Portrait photography and cutting off limbs

chrisjleechrisjlee Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
edited September 24, 2005 in Technique
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?
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Chris
Detroit Wedding Photography Blog
Canon 10D | 20D | 5D

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    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?

    wave.gif 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:

    4847715-L.jpg

    final print of this had that teeny bit of hand removed
    15643813-L.jpg

    15643765-L.jpg
  • chrisjleechrisjlee Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2005
    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.
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    Chris
    Detroit Wedding Photography Blog
    Canon 10D | 20D | 5D
  • PeterGarPeterGar Registered Users Posts: 294 Major grins
    edited September 24, 2005
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