The lowest POV possible
by Julia Giannopoulos
My technique is as follows: as I’m traversing the streets I’m looking for an area that will both provide an abundance of people while also providing an interesting backdrop from the view of the lowest POV possible.
I attempt to find buildings, bridges and people besides the subject(s) I’m focusing on in order to provide an additional visual aesthetic to the image. Once I’ve found the area I’m wanting to shoot in I wait for a subject. Once a subject has been found I crouch down as low as possible, place the end of my camera on the ground and angle it up in order to approximate the area in which the subject is coming from.
My main camera is a Ricoh GR iii. For this technique, I also employ the use of the Ricoh GW-4 wide-angle conversion lens which increases the field of view from 28 mm to 21mm. A wide-angle lens enables one to capture a unique perspective while allowing you to capture the structure and or people in the background. I use continuous shooting at the Ricoh GR iii’s 10 FPS in order to obtain the best shot possible
I’m a NYC/ NJ street photographer living in New Jersey.
I’m 54 years old and have been shooting street photography for the past two and a half years. My photographic journey began when I was five years old when my mother purchased an inexpensive Kodak instamatic camera.
I’m also a watercolourist and have sold my paintings of historical Helena Montana architecture while living there for sixteen years.
