Shel,
Two of the shots featured in the "portraits" section of
my site (URL below) show some of the cropping you
mention.
Doug
Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Over the past few months, when watching movies, I
noticed that
> a lot of shots, especially tight head shots and
> head-and-shoulders shots, were made in such a way that
a portion
> of the top of the subjects' heads were cut off. The
more I
> looked at those shots, the more it seemed that
cropping in that
> manner lent something very positive to the image.
>
> A couple of days ago I received a copy of Larry
Bartlett's book
> on B&W printing, and observed that many of the
portraits
> exhibited the same cropping. Some were cropped in the
camera,
> and others were cropped during printing, allowing
before and
> after comparisons. In all cases, the shots cropped
with a
> portion of the top of the head missing appeared to be
stronger
> images.
>
> How many of you head-and-shoulders shooters crop this
way? I
> was shooting the street yesterday, and decided to
experiment
> with that cropping technique in aa few instances.
Damned if the
> viewfinder image didn't seem stronger when getting in
close. I
> guess it allows for greater emphasis on facial
features. IAC,
> I'm going to continue exploring that technique.
> --
> Shel Belinkoff
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> My best work is often almost unconscious
> and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it."
> -Sam Abel; "Stay This Moment"
>
Ashwood Lake Photography
http://www.alphoto.com
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