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"Point of View"
Take a roll of film (or two) with the expressed intention of looking for unusual angles and points of view. Remember what you have learned about composition and light and apply it here as well! Suggestions for taking unusual points of view are: Bug’s eye view - You may be down on the ground shooting up at your subject which may give your subject a sense of importance or authority. (Or you may be down on the ground and shooting low down). Bird’s eye view - From your higher vantage point things below may seem abstract and small. (You may be up a tree, in a building, on the roof, on a bridge shooting down, etc.). You may just be standing over your subject, but in that case, you are a very low flying bird. Same Level - When you shoot at the same level as your subject it seems you are sharing their experience. So if it is a child or a pet or?, try shooting low from the subject’s point of view. Also try shooting over someone’s shoulder, or from behind them. Extreme close up - If you have a macro lens try it here. If you don’t have a macro get as close as you can with your lens. Try focusing on a part of a subject using a wide open aperture for very shallow depth of field. Tilting the camera - A tilting horizon line can often make it seem that things are slightly out of whack, adding a sense of unreality or chaos. A big intentional tilt would be better than a small hesitant tilt. You will need to turn in your contact sheet (s), and 2 mounted, spotted, finished 8 x 10’s.
See Barbara London’s "Photography" pages 360-361. View websites of photographers such as Joel Meyerowitz and more using Google.com to search. View Gerry Winogrand (London, page 340) and search for him on the web.
Photo 100 - Introduction to Black and White Photography Raymond Elstad: Instructor
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