From the course: Photography 101

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 22,400 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.

Introduction to changing your point of view

Introduction to changing your point of view

From the course: Photography 101

Start my 1-month free trial

Introduction to changing your point of view

- Photography is an art form that has two disciplines to it, there's the technical side and the artistic side. The technical side is what the majority of this course is all about, what buttons to push on your camera and what they do. And this is really important. Understanding how your hardware works and how to get the most out of it is critical towards achieving good photographs. But of course that's not everything. The artistic side is equally important in understanding how to get great artistic photos is something that you need to do as well. So in this chapter we explore three simple ideas that I like to think of as the basic tenants of good photography, your perspective, your angle and detail. Throughout this chapter we'll be looking at how to explore different perspectives, how to change your perspective, how to explore different angles, changing your angle to get a more interesting photo and how to look for details that you might otherwise miss. We're in a beautiful area right…

Contents