Didnt you think Mark Zuckerberg is tall?
Zuckerberg doesnt wear vertical stripes or platform shoes (or Timberlands).
Check out his shoes in the truck photo above, next to the shoes of the man behind him.
Either Zuckerberg has gigantic feet, or hes a lot closer to the camera than he first seems.
Props to him, really.
Looking taller next to other people is a lot harder thanlooking taller in solo photos.
And while it shouldnt matter to anyone, Zuckerberg has an image to maintain.
But Zuckerberg comes across as much taller, eventowering over 5' 10" Bill Gates on a sofa.
IMDb splits the difference at5' 7.5".
Either way, I feel a kinship, as Im 5' 6" on a good day.
First we started easy, with a subject who was already shorter than me.
As I inched toward the camera, I easily doubled our height difference.
But that was easy mode.
All I accomplished here was to make someone else look short.
Could I look taller than someone my height, or even someone taller?
I couldnt even get my arm up over our next volunteers shoulders.
So instead I just beelined for the camera.
It was time for a tougher test: group shots.
I did something desperate: I stood on my tiptoes.
Patrick figured out that the stand closer trick sometimes hits a limit.
Without a super-low angle, our volunteers downward eyelines were enough to give away our height difference.
Lastly we tried a varied group shot, with a whole range of heights.
Our volunteers kindly ignored my blatant toe-stand and even leaned in to give me a comparative advantage.
Again, the hat was essential.
Shoulders back, chin up, legs straight.
But like Zuckerberg, look casual, not like youre standing at attention.
Wear a hat, and wear it high.
Find the shortest person in the group, and stand next to them.
