It’s commonly said that a camera adds 10 pounds, making you look heavier than you actually are. Here’s a striking animated GIF that shows how much the focal length of a lens affects your apparent weight in a portrait. Photo: Dan Vojtech (via PetaPixel)
This is How a Camera Adds 10 Pounds
“It’s amazing how focal length affect shape of the face,” writes photographer Dan Vojtech, who shot this series of portraits 9 portraits at 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 105mm, 150mm, and 200mm.
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Thank you for sharing this! I’d heard of this in theory, but have never before seen side-by-side comparisons. Fascinating!
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