Picking Angle
For every photographer, observing the view around objects is somehing to do before taking shoots. There are some general common technique to use Photo with normal view, object's position is straight with eye's position Object shot is lower than camera's position, flat area is dominant Bird eye place object in very low position, with dominan flat area available, and also the sky as high isn't captured This photo was taken from the ground. The taro looks so big with extremely tall guy
Normal View (Eye Level)
This is normal view with heigh as tall as eyes's position. Photografer's position is straigth line with the object to shoot.
Harvesting
High View (high level)
Object we shoot below our eye's or camera position
Man's Teapot
Low View (low level)
Object shot above our eye's or camera position
School Corridor
Bird's View (bird eye)
Objeck we shoot is extremely in low position. this technique generaly place camera above our head, sign by object that vanish high
Sickling Grain
Worm Eye
Taking shoot from ground to make object look exstremely high
Taro of Kaliurang
Those technique have their own characteristic, so that objects we shoot will have a good impression. You could develop these technique doing your own research, just try many angles to shoot.
Good luck and keep practice!!
Medan, 11th of April 2006
@Arief Kamajaya, freelance photographer
