A UNIQUE PORTRAIT ANGLE

For exaggerated and dramatic perspectives in photographing people, use a wide angle lens from a low angle. The wider the angle the lens, the more dramatic will be the picture. In the portrait of the carnival participant in Venice (taken on the photo tour I led last February), I used a 14mm wide angle on a full frame sensor.

For the shot of the young lady dressed as a witch at a Medieval event at
Vianden Castle in Luxembourg, I used a 16-35mm lens set to the widest focal length, which was 16mm. This is a very different approach to shooting people, but it can produce compelling results.

For the lady in orange, I used a 14mm again, but in this case she was standing on some steps and that made her seem taller. I was shooting from ground level to achieve this dramatic view that is appealing largely because of the graphic design, the color, and the exaggerated view.