A photo flattens shapes so that you see line, as opposed to volume---2D rather than 3D. In addition, the camera with its one eye erases depth and warps perspective by compressing depth of field into a very shallow plane. In my Highland pony sketch, the length of the pony's foreshortened barrel is lost and the pony thus looks too "punchy". I am at a loss as to how to fix this because I have no live drawings to refer to. The lesson here: draw from life where possible and by default, instead of relying on the camera. Sketch live to record the essentials--shape, volume, gesture---and use the camera to collect details that will be filled in later.
Meanwhile, I'm thinking this pony would make a lovely subject for a linocut.
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