Celebrated my 30th b-day on Monday by enjoying a beautiful day in the city (San Francisco). Chad and I both had the day off and the kids stayed with grandma for the day. We spent the afternoon by the Ferry Building and walked out on the pier that over looks the bay bridge. There were not very man people around and when I asked a older gentleman to take a picture of us, it didn't turnout very well so i decided to prop the camera on my bag leaning slightly upward and had it timed for a shot. I love this picture..... Here is a rule that I learned when cutting off people's body parts in a picture.
1. Never cut at the joints (elbow, knee etc.)
2. When cutting the head, never cut directly on the neck line.
3. When cutting the body, never cut exactly on the waist line.
4. When cutting a face, never cut half of the face, do less than or more than half. This works vertically or horizontally.
I have always followed this rule and most of the time I have a successful body cutting picture...ha ha. Also, try using this cutting technique when cropping photos... it works just as well.
On another note... just purchased Adobe Lightroom II, which is a great tool for digital photographers and love it. By using this product, you are able to adjust digital photos in a professional way.
