Perspective & Leading Lines

*shot on iPhone*

Perspective. That is how people see the image they are about to take.  



A bit simple, but for us it works in this quick guide for better cell phone pictures.


The whole of a picture depends on the image's perspective.  A portrait of a person should usually be take on head on and focused on the eyes.

However, changing up the perspective you can add much more emotion from the image.  

*shot on 35mm film *

Like from downwards and up to the subject you make the person look bigger and have that much more of a presence in the image.  


Something like this black and white example is good to show how the image becomes more serious when we look up at the subject.

*shot on mirrorless camera *

Next, in this quick tips we are gonna point out what is called leading lines.  Leading lines are vitally important because they help tell a better story for the image.  When taking pictures the can be physically there or implied.  In these examples I made it much easier by picking two cell phone examples that have clear and visible lines 

*shot on Android* 

*shot on iPhone*

Although, not always visible, there is a such thing as implied lines.  Those are the leading lines in an image that get created by shadows, arms, or even cats scurrying all in the same direction.  They are as the name says, implied.  They help move the eye in a specific direction.

*shot on Android*