Shoot 8
Feet can be incredibly useful in so very many scenarios. The list is nearly endless. But when it comes to posing, they can just as often be an element that requires a surprising amount of attention. In this case, I was photographing this adorable subject while we were both lying down on the hardwood floor, facing each other. I was holding the camera away from my face, taking turns shooting from each side so that she was looking at me each way, testing out the best look. There are a lot of advantages to shooting this way, but in this case it made it seem like she was smiling at someone off camera, a look that I’ve always liked.
Even though this is a clean and simple shot, there is a big problem: a foot is growing out of her head. Or at ...
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