Where a photographer is standing in relationship to their subject is called the photographer's vantage point. When beginning in photography, most students tend to make all of their images at eye level. For many images this is appropriate. There comes a time, however, when a photographer needs to mix up their approach. Changing vantage point is an affective way to give the image a greater sense of design, or to present a familiar scene in a new way. So for this assignment, we ask the students to break outside of the vantage point norm. We ask them to find a high spot and look down; we ask them to get low and look up. During this assignment students begin to understand how physical photography is as a medium, as they climb stairs and crawl on the ground in search of that perfect vantage. Here are some examples:
Ben Lozano
Ben Lozano
Erika Marquez
Diana Martinez
Diana Martinez
Deja Richardson
Dolly Rivera
Andrew Vega
Andrew Vega
