People Anime Matsuri, Round the Last

Anime Matsuri, Round the Last · 10:11 AM

These are of a friend of mine (red hair, purple robe) and her friends. I felt more comfortable moving them around and taking more time to set up the shots than I did with strangers.

oculus · 04-12-2015, 11:02 AM

I wonder if it is such a good idea to cut off the legs? maybe either torso and up shots, or full body shots? These seem oddly incomplete because of the slicing of the body below the knee.

MadMathMind · 04-12-2015, 11:22 AM

I was trying to highlight both the costume and the person. There's no style guide for that one. Portraits generally try to highlight the face and fashion shots highlight the clothes. Here, the knees are where the costume stops being interesting: just boots for the girl in blue and pink socks for the girl in purple.

I took full-body shots too:

They definitely feel less personal because of the distance.

The group shot was more of an accident. The girls are actually stepping on someone as a joke. They lined up for that shot for someone else and I still had my 50mm lens on my camera. That was the only shot I could get--that's why the arms are cut off on the sides. The facial expressions were just so natural and delightful that I had to keep the shot, even though it is not optimally framed.

oculus · 04-12-2015, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by MadMathMind

They definitely feel less personal because of the distance.

I agree. Thanks for the clarification.

fredralphfred · 04-12-2015, 10:02 PM

I wasn't bothered by the "calf-up" shot at first glance. When I looked at it again, it still doesn't seem that weird to me. I notice no problems whatsoever with the girl in the full dress -- it seems a natural cut-off. A bit less so for the ladies in boots or (thigh-high?) socks, but even so, I'm not sure I'd want to lose the detail up top unless I was missing some really spectacular boots.

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04-12-2015, 11:02 AM	#2
oculus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 518	I wonder if it is such a good idea to cut off the legs? maybe either torso and up shots, or full body shots? These seem oddly incomplete because of the slicing of the body below the knee.

04-12-2015, 11:22 AM	#3
MadMathMind Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,717 Original Poster	I was trying to highlight both the costume and the person. There's no style guide for that one. Portraits generally try to highlight the face and fashion shots highlight the clothes. Here, the knees are where the costume stops being interesting: just boots for the girl in blue and pink socks for the girl in purple. I took full-body shots too: They definitely feel less personal because of the distance. The group shot was more of an accident. The girls are actually stepping on someone as a joke. They lined up for that shot for someone else and I still had my 50mm lens on my camera. That was the only shot I could get--that's why the arms are cut off on the sides. The facial expressions were just so natural and delightful that I had to keep the shot, even though it is not optimally framed.

04-12-2015, 02:26 PM	#4
oculus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 518	Originally posted by MadMathMind They definitely feel less personal because of the distance. I agree. Thanks for the clarification.

04-12-2015, 10:02 PM	#5
fredralphfred Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orting, WA Posts: 252	I wasn't bothered by the "calf-up" shot at first glance. When I looked at it again, it still doesn't seem that weird to me. I notice no problems whatsoever with the girl in the full dress -- it seems a natural cut-off. A bit less so for the ladies in boots or (thigh-high?) socks, but even so, I'm not sure I'd want to lose the detail up top unless I was missing some really spectacular boots.