When I take pictures of her from above or straight on, I find that I can't get a sense of her expression or personality, which makes the picture look boring to me.īut when I've gotten below her and snapped the picture while aiming up, I can see her explorative nature and the way she uses her environment to feel bigger, like perching on top of a rock on the edge of a creek. Yüyan's example reminded me of how I photograph my small dog when we're outside. "We rarely get down below a child's height to look up at the world, and that perspective can be magical." But shooting from beneath the child's eye level looking up can show the layers of the person and whatever is above them. "One good criterion is seeing how much depth an angle will show in a photograph," Yüyan said.įor example, he said when photographing a child, an angle looking down at the kid will typically come out flat and boring. I thought this was an important point that I never thought about before, but it left me wondering how to tell which angle makes the strongest shot. "The same applies to making any other kind of photo." "It becomes a habit to use the phone at just eye level, but if you watch someone who is good at selfies you can see they are always moving the phone around - up, down and around to try better angles," he said. To find the perfect angle, Yüyan said to start by considering the ways shooting with a lightweight, thin object can open up the realm of possibilities. The author photographs her dog from different angles in New York.
So stick around in one location, take tons of pictures, and "make room for life to unfold in front of your lens," he said. "Good photographs come from deep observation, and the muses reward those who slow down, stop running from place to place, and immerse themselves in the specific place and moment," he said. This allowed me to make pictures that had light I found to be stunning, including the rainbow, the sun beaming through the tree, and a shot of a red-hued moon dimed behind a cloud on a rooftop in Brooklyn, New York. In the photos above, I spent between one and five hours at each location. "You should do the same with your phone."Īccording to Yüyan, spending a long time shooting in one location allows you to find optimal lighting and interesting backdrops, as well as to truly immerse yourself in the environment. "The real secret of professional photographers is we shoot a lot, and then edit it down to just one or two " Yüyan told Insider. IPhone snapshots from around the US where the author waited for optimal light and striking backgrounds.įrom capturing a rainbow in Salt Lake City to rays of sunlight shining through a tree in my Brooklyn neighborhood, I think staying in one location for long periods of time has served me well while shooting with my phone, just as Yüyan advised me. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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