Famous Japanese Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai created a series, Thirty Six Views of Mt. Fuji. Hokusai created 36 different Ukiyo-e prints of Mt. Fuji. In a previous blog I wrote about Position and Composition, placing yourself in the right spot and framing the subject. As a subcategory of that thesis Same Structure Different Perspective is intertwined. The two photographs below are of the Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower in Nishi-Shinjuku area of Tokyo, Japan. They are the same structure but showing a different perspective. The first photograph is the outside of the building. The second
was captured from the inside basement floor looking upward. I had photographed this build from afar many times, until one day I decided to get up close. I discovered an outside entrance to the building that led to the basement floor. The staircase spiraled downward three levels below ground. Once I reached the bottom level I looked up and knew this was the shot I wanted. Looking at the subject you are photographing from different vantage points can change the outcome. Often times it will be rewarding.
was captured from the inside basement floor looking upward. I had photographed this build from afar many times, until one day I decided to get up close. I discovered an outside entrance to the building that led to the basement floor. The staircase spiraled downward three levels below ground. Once I reached the bottom level I looked up and knew this was the shot I wanted. Looking at the subject you are photographing from different vantage points can change the outcome. Often times it will be rewarding.
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