{"id":42279,"date":"2017-03-05T23:18:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T07:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?page_id=42279"},"modified":"2017-04-11T20:04:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T03:04:24","slug":"tilt-head","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/tilt-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Tilt Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To make a more engaging portrait; have your subject tilt their head:<\/p>\n<h2>John the Baptist Tilt Head<\/h2>\n<p>Note the tilt of his head:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/tilt-head\/1-27\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2.jpg?fit=1500%2C1621&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1621\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2.jpg?fit=800%2C865&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-42335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2-800x865.jpg?resize=800%2C865\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2.jpg?resize=800%2C865&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2.jpg?resize=768%2C830&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-2.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/tilt-head\/2-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C1621&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1621\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2-1.jpg?fit=800%2C865&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-42336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2-1-800x865.jpg?resize=800%2C865\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2-1.jpg?resize=800%2C865&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C830&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/leonardo-composition\/1-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C1942&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1942\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-1.jpg?fit=800%2C1036&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-42319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-1-800x1036.jpg?resize=800%2C1036\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-1.jpg?resize=800%2C1036&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Madonna con Bambino by Carlo Crivelli<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/tilt-head\/sony-dsc-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-1.jpg?fit=2304%2C3327&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2304,3327\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Florian Prischl\/Wikimedia Commons, released into the public domain&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSLR-A100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1185192337&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;I, Florian Prischl, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SONY DSC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SONY DSC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-1.jpg?fit=800%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-1.jpg?resize=2304%2C3327\" alt=\"Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino.jpg\" width=\"2304\" height=\"3327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-1.jpg?w=2304&amp;ssl=1 2304w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-1.jpg?resize=800%2C1155&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1109&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/tilt-head\/sony-dsc-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilt-eye-small-Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-copy.jpg?fit=2304%2C3327&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2304,3327\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Florian Prischl\/Wikimedia Common&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSLR-A100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1185148800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;I, Florian Prischl, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SONY DSC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SONY DSC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilt-eye-small-Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-copy.jpg?fit=800%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilt-eye-small-Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-copy.jpg?resize=2304%2C3327\" alt=\"tilt eye- small - Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino copy.jpg\" width=\"2304\" height=\"3327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilt-eye-small-Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-copy.jpg?w=2304&amp;ssl=1 2304w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilt-eye-small-Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C1155&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilt-eye-small-Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-copy.jpg?resize=768%2C1109&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilt-eye-small-Carlo_Crivelli_-_Madonna_con_Bambino-copy.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/john-the-baptist\/\">full composition of John the Baptist<\/a> by Leonardo da Vinci.<\/p>\n<h2>Venus:<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42286\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/tilt-head\/venus-sandro_botticelli_-_la_nascita_di_venere_-_google_art_project_-_edited\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venus-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg?fit=2000%2C1256&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1256\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venus &amp;#8211; Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venus-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg?fit=800%2C502&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venus-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg?resize=2000%2C1256\" alt=\"venus - Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venus-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venus-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg?resize=800%2C502&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venus-Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg?resize=768%2C482&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this famous painting of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, note how Venus&#8217; head is tilted:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42284\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/tilt-head\/tilted-head-venus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilted-head-venus.jpg?fit=2000%2C2204&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2204\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tilted head venus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilted-head-venus.jpg?fit=800%2C882&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilted-head-venus.jpg?resize=2000%2C2204\" alt=\"tilted head venus.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilted-head-venus.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilted-head-venus.jpg?resize=800%2C882&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tilted-head-venus.jpg?resize=768%2C846&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make a more engaging portrait; have your subject tilt their head: John the Baptist Tilt Head Note the tilt of his head: Madonna con Bambino by Carlo Crivelli The full composition of John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci. Venus: In this famous painting of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, note how Venus&#8217; head is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42335,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42279","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}