One of the ways you can change the composition of your photo is to change the Point of View of your image. The point of view is the angle or perspective that you use to take your photo. For example, you can take a photo of a child looking down on them and pointing your camera downward or you could go down to their eye level and point the camera directly at them. You could even lay on the floor and point the camera up to the child to take the shot. In each case you are changing your Point of View. Most snapshots are taken at standing height but interesting images can be found by placing your camera in a different position relative to your subject. Below are some examples.
In the first picture we are looking down presumably from a building at a fountain and sidewalk. In the second photo, we are below corn height level for this interesting perspective of a corn field. In the final photo we are looking up a tree. These are all different perspectives and points of view.
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Assignment
Activity
1. Go on a photo shoot.
Select a subject, an object, or place and take at least 5 different photographs of it, making sure to try unique points of view and interesting angels that might show an interesting angel or deep perspective.
- Select two of the most illustrative images from your shoot and post to IST 130 Online on Yammer. When you post your images on Yammer, be sure to write Lesson 5, and include some information about when and where your photos were taken, and your explanation of the different points of view. Note: Although you are only uploading one photos to Yammer, do not throw away the unselected photographs from your shoot, as I may ask to see the other photos, for a variety of reasons.
- Sometime during the assignment week, make a positive or helpful comment under one other student’s image, posted on Yammer.