and the task is to shoot ordinary people in extraordinary angles doing ordinary things. Any ideas how i can accomplish it, because i am shy when it comes to talking to strangers and ask them to take their photos?
2007-12-11 08:06:09 · 4 answers · asked by joker0 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
what other extraordinary angles can i use besides sides, diognals and etc..
2007-12-14 08:51:11 · update #1
Some tricks:
Use a wide angle lens and hold the camera at waist level while taking the shots. You'll have to guesstimate at framing, but with a (for example) 28mm lens on a 35mm camera, it's not that hard to realize acceptable results. I shot a slew of pictures this way just walking down the sidewalk in broad daylight with a fast shutter speed.
Another thing I would do is to take the prism off the camera and use the ground glass to compose. During the day you can easily use an aperture of at least F8 which will give you enough depth of field to not have to worry (much) about focusing. If you use a faster film, you could conceivably shoot at F11 or F16 with a 1/125 or 1/250 shutter speed.
You can literally walk right up to people and pretend to be looking at something else or something behind them while you take their pictures as long as you don't have to look through the viewfinder.
I would suggest if you are using a mechanical SLR type camera to lock the mirror up so as to minimize the noise the camera makes when taking a shot.
2007-12-11 08:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by Hey Dude Don't Call Me Dude 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would think friends and family would be willing to help out on a school project.
Find a fish-eye or ultra-wide lens for extreme angles and perspectives of the ordinary.
2007-12-11 08:11:10 · answer #2 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a portable ladder and head to the mall. You can grab lots of shots of people doing the Christmas season thing from up high. You can also get on the ground too.
Just be flattering to people when you approach them, "Hey, i'm taking pictures for a course, and you REALLY struck my eyes as the pefect subject, can I ..." People will have a hard time rejecting such an energetic approach!
2007-12-11 08:16:23 · answer #3 · answered by It's the hair 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is pretty straight forward. Make 36 (or 100) different pictures of someone doing the dishes.
It is all about discovering what angles can do to a picture. Don't grasp at special effects just yet. 50 lens, your camera and you should be plenty.
2007-12-11 08:17:34 · answer #4 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋