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To tilt or not to tilt?
It is quite common for images with models to be intentionally tilted for artistic effect. I have not shot too many tilts intentionally, but have sometimes liked accidental results (and sometimes corrected via PS rotate canvas). What are the guidelines, if any, as to when tiliting "works"? Here is an accidental tilt that both the model (MM 11734) and I ended up liking:  Sep 03 05 08:21 am Link I did it sometimes too... experimented around... not sure... I didn't like how mine came out. Sep 03 05 08:23 am Link i shoot at angles because i can't see straight.. jk. seriously, unless its on purpose the slight tilt thing bugs the hell out of me. Sep 03 05 08:30 am Link Its become my niche... my tilts and angles have garnerd far more work for me than my straight up shots... Several local photographers have since contacted me for pointers... If you intentionally tilt, try shooting from a different perspective as well. Shoot from a spot you wouldnt normally shoot from and tilt... see what happens Have fun Sep 03 05 08:31 am Link it all depends on the pose. Sep 03 05 11:23 am Link It's heavily image content dependent. The closest to a guideline I've seen is to make it straight OR clearly intentionally tilted; when it's off by just a couple of degrees, it usually doesn't look tilted, it looks crooked. Sep 03 05 11:48 am Link Visual Mindscapes wrote: What would be the pose and cons of tilting.... Sep 03 05 11:52 am Link Craig Thomson wrote: For example, if a girl is on her knees leaning forward, if you add a little tilt to it, it gives the image action. Action should always start and end at the corners of an image, but there are exceptions. Sep 03 05 12:04 pm Link This images raises another issue about "cutting off" the tops of heads. I have heard this can be a good thing, but I don't completely understand why. Sep 03 05 01:05 pm Link rp_photo wrote: Cutting off the tops of heads (as well as tilting the camera) are done for compositional and psychological purposes. Pay close attention to the way these techniques make you respond to photos emotionally, not just rationally. Sep 03 05 01:09 pm Link rp_photo wrote: I agree, but that may be just a cropping issue in those examples. Sep 03 05 01:10 pm Link Brian Diaz wrote: I'm numb when looking at these images, no emotion. My main focus in on the white portion of the shirt and wondering why it would be white and not black as the rest of the shirt, from there, I move to the large portion of exposed skin...bla, then to the contrast of the skin to the blue in the jeans... Sep 03 05 01:14 pm Link Hey, I'd like to post a tilted image here and explain why it works better than the same shot straight up, but I'd need to know the BBCode thing. Can any of you shoot me a message explaining how that's done? Thanks.  Nevermind - figured it out,  Sep 03 05 01:25 pm Link I personally have never been a fan of the tilt or "batman angle". To me it looks unnatural. Now if Annie Leibovitz or Partrick Demarchelier start doing then I may change my mind...well not likely... but it is subjective so whatever "rocks" your boat... really sorry about that....just had to Sep 03 05 02:13 pm Link Or, failing that, you can click on this link: http://www.stevesphoto.com/fashion/jpg/6.jpg I think the tilt here's necessary- it fills more of the frame with the subject, gives a feeling of action, and shows off the shoes a bit more. Of course, this is all subjective and ymmv. Sep 03 05 02:20 pm Link steve_bevacqua wrote: Exactly what I said, but some people will never comprehend such things. If they want to shoot straight on, then let them shoot that way. Sep 03 05 03:13 pm Link never tilt!!! If you are on tilt, you will lose money (in a poker game for sure) Sep 03 05 03:25 pm Link I L i k e I t Sep 03 05 03:47 pm Link i have a hard time shooting straight up....it looks like a portrait photog's work..and im not a portrait photog... Sep 03 05 03:48 pm Link if we all thought the same we would all take the same pictures... and y'all would want my car. Sep 03 05 04:07 pm Link https://modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pic_id=42ab717b736e3 tilting makes this shot,,, least compared to the straight up ones from the same series Sep 03 05 04:09 pm Link Cameron Watson wrote: Youre right...great image. Sep 03 05 04:15 pm Link Look at the last few avatars...the tilters have won!! we rule this thread!! HAHA Sep 03 05 04:16 pm Link I just titled haha...for a while, I was tilting too much...so I've backed off a bunch. But I still use it as a technique during my shoots. Sometimes it makes the photo...I dunno...more dramatic? Chris Sep 03 05 04:29 pm Link When you start making fixed rules for your Photos, you're on the best way to make boring pictures. Tilting, cut off heads, extreme cuttings can all be interesting and can also be disasterous. It depends on the picture. Trust your feeling. If you like the picture as it is, tilted or not, leave it that way and forget all the rules. Regards from Cologne Guchot Please forgive my english, it's not my native language. Sep 03 05 04:39 pm Link Guchot wrote: You said it better than many native english peeps, haha...and I agree with you 100% Sep 03 05 04:41 pm Link Guchot wrote: Better english than some Ive seen here. Sep 03 05 04:42 pm Link steve_bevacqua wrote: I think that the tilt adds too much motion/"action" in this one, yes it fits the model better, but the first time I saw it I thought that she was rolling down a slope, Sep 03 05 07:02 pm Link kmwphoto wrote: Most of the time, especially in film, that's the point. Sep 03 05 07:09 pm Link Craig Thomson wrote: If you're numb when looking at images, I'm not sure photography is for you. Sep 03 05 07:10 pm Link xKrysPridex wrote: I can see that. As I said, your mileage may vary. Sep 03 05 08:23 pm Link Brian Diaz wrote: Sorry I am confused...are u referring to film as in motion pictures or still photography? Sep 03 05 09:14 pm Link well personaly I sometimes tilt the camera so i could make the image a little bit more interesting because sometimes shooting the images straight is plain and boring in some cases. "thats all i have to say about that" jejeje im watching forest gumb Sep 03 05 09:49 pm Link kmwphoto wrote: I'm sorry, I meant motion pictures. Sep 04 05 03:11 am Link I "tilt" alot in my work...........my inspiration for this comes from Carol Reeds "THE THIRD MAN" from 1949......I`ve always found it makes for action in some photos and also makes the photographer "think more" I can make my 5' 2" gals look like 5' 8"........tilting is a major part of my style now, and I seem to "tilt" more to the RIGHT as I do LEFT, hummm don`t know why, maybe because I`m right handed? PS I didn`t think though that "tilting" was a common practice among photographers Sep 04 05 10:46 pm Link |
. And the second thought I had of it was that she was just tilting the chair. I think that with this picture you need more reference with backgrounds to show that it's all tilted, not just the chair. 
