focal length: 24 mm
shutter speed: 1/1000
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
flash: none
Trying different angles can give you such different results. I was surprised to see how much older my little baby looked in the shot above. Perhaps it’s the way she is standing with her legs shoulder-width apart and arms hanging straight down. The high angle I shot this at seems to make her look taller. It might also be the sharpness of her face while her feet are blurred, which heightens the effect, no pun intended.
Compare with this shot, taken on the same day. I processed it differently but the angle itself renders a much different image.
focal length: 29 mm
shutter speed: 1/320
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
flash: none
I’m not saying it’ll be the same with your photos. I just wanted to show you how shooting at different angles can change the overall feeling of an image. Interesting, isn’t it?
Now I need to go cuddle with my “baby” before all her babyness slips through my fingers!
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Jonni
Jul 23, 2008 at 4:06 am
That really is cool how it changes the feel of the picture. They grow so fast don’t they?
I especially like the color of the photo on the bottom. Did you do any post processing or was it a SOOC shot? Nice!
Jonni
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Christina
Jul 23, 2008 at 11:09 am
I love to shoot from above - excpet that it makes tiny ones look so much bigger! It changes the perspective and feel of the image so much.
laura
Jul 23, 2008 at 12:56 pm
@Jonni: I did process the bottom photo but I can’t remember exactly what I did. I believe I used a Lightroom preset I found and just tweaked it here and there. Took about 5 seconds. Do you use Lightroom? I can email you the preset if you like.
Jonni
Jul 23, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Laura,
That would be awesome. I do have Lightroom and I have just been waiting to jump into it. It is a little overwhelming right now, but so was Photoshop in the beginning and I eventually learned to use that, so hopefully the same will be true with Lightroom. Thanks so much!
Katherine Lim
Jul 23, 2008 at 9:57 pm
The first thing I thought when I saw the pic and before I read the article was that she looked so much older.
She is growing so fast!
Laura
Aug 6, 2008 at 1:00 am
how sweet