Tip because sometimes it’s not about looking into the lens

As you probably know I’m not a big fan of rules in photography. Its an art form and as long as the story is told I’m fine. In fact I think that by breaking the rules often the story can be told much better or more interesting.

One of the things a lot of photographers think is that a model should always look into the lens. However in my opinion you get a much better shot sometimes by letting the model not look into the lens.

As you can see in this shot I think that there is much more tension than if the model would be looking into the lens.

So the next time you shoot. Try to experiment with the way your model looks, you might be surprised by the added layers of story you add to your shot.