Photographing people from above

9 years 6 months ago #406707 by Little Kate
For a large group of people would you photograph them above to be able to get them all in a single frame and have some creative approach to the photo?  I have a group of 31 people I'm supposed to fit into a single frame and the only idea I can think of is to take the photo from above.  I was at their office and they had a fork lift that I was thinking about standing on, while someone raised it up. Would that look weird with everyone's head tilted up?   


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9 years 6 months ago #406710 by Ruby Grace
Will this be done indoors or outdoors?

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9 years 6 months ago #406729 by garyrhook

Little Kate wrote: I was at their office and they had a fork lift that I was thinking about standing on, while someone raised it up. Would that look weird with everyone's head tilted up?   


It's done all the time.


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9 years 6 months ago #406746 by KCook
That, or have them stand on stair steps.

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9 years 6 months ago #406818 by Craig Stone
:agree: stairs would look cool  


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9 years 6 months ago #406860 by Joves
Yeah the stairs or bleacher type of seating is the most common way to do it. You level the camera with the center tiers. But if they are all going to be on ground level your only choice is the lift, or seating part of them, having the center kneel, and the rest stand. I would ask them which they would prefer to have. 


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