Ultra-wide angle lenses can be a fantastic creative tool and a lot of fun to play with, but they are also some of the trickiest focal lengths to shoot with. If you struggle to take good photos with yours, this helpful video will give you lots of great tips to improve your work.

Coming to you from Kai W, this excellent video will show you some great tips and techniques for taking better photos when using an ultra-wide angle lens. An ultra-wide angle lens can be a really great way to give your photos a unique and entrancing perspective. However, they can also be tricky for lots of reasons, including distortion, composition, and more. One particularly important thing to remember is the importance of a foreground element. Such focal lengths tend to push the background away, and without a foreground element, it can feel like there is a lot of empty space within the frame. Of course, the competing difficulty is the fact that such focal lengths include so much, and it can be easy to make the frame too busy. It is a tricky balance, but you can create really amazing images when you find it. Check out the video above for the full rundown.