It’s Like Riding a Bike…
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Today’s photo is inspired by a tip from Chica over at Photo Projectz. She says in her first “Monday Photography Tips” post:
One of the things that I’ve found extremely rewarding is not looking through the viewfinder. Take the camera away from your eye, place it in an otherwise impossible position, and snap away. You might be surprised.
I took this to heart and gave it a go. The first few shots ended up looking horrendous, but I think it was only a matter of determining the angle of the dangle needed to get a decent shot.
This morning, I looked out the back door and saw the sunlight reflecting off of my daughter’s bike (which desperately needs to be ridden). Photo number one was a direct shot from the side and looked unimpressive at best. Then Chica’s tip came to mind and I put the camera underneath the back wheel, capturing a pretty good image. The angle is definitely more interesting than the first one.
After a little bit of cropping, burning and sharpening in Photoshop CS2, here’s the final image.
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I read somewhere about a group who set the timer on their cameras and then throw them into the air, apparently producing quirky/pleasing results. I’d be too scared I would drop my camera to risk it. Maybe with a cheap disposable one….
I like this image, it turned out really well :-)
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You can find them on Flickr, I believe it’s called “Camera Toss.” Some of the pics are amazing.
The first one I saw was (and is) incredible. I think it was the catalyst for the idea, or at least it was the photo that gave camera tossing the exposure (no pun intended) it now has.
I actually have been trying that exact technique that you described. It seems that it is very popular in scrapbooking and gives a different perspective. The thing about all this is, I think if we didn’t have digital cameras people would still be pretty sparing about how they take pictures, because of film and development costs. I find it pretty liberating on one hand with the digital camera and overwhelming on the other hand. I have five kids for one and I have a million shots I don’t have a clue what to do with it… Ahh well there are worse problems in the world.
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I couldn’t agree more. My iPhoto library has (or had, since my drive crashed) about 10,000 pictures. (Thankfully, I’m able to recover most if not all.)
I see that Michelle read my “Blogging Fatigue” post. ;-)
Anyway, I’ve tried that technique, and I generally end up with unusable stuff. I think it’s just better to think outside the box to begin with and take aim at things you might otherwise not think to take a picture of. I have lots of those kinds of shots. Who else thinks to take pictures of drywall? ;-)
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If I had the photo at hand, I’d post it right this second, lol. I’ve got plenty. BTW, I despise hanging drywall.
Looks great Pete! You definitely have an eye for art. I would have looked at the bike and thought, ‘dang I forgot to put the bike away, good thing it wasn’t stolen’. haha. Now I’ll have to clean it and oil it.
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Don’t be fooled, I was thinking everything you wrote while I was taking the picture. :)
cool!
Thanks for another great tip. I’ll spill it out… I actually did a small editing in my last WW. Your tips finally got into me. I used the free software PhotoFiltre and did some “Color revive”. That was my first time to do some editing :D
Thanks again. I look forward to getting new ideas from you. :)
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I’ll have to go check it out. I’m happy to hear that I’m helping out in some way! It’s easier than it seems - I’m glad you gave it a try.
Pete,
Aren’t Chica’s tips great. She’s been one of my favorite blogger/Photographers for a while now and I’m going out to buy a marble because of her latest challenge. Good shot BTW.
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Yeah, I really like her site. She’s got it going on! Just posted my marble shots…
That turned out awesome Pete! One other advantage to not looking through the viewfinder is not knowing what the camera will focus on. We tend to want it to focus on one part of the subject, and with not doing that, we sometimes create a depth that would otherwise would not have been seen. :)
Thanks, I noticed that same thing. I was hoping for the rusty bolt to be in focus, but seeing the result, I’m happy that it’s not.
Thanks for the tip!