Elevation
There is a distinct difference between angle and perspective. I think of angle as the direction in which I shoot a picture. The perspective is how I tweak the angle. For example, am I shooting down low, up high, or using something in the foreground or background to frame my subject with. Perspective can also be controlled with lens choice. If I choose not to move my feet and shoot a scene with a wide angle, and then shoot the exact same scene with a telephoto, the angle doesn’t change but the perspective changes dramatically between the two lens choices.
This is a photo that I did for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce at their newly renovated office in Frankfort. I had to photograph several members of their board of directors in a relatively small space. So, I brought out a 10-foot ladder to elevate my perspective. I used two White Lightnings with Pocket Wizard remotes and soft boxes on each side of the ladder. I dragged my shutter down to a 30th of a second, on 400 iso. I set my white balance to flash, just to warm it up a bit.
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