Portrait photo tip: Choose a low viewpoint
Thursday 2 January 2020, 13:31 by Elja Trum | 5,438 views | 1 commentThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
For most portraits, you photograph someone at eye level. That is a good choice. But it is also fun to do something different. You can make your subject look more powerful by choosing a lower viewpoint.
A low viewpoint is also often called a frog perspective. Of course, you can vary how low your viewpoint is. You can lower yourself a few centimetres relative to your subject, but you can also photograph from just above the ground for a nice effect.
It is handy if you have a camera with a flip-out screen, as you do not have to lie completely on the ground to get your framing right when taking your photos.
No flip-out screen? Take a bin bag with you for an outdoor shoot to keep your clothes clean while you lie on the ground for your photo.
About the author
Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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1 comment
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Robert Vogels wrote on Tuesday 7 January 2020 at 14:27 | replyHigher, closer to the centre -and low viewpoint does indeed make a photo more attractive. Eye level is allowed....but almost everyone sees that. Do think about large prominent nostrils from frog perspective.
Translated from Dutch.
Photo-shooting greetings Robert
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