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Hi Wayylander:
Welcome to Shuttertalk.
When I am doing portraits of people, I always try to shoot from eye level or higher. I find that women (and men) look better in my opinion from that perspective. I always feel that when someone looks down on me, there is a sense that the person is superior to the viewer, and this hurts the sense of intimacy that you want to develop with the viewer.
For men, I try to shoot at eye level - this removes any issues with bald spots and a sense that the man is in an inferior pose with respect to the viewer. For women, I tend to shoot from *slightly* above the eye level. This highlights the eyes, hair, jewelry, and shoulders of the model.
With your shot, I would also work to get a more dramatic lighting scheme in place. The lighting on your daughter's face is very flat - if you had the light coming more from one side than the other, it would add much more drama/mystery to the scene and accentuate her dramatic look.
Anyway - just my $.02. Once again, welcome to Shuttertalk.
(This post was last modified: Dec 5, 2008, 22:50 by
paskelius.)