2007-08-14 16:02:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
It really depends on the angle your picture is being taken , and the clothes you are wearing (dark neutrals work best, no horizontal lines or flashy patterns). If you are heavier or don't want to appear heavy I suggest many shots need to be taken from above, this helps eliminate double chins as well as elongating the body. Also be aware of side shots, this can sometimes make the stomach (or other areas) look as if they were sticking out further than it really is. Pictures taken at a sharp upward angle can also make you look a little "awkward". If you are looking for a way to ensure that you don't look as if you have gained weight, just do a search on different photography poses and see what is flattering for your body type. Hope this helps!
2007-08-14 16:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by landerson_photography 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not. You have to remember that a camera renders three dimensions within a two dimensional image, so depending on the angle, a camera will record what it sees. Anyone who suggests any different is just propagating an old wives tale. I think this notion, that a camera adds ten pounds, has a lot to do with a person's own self-image and how they view themselves and when they see themselves in a picture, or on TV, they do not see themselves in that image the way they would like to believe they look in person. It has nothing at all to do with the camera, the same as a camera does not 'steal' a person's soul. Can we move on now?
2007-08-15 07:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by Joe Schmo Photo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the pose, clothes, focal length and shooting distance.
The way a person stands can affect the perception of weight either too much or too little. That's why posing is also taught, not everyone gets it.
Clothes - black closthes, vertical stripes give the perception of sliming, horizontal lines just the opposite.
Focal length of the lens and distance can cause distortion that makes people not look likethey really are. A wide angle lens close up stretches people and their bodies in weird ways, ould make them look heavier than they really are. Same wide angle lens further away, may look OK.
Same goes with a zoom. A zoom lens at 200mm compresses the image, so depending on the angle you could look shorter, fatter, skinnier than you really are.
2007-08-15 10:03:17 · answer #3 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! Think about it. It makes sense.. we're 3-dimensional creatures being recorded by devices that produce (and are limited by) 2-dimensional results. However.. I just heard that there's a new camera (and believe me.. I have no stock in this:)... that takes 10 pounds off!
Read: http://www.hp.com/unitedstates/consumer/digital_photography/tours/slimming/index_f.html
2007-08-14 23:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay away from the edge of the frame - be in the center of the picture. Don't let anyone take a picture from 4 feet away. Make them back up - or YOU back up.
2007-08-14 23:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Some of the new digital ones are actually pretty light.
2007-08-14 23:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by imtooboredforwords 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it does add 10 pounds especially in the bust ,hips and thigh regions Example 10 pounds in the bust before--->(.)(.) and 10 pounds after-----> ( . ) ( . ) LoL !!!!
2007-08-14 23:55:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
I seem to think so.
Thank God for photoshop. x]
2007-08-14 23:09:18 · answer #8 · answered by Peach b 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Only if you eat it
2007-08-14 23:06:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋