Changing Your Perspective

In Photo Tips by Matt Shetzer

A little movement of the camera and now there is a nice panoramic[/caption]One of the most import techniques in photography is to play with your perspective. We tend to find the composition that we want, and shoot image after image from the same location. Take your time and move around a bit. Walk around your subject and look through the viewfinder at different angles and heights. It’s amazing how the same scene can render such different results.

The below images were taken 20 feet apart just before our 2011 Bald Eagle tour, yet they feel like very different images.

A very balanced image by selecting 5 eagles in the composition

A very balanced image by selecting 5 eagles in the composition


A little movement of the camera and now there is a nice panoramic

Changing Your Perspective was last modified: January 24th, 2016 by Matt Shetzer