On Jul 8, 2009, at 15:29 , Bob W wrote:
You need to figure at the dimensions of the space they're occupying,
and the
height of the cherry picker, then try some experiments. There is
also a
formula for working out what focal length to use - I'll see if I can
find it
again.
The other photographer has been quite clever by arranging the people
in a
trapezoid shape, with longer rows as you move from foreground to
background,
to try and compensate for the distortion. Rather like the annoying
adverts
they paint on sports fields during televised events.
Bob
Now Bob, that's not distortion, that's field of view!
And so that it doesn't show so much in the final image, I'd use yellow
tape on front and sides between stakes for the set up, and have a
helper remove the string before you shoot, but after, of course,
everyone is in place.
Don't forget (borrow or rent) that megaphone for barking direction!
Joseph McAllister
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“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.”
–Lewis Hine
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