The Photographer's Eye: Graphic Guide

PART 5

VIEWPOINT

The search for a different viewpoint is built into most photographers’ behavior patterns. It becomes second nature, and for a good reason. Most photographs, at least of the unplanned variety, begin life as something spotted from a distance. There’s the hint of a potential. Once the subject has been decided, however, there’s the question of from where it will look best, or most interesting—the camera angle, in other words. This might certainly be from the starting position—maybe that viewpoint was part of the reason why it caught your eye—but most of us, if we have the time, also want to explore other possibilities. After all, ...