cheese_greaterWhy do celebrity actresses and models do that pose where they angle their leg diagonally/45°?
I’m having trouble imagining what you’re referring to. Have an example?
I added a not extreme example of it (not 45° but still diagonal)
They all do it tho basicaly? I feel like its a physical convention of being photographed as a woman like in Hollywood
Same reason if you photograph a bunch of weight lifters they are going to pose to hilight a thinner waist and bulky arm/chest or god leg development.
Its a single snapshot that can capture your best or worst look.
Women posing are going to accentuate a leg or heel, rather than standing straight on with two boring front views of identical feet. Trends happen too, remember the bent over butt out pose that was super popular in the early 2000s
Do you agree with my hypotenuse/leg-lemgth theory?
The diagonal leg makes a hypotenuse which makes it seem longer and skinnier
Well as a mathy guy, only with a pointed toe, otherwise the hypotenuse would make their foot be short from the floor LOL
Its not about the distance to the floor so much as…something i cant quite put my finger on
Triangles are peak performance
'Saul about the Triangles, mannnn
Its not a conspiracy man, I swear bro
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Add the angles up on those subsquares, they ALWAYS add up to 180 degrees i.e. -> π. EXPLAIN THAT.
All triangles add up to a WHOLE PI even when they are slices of a pie themselves!?!!! Does nobody else see there is obviously something fishy going on?
Cant be Dunn
GrailNah they wanna look lankier/skinnier + everyones doing it!!
yardratianSomacause legs can be sexy? coupled with it being a somewhat dominant pose, I suppose?
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berdandyYou’re on the right idea, but it’s got nothing to do with triangles, and more to do with lens tricks and musculature.
The weight-bearing leg is positioned furthest from the camera, allowing lens foreshortening to make the active muscles seem smaller to match the front leg. The front leg is extended without bearing weight to smooth out the muscle fibers, and in this case creates visually-interesting leading lines. Sometimes they’re crossed in front too. Same effect, back leg bears the weight.
TOP ANSWER - Fascinating actually. Excellent take here :)
Where the heck did you learn all that?
I used to do photography as a side gig, with an interest in fashion and portraiture. When I was dealing with new models or doing portraits for friends, I had to do a lot of posing with people who don’t know how to position themselves for the camera.
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I mean not exactly like that but I find it comfortable to put the weight on one leg when stopped remporarily like for a light and let one leg not be weight bearing and rest for a bit.