On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >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!
On a slightly different note, I showed the following pic to a colleague: <http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/portraits/images/pic3.html> And he said, "yeah, that's a really nice shot, lovely. It's a great shame that his eye is in such deep shadow, but never mind..." This guy is a cameraman as well. "......." (me literally speechless) As for cropping heads, tails, whatever, I'm a great believer in the 'If the Shoe Fits' theory. If it looks right (to me) it is right. Sorry, but I gotta do it, I gotta quote one of my hero's again here, Jenloup Sieff: I make picture for myself, if someone else likes them, to bad!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
