Shooting below the eye-level method can't be considered as one of the subject matter is already at the same level as one's eyes while still standing. A case in point is of these examples of an Indian temple below. The Indian idols adorning the temple's facade are from a height of a 1.7m tall person. Shooting from below eye-level gave the image the angle of a worm's eye view instead. Shot at eye-level Below eye-level     Shot at eye-level Shot at eye-level Subjects that works are plentiful, like the fountains, as seen in the examples above. The first photo was shot from eye-level. At this angle, the fountains looked smaller than those pictured in the second photo. By moving the camera/lens combo to the actual level as the fountains, they became more prominent (and larger) than the results of the first shot. Both were shot at the 35mm focal length. Photos of sporting personalities and other celebrities shot during photo calls for editorial usage and public relations purposes are often photographed with either eye-level and below eye-level style. When shooting below eye-level, you have to be careful as to what lies in the background, as it may include something that may not match the subjects in the photo. For example, for sporting personalities, try to make sure that a rival sponsor's logos will not be visible. This is especially important if you are actually shooting for that sports personality's main sponsor. These photos of Team Yamaha's 500cc GP riders are example of such photo calls, arranged by the media agency of the main sponsor, Marlboro. The first photo, of the GP bikes alone, was shot at below eye-level. In any given day, there is nothing wrong with this type of shot but on that particular day when the bikes were on displayed for the GP media, the circuit was full of logos of another multinational sponsor and part of them could be seen in the background. The second photo, shot at eye-level, blocked all signs relating to them. Shot at below eye-level Shot at eye-level     Shot at below eye-level Shot at eye-level The same thing, too, happened to the second pair of images, now with the riders, Carlos Checa and Max Biaggi, on their respective GP bikes. The first photo has the logo of a rival sponsor in the background. Shooting the same scene again at eye-level made the photo more ideal. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 2001 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 .