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08/21/2007 10:16:11 AM · #1
Strategies?
08/21/2007 10:17:33 AM · #2
put them on a diet?

Sorry I couldnt help it. :)
08/21/2007 10:17:44 AM · #3
Filters/liquify
08/21/2007 10:18:27 AM · #4
before or after shooting?
08/21/2007 10:18:48 AM · #5
narrow lighting, subtly higher shooting angles, have her keep her arms lifted slightly from her sides, find the thinner side of her face and shoot towards that
08/21/2007 10:18:54 AM · #6
Change it :)

I think this can be accomplished by using the liquify filter in CS2.
//www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/Photoshop-9-CS2-Liquify-Filter-Warp-Tool/8608
08/21/2007 10:19:14 AM · #7
Get HP camera.
08/21/2007 10:20:19 AM · #8
Originally posted by karmat:

before or after shooting?

Before, via pose or angle, or lighting, etc??
08/21/2007 10:21:55 AM · #9
Originally posted by Gordon:

narrow lighting, subtly higher shooting angles, have her keep her arms lifted slightly from her sides, find the thinner side of her face and shoot towards that

Ah, thanks. I'll have to look up narrow lighting(?) Thinner side? :-O
08/21/2007 10:23:21 AM · #10
Always shoot into the shadow side of the face (called short lighting).

If your light is on the left, turn her towards the light and then shoot her from the right. That way the front of her face is lit up, but her cheeks are less so (they aren't dark shadows, but they are not in your main light).

This strategy really works best for most people, not just fat people. But shooting fat people into the light side of the face (called broad lighting) will make them look even fatter.
08/21/2007 10:23:40 AM · #11
If it is in a group shot, you can put her partially behind someone. If she is just a touch on the heavy side, if she stands sideways (or slightly at an angle) and bends the knee closest to you, then places her hand on that leg, it can have a slimming effect.

Message edited by author 2007-08-21 10:24:37.
08/21/2007 10:27:48 AM · #12
Wow, thanks David & Karma, sounds like great advice. I'm getting a couple of ideas as there's a nice hill, leading to a bay, right next to the reception hall.

Message edited by author 2007-08-21 10:28:25.
08/21/2007 10:29:06 AM · #13
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by Gordon:

narrow lighting, subtly higher shooting angles, have her keep her arms lifted slightly from her sides, find the thinner side of her face and shoot towards that

Ah, thanks. I'll have to look up narrow lighting(?) Thinner side? :-O


narrow lighting

Apparently the correct term is now 'person of size' *roll eyes*

As to the 'thinner' side - everyone has an asymmetrical face. One side always looks thinner than the other - it can be subtle or not so subtle but it is very rare to find someone truly symmetrical.

You can get more adept at noticing it, the more you look for it - just try not to stare :) It's usually what people call their 'good' side.

Message edited by author 2007-08-21 10:30:53.
08/21/2007 10:33:05 AM · #14
What a 'politically correct' thread....

Good advice from Gordon and dwterry....

Isn't this where skill comes in, photograph EVERYONE in the most flattering way. Or can we only take beautiful photos of skinny people? Beauty is in all shapes, sizes, and color.
08/21/2007 10:35:54 AM · #15
The art of cropping

Cropped

//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=575132

No-crop

//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=575133

(purposely didn't use previews as it ruins the effect.)

So much for politcal correctness! ;-)

Message edited by author 2007-08-21 10:37:01.
08/21/2007 10:36:28 AM · #16
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Message edited by author 2007-08-21 10:36:44.
08/21/2007 10:39:10 AM · #17
Originally posted by dassilem:

What a 'politically correct' thread....

Good advice from Gordon and dwterry....

Isn't this where skill comes in, photograph EVERYONE in the most flattering way. Or can we only take beautiful photos of skinny people? Beauty is in all shapes, sizes, and color.

I'm confused at what you're trying to say. Maybe because I'm fat. Take a fat shot of me showing me in all my man-breasty fattitude and I'll throw it out. Take a shot of me that makes me look thin and I'll post it on the web and claim that that's what I look like.
08/21/2007 10:40:22 AM · #18
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Originally posted by dassilem:

What a 'politically correct' thread....

Good advice from Gordon and dwterry....

Isn't this where skill comes in, photograph EVERYONE in the most flattering way. Or can we only take beautiful photos of skinny people? Beauty is in all shapes, sizes, and color.

I'm confused at what you're trying to say. Maybe because I'm fat. Take a fat shot of me showing me in all my man-breasty fattitude and I'll throw it out. Take a shot of me that makes me look thin and I'll post it on the web and claim that that's what I look like.


ditto for me. how do you think I know these things? hahahah personal experience, and it is NOT as the photographer. :)
08/21/2007 10:42:46 AM · #19
Originally posted by dwterry:

Always shoot into the shadow side of the face (called short lighting).

If your light is on the left, turn her towards the light and then shoot her from the right. That way the front of her face is lit up, but her cheeks are less so (they aren't dark shadows, but they are not in your main light).

This strategy really works best for most people, not just fat people. But shooting fat people into the light side of the face (called broad lighting) will make them look even fatter.


Thanks for the tips.

For those "i need to see with my own eyes" of you like myself,

//www.studiolighting.net/portrait-lighting-styles/
08/21/2007 10:55:39 AM · #20
I have a fat face too (and the rest of it), and I hate photos of myself for that reason. But here's one where the lighting helped thin my fat face a bit. Not sure if it's textbook short lighting, but it helped. If I had put the umbrella to camera right, it would have lit the broad side of my face making me look even fatter. Not the best example, but hope it helps a little.

08/21/2007 10:59:49 AM · #21
Good tips, thanks.

Most shots will likely be with ambient lighting. But I know the location well, and I will be able to work the ambient light to my ends.... unless it's pissing rain, haha.
08/21/2007 11:53:13 AM · #22
Originally posted by cosmin_m:

For those "i need to see with my own eyes" of you like myself,

//www.studiolighting.net/portrait-lighting-styles/


Very nice.. that's exactly what I was talking about (short lighting versus broad lighting). I was thinking of digging into my own pictures to illustrate, but this link you posted does that and describes it well too.


08/21/2007 11:54:34 AM · #23
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Good tips, thanks.

Most shots will likely be with ambient lighting. But I know the location well, and I will be able to work the ambient light to my ends.... unless it's pissing rain, haha.


And even ambient lighting can have one side brighter than the other... so the same idea (short lighting) still applies.


08/21/2007 11:56:44 AM · #24
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Strategies?


Start drinking early on. Best bet is to head straight for the hard liquor. Think scotch. If tequila is available, don't restrain yourself.

08/21/2007 12:36:11 PM · #25
Originally posted by routerguy666:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

Strategies?


Start drinking early on. Best bet is to head straight for the hard liquor. Think scotch. If tequila is available, don't restrain yourself.

Haha! Judging by the stories about the stag & doe, the reception is going to be A LOT of fun. Both the wedding & reception are next to a marina. I'm thinking a formal group shot waist-deep in water would be fun, and this group may just be convinced. ;-)
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