Height difference issues??

[Jwest0623]

I tried to take some quick family shots and a couple shots of me and the hubby but I don't think they turned out well. He is a foot taller than me and we don't have alot of space. Should I just stand on a stool? I'm afraid that will look to fake because everyone knows I'm short.

[Angelo]

I don't think very many people would notice, except you :^)
Just crop in the shot and it will look fine.
I speak from experience because my wife is also about a foot smaller.

[Jwest0623]

OK Thank you. Yes it bugs me lmao

[Angelo]

Doing whatever is needed to put the faces closer with a few inches difference always looks better. Give it a test and see if anyone comments on the difference. After awhile you won't even notice it yourself, really...:^)

[rwwright]

stand behind him seated in a chair
(from a tall guy)

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Jessica,

You'll run into this sometimes. There are several options. One is to stand behind him (he's seated) and put your arms around his neck and your head sort of next to his. The other is for you to stand on a posing block (or anything that will get you up a bit higher). Having him slightly tilt his head toward you also helps.

Here are a few examples... and YES, this couple wanted REALLY dark portraits... beauty is in the eye of the checkbook holder!







- Wil

[Jwest0623]

Thought of the chair but we didn't have enough room at the time.

[toverman]

You can also equalize size by laying/sitting on the floor.

[tropicpine]

I am 6'2". My ex wife is 5'4".

Photographers were always having me hunch down. I always hated these shots because it made me look like I was shaped like a beach ball. (hunched back and stomach hidden behind my wife) I will never appear on a fireman's calendar but I still don't want to look like a beach ball.

Finally a photographer had me sit on the floor with a 6" high box between my legs and set my wife on the box. The picture came out great.

[Jeff Lane]

Wise Wil intones:

beauty is in the eye of the checkbook holder!

That bit of wisdom alone was worth checking TPF today!

I was going to suggest the sitting/standing behind arrangement. I have a different problem: My Lovely Bride is an inch taller than me, and I've always been a little self-conscious of my lack of manly height. In snapshots, we've always compensated by just hugging cheek-to-cheek, and cropping the frame closely. (Then the second part of vanity kicks in, making me a bit embarrassed to have such a lovely wifey and me being ugly as a pug's behind, but there's not much to compensate for that, now, is there?)

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Jeff,

I can't take credit for that wisdom. It came to me via Mr. Kirk Voclain... who got it from it's original source: the legendary Mr. Dean Collins!

When the woman is taller than the man, having her rest her head on your shoulder or chest, or still standing behind you when you're sitting... where it is visually expected that she's taller than you... fixes the problem. There are a few ways around this one.

- Wil

[toverman]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lane

(Then the second part of vanity kicks in, making me a bit embarrassed to have such a lovely wifey and me being ugly as a pug's behind, but there's not much to compensate for that, now, is there?)

No compensation needed for that, Jeff; you're living the dream. Every man's goal should be to marry someone "out of his league" in all manners of the phrase. That's what I did!