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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Get Down or Get High

Getting down and getting high can have many meanings. I am speaking literally here, not of dancing or anything else that comes to mind.

When you are out shooting photos -- don't take them all at the same level. While looking for this famous NY Times photo of Ansel Adams, I found an interesting blog post by an artist. He chose to get high to get a better view.

Ansel Adams on the roof of his car. (NY Times)

Changing your point of view can always give you a new perspective on the composition. Even if you are still standing when you take all of your photos -- point the camera up or down. Stand over an object. Hold your camera under it. This mushroom photo shows an example of getting down or under.



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1 comment:

Vagabonde said...

This is a very idea – I must remember it.

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