Photography And Your Perspective
One simple way to make your photographs stronger is to look at the scene in front of you from different angles.
Take advantage of the kids doing a project or playing with a toy and photograph them as they are engaged in the activity.
I usually start further back and take in the entire scene. This image will usually be full body and capture the environment.
I then work my way around my child so I capture them from different angles and with different types of lighting conditions.
After I have made a loop around my child, I move in closer and again shoot from different angles, but this time focus on smaller details. Try to mix up your camera position and shoot some images in portrait and others in landscape.
As you move around your child, stand up and shoot above them, then get at eye level. Finally, get down low and shoot from a seated position or laying on the ground. As you varying your height, it will create a different feel and perspective to the images.
Upload your images to a computer so you may view your pictures on a larger screen. Review the images you just took and pay attention to how the lighting conditions change as you moved around your child. In addition, compare images from different angles. Were you able to get a better shot of your child’s face, did you get to focus on a specific feature of your child as you moved in close for the detailed shots?
What do you like? What would you do differently? Take time to analyze your images, so the next time you go to take a picture you do it with intention.
