Mary Kate O’ConnellFebruary 13, 2013

WHAT IS POINT OF VIEW

PHOTOGRAPHY?

The Essence of Point of View Photography

• Point of view photography is simply the art of capturing a photo from a view that you wouldn’tnormally look at. Basically, it is moving your camera from your eye level view to a completely different view. Maybe a photographer would take pictures looking down on something, peering up from the ground, or from the eye view of an animal. It doesn’t matter which angle you shoot from, just as long as it is not from a typical angle. Spice things up a bit!

What Does Point of View Photography Look Like?

This picture shows a birds-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. It’s really

cool, because you can see all of the tiny little cars, and even a

sailing boat in the water.

What Does Point of View Photography Look Like?

This picture demonstrates an ant’s view. This shows what these shoes look like from the ground. This

point of view makes the shoes look big and

monster-like. Imagine being a small ant, and

having to see that!

What Does Point of View Photography Look Like?

This shot is amazing! The view is from the ground looking up.

This mushroom looks so massive. The way

the sun peers out from behind adds a

cool, beautiful glowing effect.

What Does Point of View Photography Look Like?

This is a pretty cool shot. It shows what

a wedding ceremony is like from the ground. You can see the

aisle, alter, bride, groom, and even

the flower pedals.

What Does Point of View Photography Look Like?

This picture is so cool. I love how

you can clearly see how the duck is

drinking from the pond. This an

animal level shot.

What Does Point of View Photography Look Like?

This picture is kind of disgusting, but really cool. It is a view from

the height of a gross spider.

Hmm… What Could I shoot?!Ideas:

• Trees• Popcorn• Bench• Garbage Can• Hair• Vending Machine• Food• Shoes

Works Cited • Hall, Catherine. Golden Gate Bridge. Digital image. Catherinehall.net.

Catherinehall.net, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.catherinehall.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DavidSanger-Uncommon- Value-10-12-11-2.jpg>.

• Pink Converse. Digital image. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5265/5678399608_efa073efc8_z.jpg>.

• Mushroom. Digital image. Pxleyes.com. Pxleyes.com, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.

<http://www.pxleyes.com/images/contests/ground%20level/fullsize/ground%20level_4c529f1a6acd5.jpg>.

• Moore, Jay. Bride and Groom. Digital image. Jaymoorephotography.com. Jaymoorephotography.com, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://jaymoorephotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_5641.jpg>.

• Williams, Scott. Wood Duck Drinking. Digital image. Scottwilliamsgallery.com. Scottwilliamsgallery.com, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://

www.scottwilliamsgallery.com/Birds/Ducks/i-XLZSNnG/1/L/wood%20duck%20drinking%20%281%20of%201%29-L.jpg>

• Spider. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://farm4.staticflickr.com/ 3581/3362963793_ba69c79a87_z.jpg>.