In my recent post Learning to See I announced that I will carry my compact Canon G9 with me every day throughout the month of August and make as many images with it as time permits each day. I will be uploading one image (my personal best choice) from each day here on the site so you can follow the results and see how I go.
I should note that this is not a quest to make master pieces, but rather a quest to get my creative juices flowing and my vision exercised. I will leave my options completely open in regards to subject matter and just try to create images that hold some sort of visual interest.
How Can You Challenge Yourself and Exercise Your Vision?
You can start by exploring your point of view. The now legendary Ansel Adams once said “A good photo is knowing where to stand.”
Take your time to explore several different viewpoints of your subject or scene before deciding on a favourite composition. This is one way to get some creative results and then you can always study the results more closely when you’re behind the monitor and choose your favourite then. Keep and open mind and try different camera angles, including camera angles that you are convinced will not work – you could be surprised!
Step up on a bench, chair or ladder to elevate yourself to a higher point of view, get close, get closer, move to the left, move further away, step to the right,crouch down to get the perspective from a kid’s eyes, lie flat on your stomach, pan your camera with a moving subject, shoot from above and directly down, shoot from below and directly up etc. etc. – you get my drift.
The idea is to push yourself creatively and shoot from angles you might not usually try. So be sure to go out there with an open mind.
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Tue, Jul 28, 2009
Be Inspired