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Framing: how tight is too tight?

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Owen Pryce

19 Feb 2026

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Seen advice ranging from chest up to a full head and shoulders with air above. What is standard now?

2 replies

  1. Terrance Whitlow

    20 Feb 2026

    Chest up, eyes about a third down the frame, a little air above the head. That is the default and it is hard to go wrong with it.

  2. Robert Nakashima

    21 Feb 2026

    Too tight is when we lose your hands entirely and the whole tape is nostrils. Too loose is when you are a small figure in a bedroom.

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