When you're taking a picture of someone taller or shorter than you...?

Question:

When you're taking a picture of someone taller or shorter than you...?

Is there any special way to stand?

I'm in the journalism class at my middle school. We have to take pictures of kids at school. I've never really taken a picture for anyone before, and I don't know anything about taking pictures.

Does anyone have advice? I'm very short, only 4'10", and most people are taller than me.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Most photographic standards are to take a photo from the middle of the frame. For a face shot, level the camera with the tip of the persons nose, for a full body shot, aim the camera level with their waist/belly button. But those are for standard, professional images of people as they are.

Your height can play to your advantage and give a very different perspective of the person.

In addition, if you want to not deal with the issue out of your height, don't take pictures of people when they are standing, take pictures while they are seated.

Photography is all about experimentation as well. Perfect Xerox copies of what a person looks like are boring. Finding a different angle, or position that makes a statement about a person are how excellent pictures are born.

Burn a few rolls of film or a few memory cards and have fun. No matter how tall or short you are, just stand straight, smile and let them snap away. It's the photographer's job to center and focus properly.

If it's someone over 7 feet taking a picture with a midget, I'd suggest carrying them. Other than that, just relax and be yourself, hottie with a bottie. If you taking pictures of someone taller then you stand farther back and if it is someone closer stand a little closer! well good luck with journilism class! an L shape is first be creative, not all pics have to be horizontal