Iron films deposited on Al substrates were investigated using Mossbauer spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the nuclear spin orientation of iron films produced by deposition of Fe atoms vaporized by resistive heating was perpendicular to the substrate surface, while that of films produced by laser deposition of Fe was parallel to the substrate surface. The droplets produced by laser deposition have a disk-like shape and perturb the spin orientation of the film.