My first assignment in my Photo 1 class was to take some photos at different angles and view points. The picture above is one of the many I took. It's nothing really exciting. I do like the nostalgic feeling it have when I look it. Basically the point of the assignment was to take these types of pictures to try and add more movement and drama into the photos. To make them more interesting would be another way of putting it. It's a pretty simple thing to do really. There are even some tools that can help you obtain different vantage points.- Monopod - Simple yet effective. By fastening your camera onto the end of a monoped or a tripod, or even a long pole that’s fitted with a ball head, you can hold your camera way up the air and get a view over fences, down towards the ground, or in any number of other places that you physically can’t get to.
- Manfrotto Super Clamp (used to be Bogen Super Clamp) - This piece of gear allows you to attach your camera to all sorts of places like vehicles, fences, and other various locations that you could not really take pictures from yourself.
- Pocket Wizard Transceivers - These wireless radio remotes come in pairs, and they allow you to remotely fire your camera’s shutter from quite far away. Depending on battery strength and line of sight, they work anywhere from a few hundred feet to a couple of miles away.
Also not you don’t have to get all of that fancy equipment (most of it is quite expensive). A lot of it would help though depending on the types of vantage points you are trying to get.
The link above has some wonderful examples of vantage point photography. You are only limited by your imagination, and of course how much risk you are willing to take to get that perfect vantage point.
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