40 Practical PhotograPhy
H
owoftendoyouwatch
ot herpeopletakingphotos?
a cursoryglanceatyourfellow
camera-wielderswill reveal
a commontrait– theystand
and lookata scene,thenraise
the camerato theireyeandpressthe
shut ter.theresultis a seriesof images
ta kenfromsomewherearoundfiveand
a half feetfromgroundlevel.But if you
wantto riseabove(ordropbelow)the
le velof snapper,it’svitalyouembrace
somenewanglesandgeta littlephysical
with yourphotographicpractice.
Golowfor dynamism
tripodsarewonderfulthings,and
absolutelyvitalformanytypesof
photography,butbewareof gettingtoo
anchoreddownby one.alwaystakethe
ti meto tryouteveryanglewhenyou
approacha sceneor subject.use your
eyesto assessthevistafirst,andthen
st artlookingthroughthecamerato see
howthefocallengthof yourlensworks
witha changeto thepointof view.
get tingdownlowto thegroundis a great
way of introducingdramaticdynamismto
actionshotsandcreatingmoreimpactful
fo regroundinterestin your landscapes.
when you’rephotographingchildrenor
animals,bringingyourselfdownto their
le velwillproducemuchbetterresults.
crouchingshouldbe oneof thefirst
thingsyoudo whensettingup fora shot.
Gohighfor a newlook
risingabovea scenecanalsobear
compositionalfruit.a portraittaken
abovea recumbentsubjectcreates
in terest,whileusinga stepladder– or
evena drone– to elevateyourselfover
a la ndscapecandelivera novelviewto
helpshotsstandoutfromthecrowd.
AboveGettingthebestshotsoften
requireshittingsomeunusualangles
rather than always shooting from
a standing position.
work tHe angles
and alter your view
tip
carrya step
witH you
If youshootportraits,
carryingsomethingto stand
onwill giveyoucreative
optionsandflattering
angles.
get physical
with your
photographic
practice
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