Forced Perspective Fish Photos

[tomustang]

This is same fish. 24" and 8#. First pic is from camera and second is a vid capture. I did not purposely hold it closer to the cam but you can see how much bigger it looks.

 

 

Was he trying to chase your trout shirt?

[J Francho]

Why anyone would use a picture to prove how big their fish is, is beyond me. I use a ruler and a scale. If you don't like my pics, too bad. I took them to show off the fish, not prove anything.

 

It takes a little bit to ruin a great picture with the wrong pose:

 

Wrong:

 

Right:

 

Why anyone would intentionally make their fish look smaller is pretty funny, if you ask me.  If you're after proof of how much the fish actually weighed, or how long it is, get a scale and a ruler.  Take a picture of that, if you must. Though scales make pretty boring subjects.  Same with rulers.

 

 

Mr. Pike has perspective.

 

 

 

 

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Just catch bigger fish.

[Brian Needham]

Just catch bigger fish.

 

 

EY OH!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hyrule Bass]

doesnt bother me at all. i never once actually thought right before a picture that im going to hold this fish out from my body to make it look bigger. i think some people just naturally do it. when youre showing someone your catch in person, do you hold it close to your body? i would think most people hold it out so the person can get a good look at it, you can see more detail in the fish. i think the same thing happens with/applies to photos, you want people too see the fish better and hold it out naturally. if its a worthy fish im more interested in the weight and length before a photo

[gr8outdoorz]

am I the only one that has bigger worries than how others hold their fish.

 

Maybe we should call our local/state game and fish commission and DEMAND standardized fish picture holding laws..... because clearly this is an epidemic that needs to be solved. 

AMEN!!!! What difference does it make? If someone is doing that with a 5 lb fish and saying its a 10 lb'er then they are just a liar and I wont have anything to do with them anyway. I personally snap a pic as fast as I can so I can get them back in the water. I don't give a darn what position the fish/camera is in.

[Trailer]

It's a measuring contest. People are probably insecure about small fish. Does it really matter? No. I go fishing for fun. Do you and I want to catch a huge fish? Sure. But tell me why we have a PB line under the profile pictures? As long as there is a measurement system people want to be the best. And catching a big fish makes us feel better and justifies all this equipment we buy. If a guy is happy distorting his fish, let him be. It doesn't mean you have to buy into it.

[CKFishin]

Most everybody takes pictures of their catches but one thing that bothers me is why so many feel the need to push the fish toward the camera in order to make it appear bigger than it really is. If you catch a nice one, distorting the picture that way to me, is just like having the fish "grow" when you tell someone how big it was.  Is it really necessary to make that fish look 3 feet long, when it's already a very nice fish?

 

Why is it necessary for old men to have to find something to ***** about?

 

Oh... You don't like being lumped in? That sucks go play bingo or something....

[SirSnookalot]

How someone displays their fish in a photo is entirely up to them, I'm not in the least bit bothered 1 way or the other.  I appreciate seeing a photo of a nice fish, admit I've held a few out to the camera too.  Much of my fishing is done alone, placing a fish on the ground or holding it arm's length just does not create a good photo op. I've done it but I've lost interest in doing so, in the future the elements have to be right, quality fish and someone to snap it for me. I'm as curious as the next person on size, just not enough to carry my own tape and scale with me, my fish are measured in the joy that they gave me in landing them.

[PABASS]

I take photos with my smart phone and hold the fish out to arms length, I take pictures for archival/journal reasons, this year I have only taken pictures of bass over 15 inches.  This year I want to try fishing for big fish, especially if I have already caught a few dinks.  The picture tells me, date, time, location, water clarity and weather, worth a thousand words..  I am a tall guy so my fish look small compared to me anyway, so it doesn't much matter how I hold the fish.

[DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only]

Fish tales have been around forever!  This is just a new generation and method of keeping the tradition alive.  This goes back to my topic on Fish Tale.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/116109-fish-tales-funny-and-true/

 

Jay

[chromedog]

I honestly believe that most people aren't trying to make the fish look bigger, they're just unconsciously making the fish the primary focus of the picture.

 

Take a look at pictures of people drinking. How many people hold their drink towards the camera when they know a picture is being taken. They trying to make their Coors look bigger?

 

Perhaps I'm naive.

No, I am with you.  I think sometimes people just need a reason to whine and cry about something.

[Deleted account]

I don't care how anyone holds their fish. I tried to stick this one in the camera, but...

[DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only]

I don't care how anyone holds their fish. I tried to stick this one in the camera, but...

Sweet I don't think it matters how you hold that thing!

Jay

[jignfule]

I AGREE !!!!!! and affidavits on ALL FISH STORIES.

[greyleg33]

That's the way I do it. That's the way I'll always do it.

[SirSnookalot]

I don't care how anyone holds their fish. I tried to stick this one in the camera, but...

Know what you mean, sometimes ya just can't hold them at arms's length.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/gallery/image/1439-sail/

[shootermcbob]

How someone displays their fish in a photo is entirely up to them, I'm not in the least bit bothered 1 way or the other.  I appreciate seeing a photo of a nice fish, admit I've held a few out to the camera too.  Much of my fishing is done alone, placing a fish on the ground or holding it arm's length just does not create a good photo op. I've done it but I've lost interest in doing so, in the future the elements have to be right, quality fish and someone to snap it for me. I'm as curious as the next person on size, just not enough to carry my own tape and scale with me, my fish are measured in the joy that they gave me in landing them.

 

I agree completely...

[Fish Chris]

Well ya' know, I've taken a couple photos of big fish in my days. And I do a lot of "actual photography" {mostly nature, outdoors} as well.

 

IMPO, I normally don't take a photo unless its a big fish (big, being relative to the species, among other things)

Yes, a person can hold there arms stretched straight at the camera, then have the camera 1ft from the fish, and obviously, this will look goofy, and unnatural.

On the other hand, SO many people will hold the fish too close to their bodies, then the clueless camera man will stand so far back, that he captures the birds in the trees, the guys fancy new boots, and 6 feet of property in front of them ! Of course the fish ends up being like 1% of the shot. It's like, "Hey... is that guy holding something ? I think its a fish ! Can you hand me my reading glasses ? Doh ! 

Then later, the angler says, with a sad look on his face, "But I swear.... we even weighed it ! It just looks so much smaller in this shot"

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Bottom line:

I always say > I'm not holding this fish out to make it look "bigger than it did in  real life"..... I'm holding it out to try "to make it look as big as it actually did, in real life". Do you know what a 13 or 15 lb bass looks like, when holding it 18" in front of your face ? Alright well, it looks pretty big.

 

Peace,

Fish

 

PS, Please do shove that fish in my face. I think its "prettier than you are" LOL

[J Francho]

Great post Chris!

[Paul Roberts]

LOL. Excellent post, Chris.

 

Problem is, we don't have 15lb bass to fill the frame, so have to hold them at arm's length so they LOOK like the photo's you take.

[J Francho]

So fill the frame with a seven pounder!

 

[SPEEDBEAD.]

See, I was right.

 

Just catch bigger fish. LOL

[Paul Roberts]

Nice, J.

 

Yeah, bigger fish solve the whole issue.

[Mattlures]

I usually take my pictures at angles that hide my fishing spot. I also hold the fish about 1 foot away from me. Not sticking them all the way out but not hugging them either. Kind of a happy medium. Pics with fish stuck all the way out don't bother me at all. Now if its a 3 lber and the guy says its 6lbs then I have to admit, the lying does bother me. But just a pic doesn't at all.