Which cropping looks better?

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[Johnson]

as opposed to a head tilt to the "masculine" shoulder...

[Johnson]

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[Puke]

6. Make sure to never have an expression on YOUR face you don't want to have on the client's face in the portrait.

This is a weird one. But I guess it makes sense. If I was laughing then my subject would also usually be laughing. Maybe it just sounds weird when reading it. I'm thinking of having my face scrunched into the view-finder and imagining the subject doing the same. That would just be bizarre.

The one's about having the body not square in frame seems silly to me. I would think that the subject would dictate the pose. Maybe I've just never thought about it. I don't really like rules. I feel that every picture is unique and calls for it's own unique set-up.

[Puke]

I also don't like the person looking directly in to the lens much. Just my personal taste.

[Johnson]

I just found this... Sort of an illustrated guide... had some extra stuff... but it's pretty good

http://lumitouch.com/benstudiotutorial/rules.html

[Puke]

I just found this... Sort of an illustrated guide... had some extra stuff... but it's pretty good
http://lumitouch.com/benstudiotutorial/rules.html

Cool. I'll bookmark and read this.
I've studied more about nature and basic techniques. Humans aren't my main subject of choice.
It's always good to broaden ones horizons though.