There is nothing wrong with being short, petite, or whatever term you choose to label yourself. But sometimes people wish to be taller, especially in pictures. Whether you consider yourself short or not, your Instagram feed will thank these tips for adding extra inches to your photos!
Here are 7 tips on how to look taller in your pictures:
1) Angle the camera from below
A fashion blogger, Kat Collings, did an experiment of taking pictures with different angles. From that very experiment, she found that pictures taken from below make you look taller. Since the camera is angled up, it lengthens your figure and gives the illusion of extra height. So the next time you take a picture, try from a below angle!
2) Be the tallest in the frame
Posing with people or objects that are much taller than you will emphasize your size or your lack of height. It is just the same as standing next to someone taller, whereas you will notice the big height difference. So in order to look tall, stand-alone, or next to the shortest thing and you will look taller by comparison.
3) Take walking photos
Next time you take a solo photo, take a step forward naturally with one of your feet in front to make your legs look longer and leaner. This trick was taught by Chriselle Lim, a beauty blogger. She suggests stopping standing still for a photo and pull a single leg forward, instead.
4) Fill the entire frame
Limit the size of your frame up to your height, well, unless there is something amazing in your background that is worth to be captured as a memory. If not, extra space above and below you makes you look shorter in pictures. By cutting it out, your picture will look better!
5) Don’t mid-body crop
Pictures are taken from the waist up to hide your short legs but did you know? It tends to make you look shorter. It is important to take full-body photos to show length because our perceived height comes from our legs.
6) Wear a single color
According to fashion journalist, Taniya Talukdar, wearing a single color or anything near that gives your figure the ability to lengthen your body. You’d be surprised at how much the color of your clothes plays a role in the illusion of your actual height! The effect is even more obvious if you wear darker colors that could transform your image from small to tall and lean.
7) Stand straight
Model Sharon Wu, shares in her blog, Style Lullaby about the importance of good posture to make your figure look taller in photos. Standing straight with your chin up and shoulders back guarantees your maximum height so you can take advantage of every inch there! This tip can also be used when you’re taking sitting photos.
Take your camera out and get ready to shoot new photos for your Instagram feed!
Sources: Science of People