How to Get an Extraordinary Shot from an Ordinary Spot

The purpose of this project was to find an ordinary place or item, then shoot it in an extraordinary way (or OSES). For my OSES project, I decided to try three different angles/photos. I have an assorted Tea Cup collection I inherited that contains a wonderful group of mismatch cups and saucers. I chose one of the Tea Cup sets to create an OSES picture of. I also had the same idea with my bamboo plant and created a unique OSES picture out of that. My final picture was taken outside. The Daffodils were in bloom outside one of my school buildings and I had the idea to take a picture underneath them. This created a unique OSES shot from, perhaps, an ant’s perspective. Below I have included my set up shots, the original ordinary spot photo, and the final OSES result.

Oses – Tea Cup

Meghan Nelson OSES Setup 02
Meghan Nelson OSES Ordinary Spot 03
Meghan Nelson OSES Tea Cup Ordinary Spot Extraordinary Shot

Oses – Bamboo

Meghan Nelson OSES Setup 01 Ordinary Spot Extraordinary Shot
Meghan Nelson OSES Ordinary Spot 02 Extraordinary Shot
Meghan Nelson OSES Bamboo Ordinary Spot Extraordinary Shot

Oses – Daffodils

Meghan Nelson OSES Setup 03 Ordinary Spot Extraordinary Shot
Meghan Nelson OSES Ordinary Spot 01 Extraordinary Shot
Meghan Nelson OSES Daffodil Ordinary Spot Extraordinary Shot

Check out more amazing OSES shots from fellow photographer Douglas Phan! You can access his blog here.

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