In some cases, we want to elongate the legs and add to the overall height of our subject. However, you can also use foreshortening to help diminish a part of the body that is too long or distracting. In the bottom image to the right, I shot from a lower perspective. This not only brought me down to the child’s level, it also allowed me to foreshorten his upper legs and make the lower half of his body appear disproportionate to his upper body.
