Filmwasters
Which Board? => Main Forum => : jharr August 06, 2016, 08:54:32 PM
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One of the pieces of advice that sticks with me is "change the angle". I read this, probably in Popular Photography a couple of decades ago and it seemed so glaringly obvious and simple that I was surprised I hadn't thought of it on my own. The idea was that we all view the world from between 5 and 6.5 feet off the ground all the time. So taking a photo from a standing position is just replicating what we see every day, all day. That isn't bad of course. In fact, most famous photographers never leave that 'standing zone'. However, I occasionally like to change the angle for a photograph to be something different than what we see every day. Most often this takes the form of getting on my knees or my belly and shooting at a lower than normal angle. If the urge overtakes me in a parking lot or a vacant lot or even a grassy spot in the neighborhood, I often end up getting dirty and since I work at a desk in front of a computer, Mrs. jharr is frequently confused about how my clothes have grass stains or mud on them. I am getting good at making up stories of how I foiled a bank robbery or made a winning touchdown in an impromptu football game. Anyway, here is one of my recent 'low angle' shots. Please share yours.
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8854/28176127114_5292b6a695_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JVQ1X5)
K1000-Eterna-018 (https://flic.kr/p/JVQ1X5) by James Harr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/harrlequin/), on Flickr
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That's one reason I like TLR's so much. I'm sure I have shared these here in the past.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/692/23191095664_645e8f1911.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BkjqLY)Three Little Mushrooms (https://flic.kr/p/BkjqLY) by Bryan Chernick (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60348236@N07/), on Flickr
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7478/15437634353_eb9159ac5b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pwaURx)Hypnotoad (https://flic.kr/p/pwaURx) by Bryan Chernick (https://www.flickr.com/photos/60348236@N07/), on Flickr
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Funny 'cause I always ask beginner photographers why they have knees ;D
here's a really old one, not my lowest shot but still enough to get people to look at you strange.
And this one was also an experiment in grain enlarging.
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I just found lower...
This one I was on my back in the dirt to try and get everything into the frame
It was also in the Filmwasters book.
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I said to someone the other day, if your knees aren't dirty when photographing landscapes, you aren't trying hard enough.
RZ67 and Fuji Pro 160S at 4.00am:
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I think this one will do :)
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/3/2471/3708503002_7b3f0dcd13_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/6DH3JW)Polaroid 195 - meanwhile breakfast 3 (https://flic.kr/p/6DH3JW) by calbisu (https://www.flickr.com/photos/calbisu/), on Flickr
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Good idea. I was just having a smartphone "photowalk" with my 5yo niece (it's amazing how much she is into photography!) and her mom & I were commenting on how different her pictures looked because they were taken from her perspective about 4 feet below ours :) Can't post them obvs, but they're pretty damn good for a 5yo :)
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Here's lookin' up.
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a119/Sandeha/blackbladder/160718_fp4_11.jpg)
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I agree with Bryan--a TLR is a big advantage in low-angle shooting
(http://cdn.ipernity.com/200/71/72/39627172.15f3f46d.640.jpg) (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/434637/39627172)
bricks (http://www.ipernity.com/doc/434637/39627172) par Terry B (http://www.ipernity.com/home/434637), on ipernity
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Nice photos. Love Bryan's "Hypnotoad".
Here's one from a couple of years ago - taken in Stratford - site of the 2012 Olympics - just outside the station.
From memory: Nikon F3HP, Nikkor UD 20mm, Ilford XP2 Super.
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(https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3682/12737376963_c14a6c2c16_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/kpyopD)Undertruck (https://flic.kr/p/kpyopD) by adoephoto (https://www.flickr.com/photos/adoephoto/), on Flickr
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hah! like something that stuck with me... "get wide, get low" or something like that. Ed let that out in the podcast once ;)
waist level finders and pinhole cameras are mostly what get me on my knees
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8099/8454368058_92fa5681fb_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/dT5R5w) (https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8008/7481993108_985446beb3_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/cpaaTb)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7440/8716138289_9f6cb6b60c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ehdufn)
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5453/9588957125_0bdcb1341e_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/fBkUSZ)
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(https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5296/5451488566_667a83fb9a_z.jpg)
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Oh, I'm loving this! It's like having a bird's-eye view of the world... if the bird is a penguin or a kiwi. ::)
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Does sea level count :) These are from Andalusia (Spain) a few years ago. Taken with a Coronet Mark II 127 camera and a red filter. Knee deep in the ocean, bent over at the waist trying to get as close to the surface as possible without losing the camera.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/5/4840496_bb80e3fb1c_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qNUQ)
Andalusia: January 2005 (https://flic.kr/p/qNUQ) by Ed Wenn (https://www.flickr.com/photos/edwenn/), on Flickr
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/4/4840498_aaac4b702e_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qNUS)
Andalusia: January 2005 (https://flic.kr/p/qNUS) by Ed Wenn (https://www.flickr.com/photos/edwenn/), on Flickr
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Oh yeah, anything that will get you wet or dirty counts ;)
Well... that's not entirely true. I can think of a few things that get you wet and dirty that you don't want to have associated with photo taking... :o
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What a cool thread, I think the Hypnotoad being my favourite so far.
Changing viewpoints is something I don't do enough but here is one taken at Stockholm(?) airport late last year.
FE-2, Portra 400.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/max_romeo/97740029_zpsd898egja.jpg)
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What a cool thread, I think the Hypnotoad being my favourite so far.
Changing viewpoints is something I don't do enough but here is one taken at Stockholm(?) airport late last year.
FE-2, Portra 400.
NICE! That makes me want a 'vanishing point' thread!!
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How's this? Below platform level :)
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7019/13700308474_8039414b86_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/mSDEp5)
Don't try this at home! (https://flic.kr/p/mSDEp5) by Satish Indofunk (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indofunk/), on Flickr
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@indofunk: More vanishing points!!! ;D
I didn't get dirty for this one, but it is floor level (wlf but not tlr). I never thought about it, but it is hard to get a greyhound's nose and eyes in focus in low light with slow film. #longdogsrule
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7119/27062676472_d62cdc41a2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HerhSd)
S2a-acros-009 (https://flic.kr/p/HerhSd) by James Harr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/harrlequin/), on Flickr
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Thanks jharr.
I thought there was a vanishing point thread, or maybe I'm thinking of somewhere else on the internet, clearly a reason to start one.
Here's another from a hotel in Finland that looked like it was stuck in the 70's decor wise. Got a rather odd look from another hotel guest as he walked past me kneeling on the floor to take the picture.
FE-2, XP2, tripod.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/max_romeo/33360007_zps2bz3tmcx.jpg)
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I really dislike posting Instagram links (sorry!) but I wasn't able to figure out how to post a gif here. This is from a recent roll through a Nishika n8000 I grabbed, essentially for free.
https://instagram.com/p/BIYJi3VBK8p/
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Oh. What a good thread! I love laying on the floor trying to get a different view.
Also I'm kind of a lazy guy, so this is one of my favourite photo styles :)
I'll post some whenever I'm at home.
I like the Andalusia water risky shoots!!