Shel, I find it hard to believe that you think that the purpose of a photo it to 
flatter.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

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L�hett�j�: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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P�iv�: 08. tammikuuta 2004 1:24
Aihe: Re: 50mm Pentax Screwmount


>Didn't object to the 50mm, just that it was too close.  Very unflattering, IMO ...
>the nose is way out of proportion to the rest of the face.  Looking at it again
>there's something unsettling about it ... it's subtle, but it looks like the angle
>of the head is skewed just a scosh, and that adds a certain tension that's not
>appropriate for this type of portrait.
>
>graywolf wrote:
>
>> Well I have some problems with it too. Focus seems to be on the cheek well
>> forward of the eyes. It is a square picture, is it heavily cropped or did he lie
>> about the format? However, I have no problem with the focal length, most 35mm
>> shooters use is too long a lens for portraits anyway. I will admitt it is about
>> as short as I would go though.
>>
>


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