Add New Dimensions to Your Photography with Interesting Angles

We have all seen it – the straight-on, focus-in-the-foreground photograph that is beloved by many photographers. It is perfectly fine, but for the intrepid photographer looking to make a mark in this competitive area, how do you make your photo really stand out from the crowd? Manipulating angles is the easiest way to give photographs that extra boost of unusual ingenuity. When you mix up the way you take your photographs, your portfolio immediately has variety and the viewer can see your skill shine through. The obvious way to create drama with photography is to focus on one feature of the subject of the photograph and make it stand out. Has your subject got a striking aspect that you want to highlight? Take the photograph at an angle that is side on, at an angle. For example, a spiral staircase is often photographed from the top down, but focusing on the balustrade and changing the typical way of looking at it can make all the difference. If you change the level at which you take the photograph, you can create dynamic, fun images that are interesting for the viewer. Most portraits are taken at head height; why not take it at ankle level? You can form a totally different view of a person if you ask the subject to lie down and look horizontally up at the camera. If you're taking a portrait of a parent and child, why not take photographs from the perspective of each person? We often have dim memories of our time as children, so giving this alternative viewpoint can prove popular. Upwards is another direction that is often left out. Lie down under a tree canopy and take a photograph of rain f
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