Dan Mold shows you how to change your perspective for free!
It’s generally said that great photos are rarely taken at headheight, so one of the easiest, and also cheapest, ways to add impact to your images is to simply change up your perspective and shoot from a higher or lower angle.
Shooting from a high angle can be the trickier of the two options – unless you’re very tall, you’ll need to find some steps or potentially use a drone to get high enough to shoot down across the scene. On the other hand, a low angle perspective is easy to achieve; just get down on one knee and tilt your camera up to make your subject appear more dominant in the frame. A Canon EOS camera with a tiltable LCD screen will certainly help you compose in Live View when shooting so close to the ground, as will a tripod that allows you to set up closer to the floor.
In this project we’ll cover the best tips and tripod options for shooting from a low angle.
THE SETUP REACHING NEW DEPTHS
Discover the core kit for a more low angle perspective
01 MINIATURE TRIPOD
A mini tripod like the Leofoto Ranger LS 223C pictured here, or a JOBY Gorillapod helps you cut down on space and weight when travelling and is ideal if you know you need the convenience of a tripod but will only be shooting from ground level.
02 INVERTING CENTRE COLUMN
Many professional tripods have the ability for the centre column to be inverted, rotated or swapped out for a shorter one (more over the page on these options). This helps you lower your camera closer to the ground when shooting low down.
03 CANON EOS CAMERA
While you can shoot street scenes with any Canon EOS camera, lighter models like our 100D DSLR are ideal as miniature tripods may have a lower max weight. Lighter bodies are also easier to handle when the centre column is inverted.
