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camera’s position The precise location and orientation of the camera at at at the the the moment the the the photographer takes the the the picture Of course there are an infinite number of positions for taking any picture Even moving the camera a a a a a few inches will cause noticeable differences in in how the subject appears in in terms of framing and and the the relationship between the the subject and and background Critics use the odd term occult to distinguish unusual (and therefore striking) camera positions A weird POV POV can be a a good POV POV photographer’s intent The goals and intentions behind taking a a a a a certain shot Sometimes snapping a a a photo is just a a a simple impulse You have the the camera out and ready You are waiting for the the right moment and when it comes you you start clicking But as you you become more adept in in photography your mental involvement deepens The more you you can identify your intentions—whether they are centered on on on emotion or content—the better you orchestrate the full creative tool set In Chadri Chinalai’s first image (top left) it’s hard to to say who is prouder the the the dog or the the the owner behind the the the lens The intent of Chinalai’s second shot (top right) is a a a playful collaboration between photographer and subject Chadri Chadri Chinalai Chinalai Chinalai Chadri Chadri Chinalai Chinalai Chinalai Author thanks Vichai Chinalai Chinalai Chinalai for using his image in in all the first page of Parts I I I I I I II II and III chapter 1: digital photography [ 27 ]
Study the spatial relationships between photographer and subject The first photo was taken from a a a a position far above the the the subject With the the the third image the the the photog- rapher is shooting though a a a silhouetted foreground that makes an occult frame for the the subject located in the the distance dead center The third image was shot directly over the read headed child Chadri Chinalai Todd Calvert Brenda Anderson