The results are in for my fun–and certainly not scientific–poll asking photographers whether a subject in a photo should point toward the left or toward the right.
This survey was inspired by a question featured in my Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter, which focused on the recommendation that in bird photography it is best to have the bird facing left rather than right.
My answer in part explained that I personally find that I prefer the subject facing right rather than left, so I was a little amused to find that those who think the subject should face left were in the minority (less than 18%!). Or maybe I influenced the responses by stating my preference in my answer?
In any event, without further ado, here are the survey results:
