Have fun with camera tricks.
Camera tricks are a way to break out of the normal click-and-shoot process of picture taking and allow you to be creative by staging your shots. Most camera tricks involve using several helpers, so you could gather some friends and make a day out of shooting silly photos you can share.
Tiny Dancer
This camera trick uses forced perspective. One person should be placed in the background and one person about 50 feet in front of the first. Have the person in the foreground hold out her hand. Guide the person in the foreground to step forward or back or to move her hand so it looks as the person in the background is standing on her hand. The person in the background can pretend to dance or just act silly while you snap the picture. Play with the poses to get several silly shots.
Unusual Toys
The tiny dancer camera trick can be used on big objects to make them look like toys. Just position a friend in front of a large object such as a car, building or landmark instead of another person. This trick can be particularly fun if you use an object that everyone knows is huge, like a skyscraper, Seattle's Space Needle, the Eiffel Tower or your own house.
Rope Climbing
This trick involves switching places between the horizontal and the vertical. Start by choosing an area with concrete. Lay a rope on the ground and have a person lie beside the rope, grasping it as if he were climbing or dangling from the rope. The photographer should be positioned high above the scene, on a ladder or balcony. The camera should be placed so that it crops the scene and the ends of the rope can't be seen. The resulting photo will make it appear as if the person on the ground was hanging vertically from the rope.
Cliffhanger
The cliffhanger camera trick uses the same concept as the rope-climbing trick. Have a friend lie on the ground but this time have her pretend to be grasping the edge of a building as if she's about to fall. This trick works particularly well on rock or brick patios because the cliffhanger will have edges of brick or rock to grasp.
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