32. WATCH WHAT YOU CUT OFF
GETTING A FEEL for how you frame your subject and how much of the subject to cut out of the frame is just as much about strategic composition as it is making the subject look like they feel comfortable to the viewer. Sometimes the frame—the four lines making up the visual space of the portrait—can be a distracting factor based on where they are placed in relation to your subject.
There’s no arguing that we use the frame to cut out small or large portions of our subject based on the type of shot we want to achieve. However, one of the most common mistakes I see students and new photographers make is cutting off too little ...
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