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-: Peace.

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I'm Adam Jabari, and this lesson is called We Can Get Down.

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We're going to explore different photographic perspectives.

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Perspective is another way to say point of view.

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It's the way we perceive the world around us.

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Understanding and seeing multiple perspectives

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may give us a broader and deeper understanding.

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Today we're going to do that with cameras.

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As with all photography, we need a source of light.

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Where does your light come from?

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You'll need your camera, a smartphone

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or a tablet with a camera app is perfect for this practice.

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Also have pen and paper available

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to write down your ideas.

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And finally, choose an object as the subject

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of your photography today.

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It can be a piece of fruit, or a flower.

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It's important that it has depth.

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A flat object is not recommended for this practice.

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Let's begin with three deep breaths.

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Sit up nice and tall, heart forward, crown high.

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Take a deep inhale, in through your nose.

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(inhales)

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Into your belly.

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And exhale slowly from your nose.

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Take a hand and place it over your belly

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and another one over your heart.

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Take another deep inhale through your nose.

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(inhales)

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And slow exhale from your nose.

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(exhales)

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Let's do that once more together.

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Deep inhale and exhale through your nose.

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(inhales)

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(exhales)

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Thank you.

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Think about a time where you thought about something one way

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and then later on gained a greater perspective,

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or a different point of view on the same thing.

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You might think about what you thought about

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five years ago versus where you are today.

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Who helped you gain and broaden your perspective?

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How did you see that subject or idea differently,

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or through another person's eyes?

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When we're able to see something

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from another's point of view, that's called empathy.

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And empathy helps all of us connect.

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So have you chosen your object

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to be the subject of your photographic exploration today?

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I chose a spray can.

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This is a piece of art by B-mike,

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an artist and activist based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Place your object on any flat surface.

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When we think about perspective in photography,

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generally in photography, we align our camera

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at eye level with our subject.

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That might mean putting it right down at the eye line

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and taking the picture there.

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(camera clicks)

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We can also explore a lot of different other perspectives.

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For example, you can look at your subject from above.

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(camera clicks)

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This is called a bird's-eye view.

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You can also look at your subject from below.

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This is called a worm's eye view.

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And it's always great to move around

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and about your subject to see how it looks

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from different angles.

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You can change the orientation of your camera,

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going from portrait, 
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to landscape, 
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maybe even at an angle.

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Play around looking and exploring your subject,

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your object from many different perspectives.

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Give it a try.

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American filmmaker Hiro Murai said,

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"I think empathy is kind of key

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"to all storytelling."

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As you go throughout your day,

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try to practice empathy and seeing things

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from someone else's point of view.

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Thank you for sharing this time with me.

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Let's close with one deep breath together.

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(inhales)

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(exhales)

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I'm Adam Jabari.

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Peace.

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