tips on larger models?

wide angle lens close up looking up lol


shoot from above, use a long focal length and TBH if they are fat they will look fat no matter what you do.
 
shoot from a higher perspective, try not to emphasise shape, use props to take eye away slightly, a good smile will stop you looking around the shot, remember you can only do so much - you are not a magician.
 
Every foot that your camera is above their head, it loses two chins :D
 
UWA lens or be prepared to walk backwards a few steps before getting your shot ;)



oh yeah nearly forgot. how to make them smile? piece of cake :)
 
Well the answer lies in liquify more than anything you can do with lighting and angles.
Fat is fat. I have shot thousands of overweight people and if you make them look just a little bit thinner they are happy. Liquify is your friend in this respect.
Obviously, don't make obvious errors, like shooting up at their chins and remember that the more they are in shadow then the less of their baulk is on display, but there is only so much you can do with angles and light.
 
Circles said:
Well the answer lies in liquify more than anything you can do with lighting and angles.
Fat is fat. I have shot thousands of overweight people and if you make them look just a little bit thinner they are happy. Liquify is your friend in this respect.
Obviously, don't make obvious errors, like shooting up at their chins and remember that the more they are in shadow then the less of their baulk is on display, but there is only so much you can do with angles and light.
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The opposite is true.
Obvious basics - shoot with a longish lens from a distance and don't point the camera either up or down, both of which will make them look shorter and therefore wider.
After that, it's down to lighting. Use short lighting (lighting the part of the subject least visible to the camera) and let the shadows created by this technique reduce the bulk.
 
neil_g said:
Would larger people wanting photos done not be comfortable with their size and be offended by being slimmed down in PhotoShop?
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That's what I was wondering. I'm not exactly slim, I'd expect any photos of me to reflect the fact that I am overweight. I'd be more than a little annoyed if I paid out for portraits to be taken and then found that they looked nothing like me unless I'd asked for that to happen.
 
Garry Edwards said:
The opposite is true.
Obvious basics - shoot with a longish lens from a distance and don't point the camera either up or down, both of which will make them look shorter and therefore wider.
After that, it's down to lighting. Use short lighting (lighting the part of the subject least visible to the camera) and let the shadows created by this technique reduce the bulk.
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Agreed with the short lighting.
 
Thanks for the replies, even the non pc ones :-)
I'm not trying to disguise the fact they're overweight, just make the shots flattering, take emphasis away from the bits they don't like, the people are ok with their size, I just want to take pictures they'll be delighted with.

Short lighting is one good tip, thanks
 
Don`t `Back light` them, don`t shoot on a white background these will cause a silouette which will emphasize their size. I would have a gridded key light placed on there faces to make their faces the brightest thing in the photo.
 
You can also do a lot in posing. Try Leaning them forward a touch to eliminate double chin, separate armpit from torso to eliminate fat crease, perhaps cover the bingo wings, either with clothing, or prop. Have them sideways, and short light, as already suggested.
 
hairboy said:
You can also do a lot in posing. Try Leaning them forward a touch to eliminate double chin, separate armpit from torso to eliminate fat crease, perhaps cover the bingo wings, either with clothing, or prop. Have them sideways, and short light, as already suggested.
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More good stuff, cheers:thumbs:
 
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