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Looking versus looking away

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Capturing our subjects looking away from the camera is one of the oldest tricks in the book to achieve dynamic interesting photos.

On the other hand, a deep piercing look is pure magic, isn’t it? I love the fact that a tiny moment can have such intensity, and I can also appreciate that there was a strong exchange between subject and photographer, that then gets passed along to all viewers, causing emotion and reaction. Because of that evidence of connection, the look straight at the lens represents in many ways why I love photography so much.

So today why don’t you join me and share those shots of deep connection between you and your subjects? Let’s see how you looked at them and how they looked back at you!

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  44. I'm not sure I should be sharing this – everyone else has people – but one of my dog's is very attached to me. If he wasn't so large, he'd sit in my lap and want me to carry him everywhere.

    These were some head shots I cropped out of photos that I took – on the left, he's looking at me with such affection as he waits for me to get done at the kitchen table. In the middle, he was following my hand and looking intently at it (I was trying to avoid a head on shot), and the third was the same. He was so focused on me when I took these!

    http://dogear6.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/heads/

    Nancy
    http://dogear6.wordpress.com/