Portrait photography and cutting off limbs

chrisjlee

I've been told not to cut off limbs in portraiture. But i'm curious to what extent.

Obviously, there aren't really set defined rules of photography and composition.

Could anyone enlighten me on such things?

Andy

chrisjlee wrote:

I've been told not to cut off limbs in portraiture. But i'm curious to what extent.

Obviously, there aren't really set defined rules of photography and composition.

Could anyone enlighten me on such things?

cheers chrisjlee, welcome to dgrin

midway between joints or extremities is generally acceptable. i.e. not at the ankle, but in the middle of the shin or thigh. not at the wrist, but mid-forearm. never half a hand, unless specifically designed...

some examples that i think work well:



final print of this had that teeny bit of hand removed

chrisjlee

Thanks for the warm welcome andy.
I've always loved your forum icon (it makes me laught) & adore your work.

That was very helpful advice too.

PeterGar

Yah... good advice. Thanks!