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Shoot a picture from above and your pet will look tiny. Put the camera on the ground and aim up at him, your pet will look like a giant. It’s all a question of perspective, one of the oldest tricks in the photography book. Here’s how to make the most of it.
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Understanding Perspective
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Perspective is simply another approach to thinking about the way things appear to us, particularly how far away they are. In the world of photography, perspective is usually changed by simply moving the camera from one place to another or by using some of the tools built into today's cameras.
You probably use perspective all the time without actually knowing it. If you’ve ever raced down a road so you can catch a perfect shot of a rainbow so that it’s “landing” on a building, you know how dramatically perspective can improve a picture. But it doesn’t have to be that involved: Simply moving your camera a few feet to the side, or positioning above or below your line of sight can create a more exciting shot.
5 Ways to Get the Right Perspective
1. Get as low to the ground as possible and shoot upwards. This gives a real sense of grandeur to monuments, buildings and other objects that you want to appear majestic. But you’ll get no thanks if you do this to a friend, because shooting upwards can make noses and other features look awfully large.
2. Get far away from your subject, and if possible, shoot from above to give more of a feeling for the subject in its environment. Shots like this can be very moody, expressing isolation or they can give a sense of space. Picture an abandoned toy in a weedy front yard or your toddler crawling along the beach. Just remember that the farther you are from it, the fewer details you’ll see in the subject.
3. Get as close as possible to your subject with your camera, then position the subject in front of something larger in the background. With the right perspective and a little planning, you can make your spouse look as tall as the Empire State Building, capturing a unique image and telling a fun story about where the shot was taken. Shots like this can take a lot of time to get just right, so don’t try it unless you have time and patience for fiddling around.
4. Use a zoom lens to get closer to your subject instead of physically moving closer to them. You can’t always move the subject, like Niagara Falls, but you can choose whether to shoot the entire thing, or just a select piece of it (like a boat in the mist), each telling a different story. These shots may not be as powerful as those where you can move around to get the perspective shot, but it’s a good second choice. And of course a zoom lens is great for snapping candid shots.
5. Experiment for the best results. Try unusual or unexpected angles and see what happens!
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