Originally Posted by
Manfred M
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No, the crop is just about perfect. It's not on a joint, so it works quite well.
Agreed. If I were not printing this shot, I would have cropped the white part harder or perhaps burned it down hard or even toned it with the background colour. I may have another go at it when I get home again and do a reprint.
This is more of an environmental shot and part of what I wanted to show is how much the house has warped and settled. The effect might not have worked out quite as well as I had hoped.
When it comes to portraiture, there is no need or use to aim for verticals or horizontals as the subject is the person and enhancing certain body parts is accomplished by not shooting with the camera level. Shooting down will accentuate the bust, shooting up will accentuate the legs and neck. Ignore the "rules" of shooting architecture and urban landscapes, they don't necessarily apply. In fact they make for boring shots.
Given the camera to subject distance, there should be no noticeable distortion on the subject. The wall and door which were a lot closer, yes, there is plenty of distortion and that is something I did on purpose. Based on the comments, it did not work the way I had hoped.
My normal "go to" lens for portraiture on a FF body is the 70-200mm lens. The house / room was a bit tight, so I did end up going to the 24-70mm; it is not the ideal lens for this type of shooting.