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A trick to photographing interiors so your perspective looks right is to crouch down a bit and have the camera lens at what would be about mid-chest level instead of standing fully upright and holding the camera up to your face

I think I can say that I'm making progress toward getting to 12 cm. Although I am not there yet, I have decided to take a different tack towards getting there. Instead of going for long distance in lower shoes, I have found that wearing higher shoes for shorter distances has gotten me somewhere. I put on a pair of 10.5 cm pumps yesterday morning and walked a mere 1.6 km, same as I did last week. After about 400 m, I found that I got into a rhythm and they felt much more natural. After that, I put on these mauve patent 10.5 cm pumps for church, and I wound up wearing them the entire day with no problems. I didn't get a chance to snap my usual picture with the tripod and the remote, so I had my son take this photo in the garage after we came back from grocery shopping. Now I know why I keep the tripod about half a meter tall for taking these shoe photos. You can't really see my shoes when he's standing up full height, can you?

I’m impressed! That thing is huge! My musical talent is limited to playing the iPad, which I do rather well, even in 12cm stilettos!

I got the chance to play with the high school pep band at a basketball game Friday night. I elected to play tuba, because they didn't have any tuba players--I was the only one. So I had to drag out the tuba and play it a little bit every day all last week to regain my chops. Yes, I know the thing is huge--it's probably more of a three-ba than a tuba. At any rate, I elected to wear much flatter shoes than I would normally wear, just because I had visions of falling down the stairs at the high school gym while carrying that monster. My friend from church was at the game for some reason, and sneaked up behind me while I was carrying the tuba back to the band room just to tell me that she noticed I had lost a few inches of heel for this gig. You cannot actually see me in this band picture, but you can see my bell!

Go-go boots certainly evoke an era - one that was bright, colourful and optimistic. For those of us who love fashion boots they were also a major cultural stepping stone. When Andre Courreges came out with the go-go boots in 1964 he very neatly tapped into the mod Sixties zeitgeist - the space age was one of his influences - and his sassy white boots became one of the defining looks of the decade. Boots were also given a basic boost by Roger Vivier who reimagined a 17th century musketeers cuissardes as the modern thigh boot in 1963, and by Nancy Sinatra whose hit These Boots Were Made for Walking in 1965 boosted boot sales dramatically on both sides of the Atlantic. By the end of the decade boots were a fashion staple for empowered women and they've remained so ever since. And yes go-go boots typically had lower heels - about twi inches and some even lower. I think Correges original go-go boots had pretty much standard heels of an inch or so. My attraction to them is not for their heels but for their styling and their evocation of an era and because when I was a kid and saw them being worn I really, really wanted a pair. I've never bought myself any because I can't find nice ones, alas - I'd be happy to do so if I could, but the only ones I find are in costume shops. There is too, as you point out, a difficulty in figuring out what to pair them with. Back in the 60s it tended to be mini skirts but I wear jeans and have not figured how I can make that work with shiny white patent go go boots!

Yeah, we are guilty of dressing-up-our-infant thing. We dressed her up as a turtle and took her to the local lake and snapped a few pictures. She never turned her head towards the camera, but photographing infants can be like that. Sadly with her infant heels, we never got a picture of her wearing them and she outgrew them quickly. It is funny though because she is now twelve and still loves her blanket. She takes it everywhere, it always being in her backpack. But having lost an infant once, I don't care. I don't care if she lugs her blanket down the aisle as she is getting married. If it makes her feel secure, what do I care. There are a lot worse things in the world she could always want.

Thanks for the response! Even though we may disagree on go-go boots, I do appreciate when anyone does offer a differing opinion/view point as it reminds me that others have a great reason for doing so. Just to clarify my point, I have always viewed go-go boots as less than a 3" heel (maybe closer to 2"). Thus, we could probably have a new discussion as to what constitutes a pair of go-go boots! Also, are your boots all solid colors, or do you have some with a pattern design?

Giege, I have to disagree with you disapproval of go-go boots. I like them very much and I have them in a rainbow of colors. I do not consider them as go-go boots of the 60" and 70". I just like to wear them because they are very comfy to walk in with the 3-1/2" small block heels, which brings me to the point of agreeing with you on the small block heels of which most of my heels are, both boots and shoes. I do have a few pairs of stilettos which I wear very little of. Happy Heeling, bluejay

I wanted to chime in here on a few points. First, Go-go boots. I have never been a fan of them as they are so much associated with a specific time period - the 60s. The have seemingly survived for many decades afterwards for reasons I am not sure I could determine or understand. Not that I am complaining or the like, but to me, they are very much part of the "younger crowd" from a by-gone era. Go-go boots, like any object, have their place in history and breaking that association may be very hard to do regardless of how styles and attitudes change. I conducted a quick search for modern go-go boots and regardless with what they were pared, trying to see them in the context of contemporary fashion is hard to do. This is not to say that they cannot or should not worn with current fashion, but, more so, doing so may take supreme styling ability. I would suspect that some of those who wear go-go boots now do so with an appreciation of the time when they were in their heyday. Again, speaking only for myself, they are not for me as they truly define an era where fashion trends and styling were very different. I think the pumps in question are the Nine West Etta, of which I have pair in black, and they are rather comfortable. The heel on these, as seen in the photo, has little, if any, curve to it when compared to the shoe next to it. In a practical sense, the Etta pumps are really no different that any other stiletto pump I have worn. I would tend to believe that the setting of the heel bit back is more of a structural concern than a walking issue. Although I love the lines of the "classically" angle heel, I am also a fan of the modern straight down heel as it is beautiful update to a classic. This is not to suggest that all different takes on the heel are of the same beauty. I am not a fan of the cone shape or others similar styles, particularly those that are highly embellished, are triangular, or are an upside down cone. @higherheels I have to most politely disagree with you about the block heels. I prefer block heels to stilettos as the former offer greater stability and for me, comfort when walking. Stilettos have a time and place to be worn but given the choice, I would go with a block over a stiletto. Likewise, block heels offer much less of a possibility of getting caught in a crack or pavement irregularity than stiletto heels. As previously noted, I do not care for many styles of block heel but believe that, for the most part, they are more practical than a stiletto. I would say that about 90% of my heels are of a block heel style. Just to add to the argument that not all heels are beautiful, I submit this photo as proof of that point (I am not the person in the photo). I cannot imagine that they are comfortable for the slightest degree of walking.

Here is a type of heel I can't stand. You see it alot on Steve Madden shoes. They look oddly out of place. And I don't like shape either. They remind me of that springy door stop you find on the wall.

These are smoking hot heels….. You look great in them…. Would have loved to see you walk in them!!

I love it! People dress their infants up al the time in outfits, especially "mommy $ me". You just took it to another (artistic) level. These should be prized photos in her baby book.

I think that were a kind of special group - in terms of interest, passion and knowledge when it comes to heels. We’re far more likely to notice nuance and subtle differences than the average heel wearer

People should really mind their own business.

Apparently nobody here likes the modern block heel, I wonder who does. Maybe the ones who usually don't like heels? 😀 @mlroseplant I didn't even realize that all/most of the well known Louboutin models have a setback heel until you mentioned it! I think all styles have their own beauty, but my favorite is the one with a little curve. In regards to walking I also can't feel a difference. Maybe in a direct comparison of two identical models with a different heel.

@CrushedVamp I can totally imagine the people's reactions. Sure it's not common for a baby to wear heels, but as you say they were just for fun and she couldn't walk anyway. There are so many other things that parents put on their babys just for their own fun and why not, as long as it doesn't hurt the baby it's fine in my opinion.

Ok, let's talk about more pleasant things, then. I ran across a picture I took over four years ago depicting a "setback" heel vs. one that curves to the front somewhat. Shown in the front of this photo is a true setback heel, which comes straight down to the floor from the back of the shoe. At the back of the photo is a curved, traditional shaped heel. I don't know if it has a special name. This is the style that I believe @luvmaryjanez likes the most. In the middle of the photo is something in between, which is what 90% of the stilettos I own are. Some say that setback heel is simply there to make the heel appear taller than it actually is, and I suppose it's true. Our favorite Christian Louboutin certainly took advantage of this illusion, to his great success. CL makes very few shoes where the heel doesn't come straight down from the back of the shoe, and most makers have followed suit. I prefer a little curvature, but do not necessarily prefer the 1960s style of more extreme curvature. Steve Madden lets you have it either way. My favorite Daisie pumps have a slight curve to the heel, whereas the Vala model has a straight, setback heel. Otherwise, the two models are identical. There are those who claim that the setback heel is much harder to walk in, and that you should always choose a heel that comes down more toward the center of your heel. I have personally never found this to be a factor at all, but then again, I've never had a lower heeled shoe with a setback heel. Perhaps it really does make a difference in the 2-3" range, but once you get above 4" I cannot tell the difference, other than looks. I will say it is somewhat easier to accidentally catch your heel walking down the stairs in setback heels, particularly if the stairs have those plastic edge protectors on them. Those are the worst!

Yeah, I do not like that style of heels either.

Please NO!

I agree as well - nothing about them appeals to me

Yes, those are exactly what I was thinking of. That and some of the Japanese inspired stuff. No thank you.

Sometimes it is just plain all-out angst against high heels. The other day I found some high heels I made for my daughter when she was an infant. It was just a fun, silly thing to do. Her mother wears and loves high heels so I thought it would be fun to make a little pair for my infant daughter and take her to church so mother and daughter “matched”, so to speak. I was shocked at how angry people were about it, saying it was weird and just plain wrong to put high heels on an infant. This even came from some women that typically wear high heels at church. Not to mention either; this was twelve years ago when wearing heels was more accepted. The only thing I can think of is that THEY somehow correlated high-heel wearing to “relations” type of things? That makes no sense though since toddlers wear kitten heels, tights and dresses to church all the time so what is wrong with tiny heels for an infant? It was not like we were promoting bad posture: she was three months old and could not even walk! Maybe it is me? I realize I think counter to a lot of people of this world anyway. But for me and her mother, it was just a fun thing to dress our daughter in. We were both surprised at how angry people were about it though. You can be the judge though.

I think you sum things up very well, especially given that 12cm (or any other 'desirable' height) will vary with one's shoe size, as has been discussed. I would only add that some wearers will enjoy the challenge of a particular heel height because (a) it is physically demanding; and/or (b) it is 'daring' or stimulating, if a male, to wear what would normally be female footwear. All in all, it is rather like considering why people would want to climb Everest - the exact measured height of which is of little importance compared with the effort and achievement of even an incomplete ascent.

Exactly! I don’t think in terms of numbers but in the aesthetic. What I see as stylish and wearable heels are probably going to be around 10cm and what I see as imperious and elegant are probably going to be around 12cm. Specific measurements don’t come into it. I want to learn to walk gracefully in 12cm boots because they’re imperious and elegant, not because they’re 12cm

I actually like this type of stiletto heel on some models. The modern block heels that are getting thicker towards the bottom are absolutely not my thing if you're speaking about those.