29. CHECK YOUR ANGLE
THERE’S QUITE A bit about photography that has interpretive value. The height, or angle, from which you photograph your portrait subject can often convey subjective characteristics about him. Subjective as it may be, the angle of a portrait does typically imply certain meanings that should be well considered when photographing people.
Shooting from a lower angle than your subject has several effects (Figure 29.1). First, it visually makes your subject appear taller and generally larger. The second you dip below your subject’s eyeline, you position the image viewer under her. This effect is heightened as your focal length becomes ...
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