Eye Level
Eye Level
By Dan Waters
This tip works for everything, insects, birds, pets,people, and even inanimate objects. The viewer has a greater connection with the subject if the photograph is taken at the subjects “eye level”. If you want the viewer to relate to your subject get down on its level. This can create an “even playing field” and help to show the subjects scale and relationship to its surroundings.
There are times to break this rule and shoot up or down on your subject. If you would like to convey a feeling of smallness, insignificant, or to belittle your subject get above and shoot down at it. The opposite is also true if you would like to create a feeling of grandeur, control, or strength then shoot up toward your subject. Angle and perspective have everything to do with how the viewer relates to the subject.