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Thinking At Eye Level
Thinking At Eye Level
By: Cole Worrall
Being eye level in photography is a game changing skill that can alter the appearance of your shots. Locking your focus into the eyes of your subject creates a moment of connection between the subject and the photographer. In that moment you're brought into the world of that subject's life and can see the world through their eyes. This is a great addition to the countless tools a photographer can utilize to create a diverse portfolio of interactive images.
Benefits
Sense of connection
Unique view on the world
Creates a scene
Invites the audience into the image
Disadvantages
Forced to move the lense to the subject's level
Might bring up some situations for camera damage
Could spook the subject
Painting: Self-Portrait | Artist: Vincent Van Gogh | Year (completed): 1887 | Period: Post-Impressionism
The Eye in Art
Throughout history the use of eyes has been a direct connection to a subject's actions or feelings, this same idea applies to photography. A great example would include this portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. Vincents eyes are locked with the audience because of the eye level of the piece, this creates a sense of intensity and connection. You can feel the way Vincent looks just by looking into his eyes and that is the magic of eye level focus.
Review
“Pond Hopper” was an image I took at a little lake in northern WI; it features a frog as the primary subject and utilizes the idea of eye level shooting. As we can see the eyes of the frog almost feel like they're right in front of us and create that sense of connection and dimension I mentioned earlier. The image invites the audience into the view of the world from the frog's eyes and creates a scene, a story if you will, that explains the life of this wonderful little amphibian. So next time you're out there amongst nature taking photos, try out this neat little trick, the results may surprise you!
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