About this episode

Court Whelan explores the characteristics and uses of ultra-wide angle lenses in photography.

Ultra-wide angle lenses may not take the majority of the photographs on a typical trip, but the images they produce can be some of the most immersive, useful and memorable. They are fantastic for astrophotography, Northern Lights, travel assignments, interiors and those experiential photographs that place the viewer right in the middle of the action. In this episode, Court explores what qualifies as an ultra-wide angle lens, how crop-sensor conversions affect focal length, and why wider is no...

People in this episode

Host: Court Whelan

Topics covered

• ultra-wide angle lenses
• astrophotography
• Northern Lights
• travel photography
• interior photography

Keywords

• ultra-wide angle lenses
• photography
• astrophotography
• Northern Lights
• travel assignments
• interior photography

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