Perspectives

There are four main perspectives that can be used in photography. The first one is a normal viewpoint, which is the perspective that we normally see the world. It creates a familiar and relatable perspective. The next viewpoint is the bird’s-eye view. This viewpoint is when the camera is placed above the subject to create an arial sort of photo. This perspective helps create a new higher perspective. Worm’s-Eye view is another viewpoint. This view is when your camera looks up at the subject to create a photo. This perspective creates a unique, lower perspective that makes the subject more powerful. Lastly, their is the POV perspective. This is a viewpoint where you create a photo that has a subjects perspective present. This affect creates a storytelling and immersive photo.


In this post you will see how I used all four perspectives to explore different subjects and find unique photo opportunities.


The Four Perspectives Used in Action


©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/125sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-200 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:34:54
Normal Viewpoint
©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/50sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-500 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:34:05
Bird’s-Eye View
©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/50sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-800 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:36:22
Worm’s-Eye View
©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/60sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-200 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:35:47
POV

©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/50sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-800 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:27:05
Normal Viewpoint
©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/50sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-500 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:26:29
Bird’s-Eye View
©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/50sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-400 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:27:29
Worm’s-Eye View
©Sophia Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi Exposure: 1/40sec @ f/3.2 and ISO-800 Taken: 2025-11-04 15:29:41
POV

©Sophia Camera: iPhone 13 Exposure: 1/216sec @ f/1.6 and ISO-40 Taken: 2025-11-06 16:58:28
Normal Viewpoint
©Sophia Camera: iPhone 13 Exposure: 1/99sec @ f/2.4 and ISO-100 Taken: 2025-11-06 16:59:12
Bird’s-Eye View
©Sophia Camera: iPhone 13 Exposure: 1/276sec @ f/1.6 and ISO-40 Taken: 2025-11-06 16:57:30
Worm’s-Eye View
©Sophia Camera: iPhone 13 Exposure: 1/97sec @ f/2.4 and ISO-320 Taken: 2025-11-06 16:59:46
POV

Featured Image

©Sophia Camera: iPhone 13 Exposure: 1/276sec @ f/1.6 and ISO-40 Taken: 2025-11-06 16:57:30

This photo is my featured image because I like how the worm’s-eye view creates depth in the photo. Also since I took this photo during fall, I love how the leaves on the ground create a beautiful foreground to the photo. I also love how the sky mimics the colors of the leaves on the ground.

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