Changing perspective

Perspective matters. Photography helps us see things from a different perspective. When I take photos, I look to fill my frame with something that isn't usually looked at. Tons of people take photos of flowers. Why wouldn't they? Flowers are gorgeous. I too take a lot of photos of flowers but when I do I try to take the photos from a perspective that people aren't used to.

Another important concept when it comes to perspective is the way in which we look at images. When I first took and placed this image, I first situated this image horizontally. I printed the photo and showed it to one of my instructors. I didn't hand the image to him in any specific fashion, and when he started looking at it he was looking at it from the angle below.

I asked him why he was looking at the photo like this and he said because he liked the way the lines of the petals flowed to the top of the frame. I had never looked at this photo from this perspective. I experienced a change in perspective. 

It's important to look at things from different perspectives. When we do this, we see and learn new things that we wouldn't have before. This is why I take the photos that I do.