Compositional Technique #2 Perspective Compositional Technique #2
Perspective The Perspective is the angle of view of the photo. Like lines, angles can psychologically affect the viewer (besides just making a shot more interesting generally).
Bird’s Eye View an elevated view of an object from above as if seen by a bird. aerial overhead view (ex. Picture taken from the rafters during a basketball game.)
Bird’s Eye View Mood An aerial or high perspective gives the subject a feeling of weakness or inferiority. Photo by SolarScot at flicker.com
Bird’s Eye View Mood Photo by Katrin Korfmann at designbloom.com
Worm’s Eye View A view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm. Photo by Sam Bishop, SamsMedia23.blogsport.com
Worm’s Eye View Mood A low perspective gives the subject a feeling of strength or dominance Photo by David Ewing and World of Stock.com
Worm’s Eye View Photo by E Koerper, flickr.com
Worm’s Eye View Photo by Ahmed Noor, ringmasterrevoew
Places to Visit Online Bird’s eye view www.noupe.com/inspiration/50-brilliant-birds-eye-photos.html Worm’s Eye View www.dpreview.com/challenges/Challenge.aspx?ID=3646
Videos http://www. youtube. com/watch Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNGZOmhpQ34 “Capturing Photos from Different Perspectives” by Ultimate Photo Guide 4:09