BDSM PHOTOGRAPHY - Part 2
DIAGONALS AND THINGS ASKEW
Photographs composed head-on, at eye height, and perfectly centered on a perfect 4x6 rectangle, are almost always BORING! This type of framing works best when there is something "askew" (or wrong) in the picture - like someone eating a cheeseburger with their dick hanging out.
Diagonals in a bondage image create power and interest. They convey a sense of motion which actually seems to freeze and anchor your subject in the moment (I hope this makes sense).
What to look for in your erotic image:
Diagonal Lines in the Background
Search out lines - chains, corners, ropes, posts, windows, etc. Move the camera so these appear at an angle. If you want them to flow with your subject then align them the same direction as your subject and the whole picture will look like it's floating away. If you want to create a sense of permanence or grounding, then have your diagonals go "against the grain" and opposite of your subject.
Capture Your Subject on a Diagonal
You are shooting a photograph of someone splayed out on a bondage table. Move the camera to one of the cornersof the table. This point-of-view is diagonal and creates excitement. Most people naturally would walk right up the one of the sides of the table and seeing a picture like that would be comforting. Moving the point-of-view 45 degrees creates visual stimulation.
Get Higher or Lower Than Your Eye Plane
This means don't always shoot at eye level! Try getting on your knees ,on top of something, or higher than your subject. Shooting someone from below creates dominance in the image - and likewise - shooting from above creates submission. This is the reason so many people take such shitty pictures of their pets - they stand way above them and shoot down, belittling them and making them look up. You can use this to your advantage, however, in making a bondage bottom seem belittled (sometimes that is the point!) -especially if they are looking at the camera. I love looking at pictures taken by children (not bondage pics, of course!) because they have no choice but to shoot from a lower perspective and you truly see the world from their eyes.
Highlight Something Unusual
If there something of beauty or uniqueness in the scene? A body part? Gear? An exquisite knot?
Make that the focal point of your photograph.
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I might get back to this post later and fill it out more -- it's difficult to quantify and qualify what comes naturally.
Photographs composed head-on, at eye height, and perfectly centered on a perfect 4x6 rectangle, are almost always BORING! This type of framing works best when there is something "askew" (or wrong) in the picture - like someone eating a cheeseburger with their dick hanging out.
Diagonals in a bondage image create power and interest. They convey a sense of motion which actually seems to freeze and anchor your subject in the moment (I hope this makes sense).
What to look for in your erotic image:
Diagonal Lines in the Background
Search out lines - chains, corners, ropes, posts, windows, etc. Move the camera so these appear at an angle. If you want them to flow with your subject then align them the same direction as your subject and the whole picture will look like it's floating away. If you want to create a sense of permanence or grounding, then have your diagonals go "against the grain" and opposite of your subject.
Capture Your Subject on a Diagonal
You are shooting a photograph of someone splayed out on a bondage table. Move the camera to one of the cornersof the table. This point-of-view is diagonal and creates excitement. Most people naturally would walk right up the one of the sides of the table and seeing a picture like that would be comforting. Moving the point-of-view 45 degrees creates visual stimulation.
Get Higher or Lower Than Your Eye Plane
This means don't always shoot at eye level! Try getting on your knees ,on top of something, or higher than your subject. Shooting someone from below creates dominance in the image - and likewise - shooting from above creates submission. This is the reason so many people take such shitty pictures of their pets - they stand way above them and shoot down, belittling them and making them look up. You can use this to your advantage, however, in making a bondage bottom seem belittled (sometimes that is the point!) -especially if they are looking at the camera. I love looking at pictures taken by children (not bondage pics, of course!) because they have no choice but to shoot from a lower perspective and you truly see the world from their eyes.
Highlight Something Unusual
If there something of beauty or uniqueness in the scene? A body part? Gear? An exquisite knot?
Make that the focal point of your photograph.
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I might get back to this post later and fill it out more -- it's difficult to quantify and qualify what comes naturally.
posted by Lthrbound at 9:30 AM
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