Need help with camera settings!

[OhioCooner]

Originally Posted by firediver

My biggest pet peeve is when the photographer stands way too far away from the subject.

That bugs me also. I like to fill the frame but also leave a border so to speak, that way you're not cutting off the top of their head, etc.
If you want to make a Buck look even bigger look up on it from a downward angle. And if possible have a light background, like a clear blue sky.