Dont Shoot In Auto: Get Down (Get Funky)

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There is no right and wrong in photography. Seriously. Any advice I give is just that–advice. My goal is to get you to think a little differently before you snap the shutter. For instance, you’ve probably been told (more than once) to get off your butt. Not me. I’m telling you to get on your butt. It’s often where the best shots lie.

In the two examples attached to this entry I’m shooting my subjects at eye level. For the single dog and master I sat on the sidewalk. For the little girl and dog I was on my belly! Eye level is the operative concept and the shots definitely benefit. In both cases being low allows the background to unfold and fill the top of the frame.

By the way, what works for children and dogs also works in landscape where being low allows you to include a little foreground color and texture. Try it, but not with your good pants on.

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