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How to Take a Full Body Shot

Full body shots are essentially photographs that capture the entire body of a person in one vertical photograph. Because a full body shot does not always yield the most artistic effect, it is not a common shot used in photography. However, full body shots can be useful for modeling or acting agencies that would like to see what a person looks like from head to toe. Full body shots give a clear picture of what your body type is like.

Things You'll Need

Camera
Tripod

Instructions

Photographing Someone Else
- 1
  Set the camera's exposure, aperture and other important settings to capture the photograph clearly.
- 2
  Look through the viewfinder and place your subject at a distance from the camera where you can fit the entire body into the shot. There shouldn't be a lot of dead space on the top or bottom of the portrait.
- 3
  Take the picture. Make sure the person is facing fully forward and that you are shooting vertically so the subject fills the entire frame.
Photographing Yourself
- 4
  Set the camera's exposure, aperture and other important settings to capture the photograph clearly.
- 5
  Mount the camera on a tripod and focus it on a place where you will stand. Make sure you look through the viewfinder to determine the best location.
- 6
  Set the automatic timer and put yourself into position for the photo, facing forward.
- 7
  Review the picture and re-shoot if necessary.
- 8
  Upload the picture to an image editing program and crop out any dead space. Since most cameras are mounted horizontally on a tripod, you might have to crop the sides of the photograph to make the picture seem vertical.

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