Lots of people snap pictures of whatever they are looking at: family, pets, or scenic overlooks. This is perfectly fine for capturing memories, but these are not always all that interesting beyond the sentiment and remembering the moment. One of the worst insults you can say to a photographer is “Oh, that is pretty. It looks like a postcard.” Photographers are trying to create art. They want to create something that is uniquely their perspective. Not a postcard picture. To make your photographs more interesting, try changing your perspective. Sometimes it will turn out terrible, and sometimes it will be great.
Have you tried taking the picture from the side instead of straight on?
What is the view from down low?
Did you try taking a picture from the wrong side?
Show only part of your subject? Through something? The subject out of focus?
Have you tried zooming in?
Angle to reduce the background clutter?
Try taking a bite out of your doughnut? Change the aspect ratio?
Leave your subject backlit, so they are just a silhouette.
Bring a friend to step on a bridge? Or sit in the middle of your picture?
Is your subject the picture or the reflection?
The options are endless. Try a new daring perspective with your photos. Sometimes the picture will be great, and sometimes it will be a blurry cat butt. This is OK; just delete the blurry cat butts before anyone sees them.
2 responses to “Photography: What is Your Perspective”
Interesting! Liked the information along with examples. Are the pictures took with a cell phone?
All of the pictures on this post were taken with a cell phone. Some of the pictures could have been taken differently with the DSLR. For example, I could have made Cleo in focus and the basket out of focus. That can be difficult or impossible with a cell phone. Cell phones also seem to have a very wide aperture for the lens, so the sharp focus area is smaller.