Compositional Trick #4 Extreme Angles

We experience life day to day from the height our eyes rest in our heads. When taking a photograph of a familiar subject, one way to increase the artistic appeal, and dramatic feel is to change the photographers position while taking the shot. The extreme angle approach shows us a familiar world, from a new perspective.

Students were required to take a photo of a person, avoiding snapshot positions, that they would turn black and white. They were to compose their shot well, but coming at it from an extreme angle.