Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think there are pros and cons to getting down to the child's level. The main con is that so much more background is included, which may often be distracting or irrelevant to the picture. Three examples, which I think each work quite well in their own ways: http://www.robertappleby.com/personal/L024.JPG http://www.robertappleby.com/personal/L120.JPG http://www.robertappleby.com/personal/L114.JPG They all use (and need) a different kind of inclusion/exclusion of the background, which is why the camera is at the height relative to the subject it's at. I'm not a fan of hard and fast rules myself. But looking at my work with kids over the last few years, I notice that the vast majority of shots are at kid level. - -- Rob http://www.robertappleby.com Mobile (Italy) 348 336 7990 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html