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Wednesday May 13, 2009
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There is no right and wrong in photography. Seriously. Any advice I give is just that--advice. My goal is to get you to think a little differently before you snap the shutter. For instance, you've probably been told (more than once) to get off your butt. Not me. I'm telling you to get on your butt. It's often where the best shots lie.
In the two examples attached to this entry I'm shooting my subjects at eye level. For the single dog and master I sat on the sidewalk. For the little girl and dog I was on my belly! Eye level is the operative concept and the shots definitely benefit. In both cases being low allows the background to unfold and fill the top of the frame.
By the way, what works for children and dogs also works in landscape where being low allows you to include a little foreground color and texture. Try it, but not with your good pants on.
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May 14, 2009 8:26 AM
Geoff:
I like your 'out of the box' thinking.
As an avocation, I've been taking SLR fast shutter action shots of barrel racing horse shows. It has led to some suprisingly wonderful photos. What 'out of the box' thoughts would you have with this kind of shooting?
May 14, 2009 8:34 AM
In a junior college photo course in 1974, it emphasized that your frame(view finder) should be "filled" with your subject. And that any extemporaneous distractions should be excluded. In decent quality SLRs of that time, what you saw in the view finder would eventually be your picture. Also stressed was to be diligent about overhead wires, trees and posts growing out of peoples' heads. In other words: don't just shoot a snapshot; compose a picture!