One of the best ways to capture a new perspective on your subject is to get low and aim high, or get above the subject and point the camera down. (moneysense.ca)
Play with negative space if you want to by having the subject be very small towards the bottom of the image and leave room above the subject. (stillbeingmolly.com)
They have a similar directness of description, even in their abstraction, that almost hovers above their subject matter. (painters-table.com)