LOSL Lots Of Soft Light. Diffusion reduces the contrast of a portrait. Soft boxes, reflectors, umbrellas: All are useful. Just don't use any direct light on the AFTER shots. Use only direct light on the BEFORE shots. That way the results will look even more improved. (Is this deceptive? No. Just making the AFTER look as good as it can.) It's soft light that makes even the sharper images of studio medium format look more appealing than the ultra-sharp images from 35mm with a direct flash. Direct lighting adds too much contrast and damages the results. Experiment & enjoy yourself.
Collin At 09:27 PM 9/30/02 -0400, you wrote: >Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:06:10 -0500 >From: "Nick Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: OT: Need portrait help... > >I met a skin care specialist who is interested in having me shoot "before" >and "after" portraits of some of her clients for her portfolio. My dilemma >is this. Whilst studying portraiture, I've always focused on ~diminishing~ >blemishes etc to make the subject "look better." I need some hints and tips >for photographing people so that their skin imperfections show more >accurately on film. Thanks in advance. > >-- >Nick Wright >http://www.wrightfoto.com/
