Wide Angle and Close up- Techniques

Wide angle- A wide angle is having a short focal length and hence a field covering a wide angle.

The camera settings you would use to create a wide angle image... You would use the lowest possible length on your camera lens- for example 18mm, then using manual focus you adjust it so the majority is in focus, most importantly the foreground in focus creating a wide depth of field effect.

This image is an image which illustrates this technique- it can sometimes create a distorted effect also called a "fish eye" effect, such as the image above displays, this helps the photo include as much over the scenery as it can- this technique is therefore useful for landscapes. The positives of forming the distorted effect of fish eye is that the photographer can capture a lot more of the surroundings- for example in the image above, the photographer has captured the market square, without this wide angle technique, the frame would be limited and may not display as much.

Close up- This is an image which is taken very close to an object- an example of this is macro photography. 

Camera settings- for close up photography, manual focus is key, for most close up, the idea is for the entire image to be in focus and very clear, a way of getting this would be to stand back (if you have a small lens) then zoom is and use the focus, if you were to stand close to it, the objects wouldn't be able to go in focus as the camera may not pick it up (if it isn't a macro lens).

This image is an example of a close up because the majority of the objects used are in focus- in the main thirds, and the rest is out of focus, this can be what certain photographers use close ups for because there is a clear use of the element colour displayed in this image and even though we cannot see the whole object, just from the ends we know they are pencils.

For both these techniques other than a camera the main equipment needed for these images would be a tripod. This is because for a wide angle image, you may wish for there to be leading line (as shown in the example above) therefore needing them to be straight and the best way for this would to have your camera on a tripod. You would also need a tripod for a close up because you would then be able to focus purely on the manual focus, instead of whether or not the photo is straight.