How Do You Adjust Lighting With A Wide-Angle Lens?
Camera lenses are described in terms of focal length—the distance from the lens to the film. Wide-angle lenses generally have focal lengths of 21 mm to 35 mm, allowing for a greater depth of field and a greater field of vision. At the low end of the scale (21 mm to 24 mm), the image will be distorted. When planning lighting set-ups, photographers must take into account the greater field of vision. Set up your camera closer to your subject than you normally would. Even if you are photographing a large subject, a wide-angle lens allows you to include the entire subject without standing a long way back. Use a tripod to hold the camera. This prevents the camera from shaking during exposure. Stability is especially important if your shutter speed is 1/60th, 1/30th, 1/15th or slower. Be aware that shutter speeds listed on your camera speed knob will not usually display the fraction, but rather just the whole number. So for the above fractions, your shutter speed knob will read 60, 30, 15,
