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6'5 It makes a difference. And its something to be aware of. Aug 25 06 08:09 pm Link almost 6'2" here Aug 25 06 08:12 pm Link NYAL Designs wrote: thats good to hear. i'm 5'4" and was considering photojournalism as an option! I had the same kind of worries Aug 25 06 08:16 pm Link 6'6" Here. Aug 25 06 08:17 pm Link 6'4" but I stay rolling aroundon the floor for 80 percent of my shots. Aug 25 06 08:17 pm Link 6' 3" Aug 25 06 08:25 pm Link 6'2" Aug 25 06 08:26 pm Link 6' 3.5"...... 20 years ago 6' 3.0...... Now, old age is making me shorter...... Aug 25 06 08:32 pm Link 6' 3.5"...... 20 years ago 6' 3.0...... Now, old age is making me shorter...... Aug 25 06 08:33 pm Link 6' 6'2" with my hair. Aug 25 06 08:35 pm Link 6'2" Aug 25 06 08:40 pm Link 6'3 ggs Aug 25 06 08:44 pm Link 6'4" and like most of the other photogs posting here i spend alot of time on the ground or very close to it Aug 25 06 09:08 pm Link Juan Munoz wrote: Well geezzzz we got, got it! 6'4! Aug 25 06 09:20 pm Link once 5'9", now 5'7" and shrinking Aug 26 06 01:10 am Link somewhere between 5'10" and 5'11"....... but I have stools and a ladder everywhere, since I change my lights for almost every shot anyway, and I can't always reach the backs, especially on the fill light (in a 30"x54" softbox) which I often have positioned on a boom almost directly over my head while shooting......I also don't always TRY to shoot at "eye level" as I try to keep angles "interesting".... Ryan Entwistle - Photographer re: photography Aug 26 06 01:27 am Link 6' and I tend to crouch a lot for body shots. I tend to like making the models look taller than go over head. Aug 26 06 01:47 am Link 6'2" Aug 26 06 01:52 am Link 5'6 and shrinking every second Aug 26 06 01:53 am Link I'm 6'5", and I crouch and stoop a lot. My buddy is 6'10" and when he takes pictures of people, they all end up looking like they have enormous heads and short little bodies. haha Aug 26 06 01:55 am Link 6'2" Aug 26 06 02:46 am Link 6'5" and never just standing to shoot. Either down on the floor, on a ladder or perched in a tree. (don't ask) Aug 26 06 04:03 am Link 6'4" here I have a three step stool always around and I spend a lot of time laying on the floor or in a crunch position when shooting. Aug 26 06 08:01 am Link NYAL Designs wrote: I was just wondering if there is a correlation between your height and the perspective in your portfolio. Inconclusive so far Aug 26 06 09:20 am Link Mark Sebastian wrote: You should chose photojournalism as a matter of passion and not of height! Aug 26 06 09:28 am Link The last time I was actually measured, I was not quite 6' 4". That was a few years ago, and I suppose that gravity is catching up with me some. Anyway, I often find myself contorting my body in strange ways in order to get a slightly lower camera angle in the studio. I'm sure it looks weird, but certainly no worse than some of the strange shit we ask models to do. Aug 26 06 09:30 am Link 6'4" (And I have the coordination to match.....) :-) Aug 26 06 09:31 am Link 5'9 and have to kneel a lot because I haven't shot with any "real" models yet.. so I'm often pretty much taller than them. But anyways I believe I get the best pictures, when I'm doing acrobatics.. or well.. it sometimes makes the model laugh  Birgitte Aug 26 06 09:32 am Link Im 6'2 and I dont think its really been a problem for me being taller then that. Normally I stand in a really wide stance and it brings me down a lever, or I even spend time on my knees. Ive done some shots from over the top that the extra height works out for I guess, but I dont think height matters because there are so many ways around it. Aug 26 06 09:35 am Link Images By Ijumo wrote: Add me to the list of 6'4" photographers who spend all their time on the floor. My shooting clothes are purposely ones I don't mind getting grubby. Aug 26 06 09:36 am Link NYAL Designs wrote: Don't worry about finding something to stand on.... just learn how to use elbows, and "accidently" step on feet when shooting in a crowd. Aug 26 06 09:37 am Link 5"10" (6'with boots:-) Aug 26 06 09:45 am Link 6'3" .... short models gives me a backache  Aug 26 06 09:50 am Link Whoa...I was thinking that a good portion of photographers were short, or at least shorter than me, that's been my experience. You guys proved me wrong. lol I was beginning to think that there is a total shortage of tall guys in this world. Aug 26 06 09:51 am Link 5'7" I carry a milk crate to every shoot! Aug 26 06 09:51 am Link Glamor Pages wrote: I think the answer, quite naturally, is that it can. But it doesn't always. Some of us intentionally compensate for it, some don't, some do sometimes, and it can sometimes noticeably affect the way we normally see and relate to the world which might or might not be obvious in our work. I remember one fine art shooter's work in a gallery in San Francisco a number of years ago, and somehow getting the feeling that I was looking at a very tall person's work. I eventually met the guy, and sure enough, he was something like 6'6 or so. Aug 26 06 09:52 am Link i'm exactly 6ft. you wouldn't necessarily know it from my pics, as many were shot with a waist-level finder, or with me on the ground. Aug 26 06 10:04 am Link 6'1" here. Most of the models I have worked with have been 5'6 or under. I need to crouch more I think. Aug 26 06 10:05 am Link 5' 8" here. Aug 26 06 11:36 am Link im 5 10 and weigh about 118lbs. Aug 26 06 11:41 am Link |
