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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-17-2010, 02:32 PM
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I agree; a good deal of photos that I have seen are just accidental shots that turned out to be amazing photos. I too have used this concept for awhile and I have come away with some amazing looking photos that just blow me away.
I think photos like this work well because it gives the viewer a completely different view on the subject in the photograph. That is the challenge today with a lot of photographers because some areas have had so many photos taken of them that it is difficult to walk away with a photo that is really original. By holding the camera above your head or placing it on the ground you are giving the viewer a whole new prospective. This by nature will capture the interest of many and your photo will likely be liked by the people that view it.
However, this has become more of a challenge for me because now I really like to use manual focus lenses. This makes blind shots very difficult as you can clearly see that without looking through the viewfinder I cannot focus on the subject. This then ruins the blind shot because I will then probably shift something that I would consider to be better and the whole interesting shot is now gone. So that is the only downside I can see in using manual lenses, however, I do have one auto focus lens and I love what I can do with it when I decide to use it for blind photography.
This technique is very fun to use and experiment with and I would highly recommend giving it a shot to see what you guys can come up with. It takes your mind out of the equation and sometimes you will end up with some really amazing photographs.
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