Thursday, August 19, 2010

Point of View and Angles in Photography

One of the biggest mistakes that your average mom photographer does when taking pictures is always shooting straight on.  Though a straight shot can be good, sometimes changing your point of view or the angle when shooting can make a good photo, great!

Take this fire hydrant for example. The straight on shot is fine but it's just a boring fire hydrant, nothing special.
Add an angle to your shot and now you've got an interesting picture!
Straight on is fine...
But a change in the point of view makes for a cool photo.
A plain mail box...
Becomes an interesting photo.
When changing your point of view, don't forget that it's not always about the big picture...
Sometimes it's the details that make an interesting shot!

Go around your house or yard and take pictures of ordinary things.  Change your point of view or angle and make and ordinary subject, interesting!  When you've mastered a change in perspective, try it out on your kids...

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4 comments:

Ashley said...

I'm a big fan of the side angled shot, but I love the downward and side perspectives. Thanks for the reminders, so I can get a little more creative next time! :)

Heather said...

So true about different angles and points of view- it really can change the look completely!

Katie said...

You're so right! I really like those last two!

Courtney said...

I think the angle and perspective can completely change your shot. I'm all about crazy angles!

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