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What Happens When You
Look Down?
If you take pictures from an adult's eye level, the picture's perspective will likely show the top of their heads, rather than their facial expressions. Also, since perspective is accentuated when zoomed at wide-angle (W), children's heads will be emphasized compared to their bodies. In addition, the ground appears as background resulting in a dull picture. When you squat down so your eyes are level with the child's eyes you will get much better results.
Look Down?
If you take pictures from an adult's eye level, the picture's perspective will likely show the top of their heads, rather than their facial expressions. Also, since perspective is accentuated when zoomed at wide-angle (W), children's heads will be emphasized compared to their bodies. In addition, the ground appears as background resulting in a dull picture. When you squat down so your eyes are level with the child's eyes you will get much better results.
When you take pictures of children, try to shoot from a height that is level with the child's eyes.
Mix it up; you might like what you see. From time to time, zoom all the way out and try taking a picture from a lower than eye-level height. Since perspective is accentuated with the zoom at wide-angle (W), legs will seem longer, giving children a slightly taller, more slender figure. Olympus' compact digital cameras are light and small enough to make it easy to take pictures from very close to the ground without using a viewfinder. Even many Olympus E-System cameras now have Live View screens, which make it simple to shoot from a variety of perspectives.
What Happens When You
Look Down?
If you take pictures from an adult's eye level, the picture's perspective will likely show the top of their heads, rather than their facial expressions. Also, since perspective is accentuated when zoomed at wide-angle (W), children's heads will be emphasized compared to their bodies. In addition, the ground appears as background resulting in a dull picture. When you squat down so your eyes are level with the child's eyes you will get much better results.
Look Down?
If you take pictures from an adult's eye level, the picture's perspective will likely show the top of their heads, rather than their facial expressions. Also, since perspective is accentuated when zoomed at wide-angle (W), children's heads will be emphasized compared to their bodies. In addition, the ground appears as background resulting in a dull picture. When you squat down so your eyes are level with the child's eyes you will get much better results.
