I don't know where that rule came from, but it's truly too broad. Cropping the head in many situations adds a tremendous impact to a portrait, allowing the viewer to focus on the facial features.
Tanya, that crop of your middle son is most creative. Good work! shel Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > Bruce and Lon observed: > > Bruce: "...I'm not a huge fan of cropping out part of the head" > > Lon: "I wouldn't change a thing, and this violates one "rule" I've heard of > never to crop a person's head in a portrait." > > Fairygirl says: > > "The best thing to do with rules is to learn them really well, and then to > learn how to break them even better..." > > Here's my middle son, one of my all time favourite pics, still makes me melt > when I see it: > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/heir/kidsgallery.html
