are a mind warper for scale, haven't got a clue on how far away the mountain is. Obviously many amazing shots (ALL) but the one I mentioned above is a STUNNER. Just received my first wide angle, a Sony 14mm f1.8 GM, and I WILL utilize all of your pointers and eventually make something pretty. Tickets to Iceland aren't gonna happen but I'll find something. Thank You. Subscribed and followed on IG!
Nigel, thank you very very much!!
Always so nice to find someone who really knows what he is talking about! Thank you for knowledgeable & useful information.
Thanks Michael - appreciate the kind words...
beautiful work, and very generous to share such tips.
Invaluable tips mate. Thank you for this
Thanks Nigel, your tips really enlighten me!
Thank you so much Nigel. I learn a lot from your videos. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!👍🙂
Right timing, we reside in Perth Western Australia. But off to Austria for Xmas and skiing, with a lot of photography on the journey, with new 16mm lens. Always enjoy and inspired by your videos, thanks for sharing your contagious enthusiasm!
Thanks John and good luck in Austria!
Great advice! Love your videos and are helping me alot. I prefer landscapes, flowers, and insects
Thanks Nigel, really enjoyed that, great tips and content, keep it up!
Thanks for this information.
The big takeaway for me was being conscious of the middle ground .
We now think foreground, leading lines , the horizon and the sky . But yes “ how does the middle ground tie the shot together? Is these too much dead space ? What ties “this shot “ together, completing it .
Wanted to make note that in some of your photos with the dead space I see what made you take those. In that dead space I saw light , shadow and leading lines .
I think dead space can be used in many ways .
Thanks a ton
Excellent video Nigel. Some very useful tips and insights. Happy Christmas.
your sincere photographic love is obvious thanks
Very useful and simple to use tricks, cannot wait to try them out :)
Thank you very much and Merry Christmas.
Always enjoy your videos as they prove to be informative and useful as opposed to trying to sell something new all the time. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Nigel, thank you for this video... lots to think about and some really good advice... cheers...
This is a must watch video for wide angle lens shots. Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words
Really interesting and helpful video Nigel. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Nigel. Very helpful
You are a very good man Nigel.
Great Tips. MERRY CHRISTMAS Nigel
I love listening to how you simplify photography and sharing your experiences. The tips are so great that I always watch some of your videos as I go out to do landscape. Thanks for sharing mate. Merry Christmas to you too
Very good video. One of your better ones, at unravelling the mysteries of the wide angle lens. Well done Nigel.
Such great and usable advise. A really excellent video. Thank you
The tips were fantastic.. It helps me to understand some things that might help with my landscapes that were lacking.. it was the middle ground and dead space... Appreciate your videos and that you take the time to explain things so well. I also appreciate that you offer this information for free.
Try a 50mm, or 85mm, or even 200mm
This is by far the best video you've made lately. Big props!
Thanks - appreciate that.
Good Man,Good Man,Always enjoy your videos! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for this video. Helpful. Got me thinking about wide angle shooting.
Excellent tutorial. I love that you show the misses as well as the hits - it's incredibly helpful in working out what has gone wrong with my own wide shots.
Greatr information Nigel. I'm preparing for a trip to Ireland and considering which wide angle to bring along with me. 14-24 Nikon f2.8 or 14-30 f4 Nikon. Your suggestions and points about when to use a wide angle lens and when not, are appreciated and well taken. Thank you for the "lessons", I appreciate your points as they are very well taken. 👍📷😎
Thanks Nigel for a year of wonderful inspirational and instructive videos. Hope you manage to get a break over Christmas! Very best wishes to you and your family.
This is a brilliant video thanks. Really good valuable advice to new landscape photographers like me.
These tips are awesome. They really showcase how to pick a good shot.
Thank you Nigel. A lot of food for thought here in this video before I take the ultra wide out to play again.
Porthmeor - My favourite beach! Nice to see and old friend in your video.
Thanks for the great video really helped me composing ultra wide shots!
Excellent video! Really helpful tips and very well presented.
I really got the points you raised on this, just need to remember them out in the field
Gr8 video Nigel. Lots of Gr8 tips.
Very helpful mate! Thank you for the great tips!
thank you for all your Knowledge... Always great to hear how to make images better.... Merry Christmas from NYC
What a great video! So many useful tips, and it is a joy to watch because you bring so much passion into it. amazing photos!
Really enjoying your videos, very helpful stuff man keep it up!
Great wide-angle lens tutorial and thank you for not playing background music while you are speaking.
Thank you Nigel! Now I'll go back to wide angle photography again. Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year with lots of new videos!
This was a great one, Nigel, thanks. Good important tips to keep in mind. I’ve saved it in a Y/T folder so I’ll have a refresher now and again.
well done video with important ideas with excellent examples to reinforce your point thank you
Very well structured video(like your shots) thanks very informative!
Merry Christmas, Nigel!
Great video, thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas from Dublin 🎄
Excellent photos and tips as always! 😎👍🏻
Hey, that focal length demonstration in the corner at 2:00 was really cool.
Great video Nigel. Well thought out to present your concepts clearly with practical advice and real-world examples of what does and doesn't work. Really enjoyed it. Thanks!
Nice tips. Always good to get some inspiration.
Great practical advice! Thank you
Great video. I will be having another look at it. Thanks for the time and effort you have added to your videos this year. Merry Christmas.
Thanks Susan - and merry xmas to you too!
Great advice mate, thanks for sharing
Very helpful ,,thanks Nigel..Happy xmas and New year to you all..
Thanks Nigel. I sure do love my wide angle lens. It's not always the best lens for the job, but nothing gets me as excited as when it's time to pull it out. Excellent tips, happy holidays. Keep up the amazing work my friend.
Smart advice, you are clearly speaking from experience. Earned my subscription!
Really helpful video... thank you...❤️ Love from India
Thank you Nigel for those wonderful tips. Merry christmas and New year in advance.
Thank you for sharing, Nigel. Your images are stunning.
Agree Dimitris Tsagdis, It`s really great explanation! Thanks Nigel!!
Thank you Nigel. Another instructive video. May I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.....
great tips Nigel thanks.
Merry Christmas and thank you for a year full of amazing work 😉. You and Mads have been my favorite photographers this year 😍
Thank you Nigel, very useful tips. This video let me think how can be beautiful the portrait vision of a landscape. Not easy change my mind, but I'm here to improve.
Really helpful stimulating video with excellent content. Top notch! Happy Christmas to you and your family...
Incredibly helpful and I learned so much. You make it easy for a beginner to understand using simple yet meaningful examples. Thank you.
great video and info. looking forward to looking through the channel
That was a very good video! Thank you!
Especially point #3 was very important in my opinion. Many landscape photographers insist on a huge foreground and then the mountains behind (the thing people actually want to see) become too small and dull. Particularly on Instagram - where you have a small smartphone screen - that is often a problem.
Hey Nigel, really loving your work and education here. At 12:24 besides maybe the right corner what is distracting? I liked how the snow filled trees kinda point up and to where the two mountains meet in the valley and then up the center mountain. Maybe a video on “Spotting (or Avoiding) distractions in landscape photography“