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PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
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Photography Tip #8:
The Importance of Perspective - "Could this image be more interesting?"
The Importance of Perspective - "Could this image be more interesting?"
Get down and dirty! Although the previous tip (Tip #7) suggests that, when it comes to portraiture, expression and emotion will appear more authentic when the camera lens is at an even position relative to the height of your subject, there are exceptions to this rule; and sometimes these exceptions that can deliver exceptionally stunning results!
When it comes to people photography, think about getting way above or below your subject from time-to-time. It obviously depends on the context and surroundings, but this may change an otherwise ordinary picture into a highly interesting portrait.
How about shooting your subject - whether it be human, animal, nature or man-made - from an unusual perspective? Get on your back and look up. Get on top of a ledge and look down. Walk around your subject to see if there's a more interesting view. Take a look at how the natural or artificial light that is illuminating your content can change its appearance dramatically as you change your position relative to the light source. This can work laterally, of course, but it can also have a more significant effect as your camera lens pivots on a vertical axis.
Consider the photo below of the children gathered in the playground. This birds-eye-view allows the viewer to get a completely different sense of what is going on and provides an almost voyeuristic feel as the context changes.
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Credit: Leon Brooks, burningwell.com
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It is said that photography is all about seeing one's world photographically. If that's so, then it reasons that we should look at ordinary things and try to find the extraordinary in them. Perspective has a lot to do with this notion.
GREAT TIP! If you see something from afar that looks somewhat interesting and it rises far above or falls below you position, try getting closer to it and then look up or down to see how things change!
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