30 posts tagged “4ways”
This tryptic was taken to show, without a doubt, why I'm constantly railing on about photographing me from "above the nose".
Shot 1 - below the nose; Shot 2 - at the nose; Shot 3 - above the nose.
(And in case you missed it, I look better in Shot 3. Not great, but better. )
By
"below the nose", aka "up the nose", as in the first shot in this
series, you will literally have the camera angled up the nose. If you
are about the same height as your subject, this will be the angle you
get from a digital camera most often since you look down into the
screen. This angle will emphasize any extra chins, waddles or flaps
that may exists. Don't I look glorious in all my pudgy goodness? No? I
don't think so either... but I'm not trying to look glamorous just
trying to prove a point.
From "at the nose", your lens barrel is essentially pointed straight at the end of their nose, as in the second shot. While you will get a decent shot of most people, it's compositionally boring and most of us plus-sized folks won't be all that impressed.
By "above the nose", where your camera's lens barrel is above your subject's nose (not yours) and angled slightly downward towards them, you have shadows working for you. For most people, it will result in a photo where your subject look slimmer and hide some other imperfections.
Trust me, us plus-sized folks (aka ME) will like your photos better (and possibly you better) if you raise your camera just a couple of inches.
Oh, and it helps if your subject isn't over tired, sick and in a foul mood when you photograph them too... but smiling is overrated don't you think?
It seems like August is the month to run into family unexpectedly in Ottawa. (Remember last year's surprise encounter with my Aunt from Holland at a play in the park? )
This time, I surprised my cousin Kath & her husband by getting on the bus they were riding.
"What are you doing here?" Kath demanded, treating me as if I hadn't been in Ottawa for months. I was off to meet one of the CEOT team for a drink (which I desperately needed after this pizza-oven-of-a-week).
I guess Kath didn't get my email entitled "Lex is in town". We got to catch up for all of 2 bus stops before they had to rush off for an appointment.
Me? I went two more stops. Met Robyn for drinks, a brief camera swap and much over-sharing. Then to the ESD for dinner. Followed by more drinks with Rockr & Junkii. Then we remembered the new offering at House of Georgie's - Gravy Pizza...more on THAT later.
So remember, if it's August and you're in Ottawa, keep an eye out. You never know what relative you'll run into. You can always go for drinks afterwards.
Honest. I do stuff I don't blog about. Like installing software. Lying about. Checking voice mail. Obsessing about my hair. Grocery shopping. Pondering conspiracies. Riding the bus. Dancing in the snow. Eating lunch. Cab rides. Watching tv.
But back to the topic at hand. Yes. I admit it. I dragged yet another friend with a vehicle up to the Galleria to giggle at the rice cake popping machine and oogle the little fishies.
It's fascinating to see how each friend, or group of friends, responds. Do they gravitate to the bins of kim chi or check out the stone bowls? Buy armloads of Asian snack foods or sample the dumplings? Get distracted by the 1kg bags filled with ground chili or tubes of instant coffee? Luckily, none of them seem to mind my unrelenting giggling and handclapping everytime another rice cake flies through the air.
