Surprisingly there are rules that have been set ever since photography began, we also learnt how to apply some techniques that serve as a guide on how to position our subject and ourselves. We were also taught some basic camera settings like the Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO, etc, and how to get a focused and sharp image when shooting. The good thing is that once we’re able to master all of these techniques then we are at free will to explore our creativity.
In this article, I will be talking about one of the most complicated yet interesting topics in photography; which is, perspective in photography. Just like we all say that “life is all about perspective” and that perspective is the way we see and understand life individually.
In the perspective of photography, it’s all about the way you present a three-dimensional image on a two-dimensional plane. Now that might sound complex so let me put it this way; it’s about one, the position of the photographer, two the sense of depth or spatial depth created between the object and the subject present in a photo and at which the photographer views the object in its dimensional form. Or we could say that it’s how the subject fits into a space creating some kind of depth in a photo, most times when the perspective of an image is altered they appear either smaller or lines can converge. This brings me to why you see some compositions or leading lines in photographs. It is because of the perspective, and one very important thing is that it’s always about the way you let your camera lens perceive the object.
HOW DO YOU CREATE A PERSPECTIVE IN PHOTOGRAPHY?
We all want to improve in our creative field, in so doing, we must always try to impact our images through perspective.
- CREATE A FOREGROUND: We have been told to always focus on our subject in the foreground instead of creating an illusion with our foreground. We are to create a sort of distance between the foreground and the background where the subject will serve as a guide to the eyes of the viewer to the background. whenever we see that the object is bigger than the subject which tries to move the subject around to get a different perspective in the photo showing that they’re on the exact plane.
- SHOOT AT DIFFERENT ANGLE: Another way to get perspective is to try different angles. We should always look around for angles, we most times only look at what’s presented in front of us to even look at what’s either above or down.
- CAPTURE FROM UP OR DOWN: To find a new perspective we must change our position, this happens to almost every one of us. We are too complacent with shooting at a single spot when we can create a striking shot by moving our camera or change our vertical position so that we can get a different viewpoint.
- SHOOT CONCEPTUALLY: After understanding the basics of photography, you’re left to think outside the box and that’s where you need to conceptualize what you imagined. You can always convince your viewers to look at your image differently from the way they would normally view it.
