Shake It Up

EXPLORE CREATIVE TECHNIQUES TO ADD VARIETY TO YOUR PHOTOS.

- Deborah Sandidge

REGULAR READERS KNOW THAT I EMPHASIZE in these columns the idea of visualizing opportunities that will set your images apart from the rest. There is another aspect to that idea, and that’s setting your images apart from each other. In other words, adding variety to your photography by adding, and even combining, techniques.

All my methods, techniques, and ideas ultimately have one purpose: to reach beyond the first-impression shot, the see-something-and-grab-a-photo moment.

I thought I’d start off this year’s columns by going into the details and providing examples of some of these creative tips and the added benefit of combining them from time to time.

POINT OF VIEW 

Essentially, the idea here is to go low, go high, go unexpected. Shoot from a low angle for eye-to-eye images and unusual perspectives; from a high angle for the depth, detail, and emotional response that those photographs can provide.