Saturday 4 August 2012

Digital Camera Tips - How To Get The Best Angle To Capture Great Shots

By Dan Feildman




Without camera angles, the best shots in photography would not be possible. There is already a huge amount of previously known information about camera angles and how they are best used when photographing a subject or scene, however, their emphasis can never be diminished given the important role they play in the outcome of an image

There are three standard camera angles, which, depending on how positioned, can affect the outcome of a shot: eye-level and shots that are both high and low. The most commonly used angles of the three are the high and low shots. If as a photographer, one is just starting out, the best angle to shoot from is eye-level.

Basically, the angle of the camera has an aesthetic and psychological significance when it is seen in the context of the story. This is because the photographer can project an air of domination depending on the kind of angle that he wants to use or the way he wants to emphasize the subject through a distinctive camera angle.

With this, camera angle speaks only for the context in which it is found. You can't surmise that the photographer wanted to express the whole concept or idea of the subject, in general, through camera angles. This is because camera angles only show a certain point of the story through the dominant position you may want to project.

Consequently, the correct determination of the best angle will render good picture of the subject that will, in some way or another, replicate the best view of the real scene. Keep in mind that the camera does not exactly capture the way the human eye sees a particular scene. Hence, it now depends on the expertise and skill of the photographer to determine the best angle to capture the best view.

There are many factors to consider in determining the best angle. Here are some of the basic and the most important factors in order to determine the best angle when it comes to photography:

1. Points of Interest

This is the most basic factor that every photographer must learn to master. Photography should always have a point of interest. This is where the story evolves.

In addition to storytelling, photographers can elicit a wide range of emotions from the images they take. To achieve these types of results, photographers need to choose the best angles to be used on the chosen subject and/or scene. A photographer may intend to invoke a specific emotion from a picture they have taken, however, they also want meaning in their images so that people are drawn to them no matter what they might feel about them.

2. Lighting

In determining the best angle, lighting becomes a deciding factor in determining the personality of the subject in focus. This goes to show that the subject's personality may change depending on the kind of lightning used in taking the picture.

Indeed, camera angles may seem ordinary but they best define what photography is all about. That is why the determination of the best angle in photography is extremely significant.




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