Shooting up!

Shooting up - I meant the angle in which a photo is taken (very low angle)

Many a times, we find that a building that we want to snap, or a statue that we want as our background object, are just too high that we cannot have both our subjects and the background objects in the picture.

Sometimes, for a different effect, we do that too. Otherwise, all your photographs will not be any different from those taken by any other tourist or photographer.

Just like these two photographers. One lying on his back, and the other squatting and shooting 'blind'. Forgot to check with them how their photographs turn out. Probably pretty good, if they had used their flash (or they want to have silhouttes).

Two photographers taking photo of anchovies being fanned out to dry, in Pangkor Island

Same subjects, different angles

Will be a little mischievious today. Will post a couple of photographs, and let you compare the effect with two photographs taken at the same time. Kiddies, great subjects, but rather challenging.

I found these two to be very effective (maybe because I took the photo's?!!!)

as compared to picture 3 and picture 6 of this webpage (you will have to scroll down the long page). Then again, it is only my opinion, with regards to the fact that the longer angle shots are better.

Shooting from low angles

Was on an assignment where there was a lion dance.

Thought I will share this tip - try shooting from very low angle.

Shucks, I have deleted the other image that I meant to post so that you can decide whether it is better to shoot from floor level, eye level, or top-down. Sorry.

Anyway, give this low-angle composition a shot. You may just have a winning shot!