make people look taller

[tobykreit]

i need to take some pictures for a co-worker who is short and i need to make her look taller. the obvious is to shoot up but i was wondering if there where any other tips for gaoing about doing this

thanks

 

[DeepSpring]

put her next to items that are smaller than they should be

for example standing in a small door way will make her look bigger. Have her next to even smaller people.
Thats all i can think of and of course like you said low angle

 

[Mihai]

Or shoot her with a wide angle while she lies down (say in the grass or on a sofa).

M.

 

[Philip Weir]

As long as you are shooting her on her own and there's nothing around to give a comparison, you wont be able to tell i.e. Don't shoot her next to her 6'4" boyfroend [if she has one]. Unless you were told, you wouldn't know how tall Tom Cruise was. They always have shorter co-stars with him.

 

[Reverend]

Unless you were told, you wouldn't know how tall Tom Cruise was. They always have shorter co-stars with him.

Good point. Its the same way with Vin Diesel. You never even notice that he's wearing 4" heels on his shoes until someone points it out.

 

[rmh159]

So wait... how tall are Tom Cruise and Vin Diesel???

 

[Reverend]

Rumor has it that both are about 5'7" - 5'9"

 

[rmh159]

Haha ... thank you but just for the record... I was joking. I don't care about either of those guys.

<hides his Top Gun t-shirt>

Rumor has it that both are about 5'7" - 5'9"

 

[NicoleD]

I'm new, so I hope it's okay to jump right in, just wanted to throw out a little warning about shooting her from below, unless you really know how to pose her, it will usually add weight. She'd probably rather look short than fat

 

[rmh159]

Hey Nicole... welcome to the Forum and yes it's ok to jump right in.

This is a great point. You might want to consider adjusting the environment like others suggested before you consider adjusting the angle. I always try to keep the camera eye level or higher when shooting a person.