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Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
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"Every artist, was once an amateur"
MLKstudios wrote: If there are any straight lines in the background (ex. a building), then the camera needs to be level to make them straight in the picture. If you stand and hold the camera level, you could cut off their feet and have too much room above.
Matthew
What does that have to do with my original question?
Tilting the camera up or down (to take in the feet for example, will change the focal plane of the sensor relative to the plane of the subject(s) causing distortion (parallax).. the top of the lens may actually be farther from the subjects than the bottom of the lens.. only a small amount but it can drastically change how the image hits the sensor.. By kneeling and keeping the same flat plane, the photographer may be able to get all of everyone in the frame without any distortion.. Whether or not this works in every case depends on the distance from the subjects to the camera, the lens length, and other factors as well..D Thompson wrote:
MLKstudios wrote: If there are any straight lines in the background (ex. a building), then the camera needs to be level to make them straight in the picture. If you stand and hold the camera level, you could cut off their feet and have too much room above.
Matthew
What does that have to do with my original question?
Dave Speicher
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