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How to make a not so good looking person more appealing?
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This is a awkward question to ask but one that I have been searching for an answer. While taking head shots, is it possible to make a not so good looking person look more appealing in pictures?
Every person is different and most of them are not models. Some people have poor teeth alignment, some have wrinkles, unpleasant birthmarks or scars due to some accident, or they simply have poor facial features. I know that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but is there any lighting or makeup techniques I can use to make it appealing for a wide range of beholders ?
If possible, I want to use Photoshop as a last resort
portrait technique headshot
asked 4 hours ago
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This is a awkward question to ask but one that I have been searching for an answer. While taking head shots, is it possible to make a not so good looking person look more appealing in pictures?
Every person is different and most of them are not models. Some people have poor teeth alignment, some have wrinkles, unpleasant birthmarks or scars due to some accident, or they simply have poor facial features. I know that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but is there any lighting or makeup techniques I can use to make it appealing for a wide range of beholders ?
If possible, I want to use Photoshop as a last resort
portrait technique headshot
asked 4 hours ago
Prem RammanPrem Ramman
8215
1
Related for one specific attribute: What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
@PhilipKendall are you saying overweight people are not so good looking??!?! ;-P (kidding)
– scottbb
3 hours ago
2
I think this question is good in that it is on topic and interesting, but is very broad. There is not one single technique or approach that will work with the billions of diverse ways human beings can appear.
– mattdm
2 hours ago
add a comment |
This is a awkward question to ask but one that I have been searching for an answer. While taking head shots, is it possible to make a not so good looking person look more appealing in pictures?
Every person is different and most of them are not models. Some people have poor teeth alignment, some have wrinkles, unpleasant birthmarks or scars due to some accident, or they simply have poor facial features. I know that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but is there any lighting or makeup techniques I can use to make it appealing for a wide range of beholders ?
If possible, I want to use Photoshop as a last resort
portrait technique headshot
asked 4 hours ago
Prem RammanPrem Ramman
8215
This is a awkward question to ask but one that I have been searching for an answer. While taking head shots, is it possible to make a not so good looking person look more appealing in pictures?
Every person is different and most of them are not models. Some people have poor teeth alignment, some have wrinkles, unpleasant birthmarks or scars due to some accident, or they simply have poor facial features. I know that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but is there any lighting or makeup techniques I can use to make it appealing for a wide range of beholders ?
If possible, I want to use Photoshop as a last resort
portrait technique headshot
portrait technique headshot
asked 4 hours ago
Prem RammanPrem Ramman
8215
asked 4 hours ago
Prem RammanPrem Ramman
8215
asked 4 hours ago
Prem RammanPrem Ramman
8215
asked 4 hours ago
Prem RammanPrem Ramman
8215
asked 4 hours ago
Prem RammanPrem Ramman
8215
8215
1
Related for one specific attribute: What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
@PhilipKendall are you saying overweight people are not so good looking??!?! ;-P (kidding)
– scottbb
3 hours ago
2
I think this question is good in that it is on topic and interesting, but is very broad. There is not one single technique or approach that will work with the billions of diverse ways human beings can appear.
– mattdm
2 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Related for one specific attribute: What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
@PhilipKendall are you saying overweight people are not so good looking??!?! ;-P (kidding)
– scottbb
3 hours ago
2
I think this question is good in that it is on topic and interesting, but is very broad. There is not one single technique or approach that will work with the billions of diverse ways human beings can appear.
– mattdm
2 hours ago
1
1
Related for one specific attribute: What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
Related for one specific attribute: What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?
– Philip Kendall
3 hours ago
@PhilipKendall are you saying overweight people are not so good looking??!?! ;-P (kidding)
– scottbb
3 hours ago
@PhilipKendall are you saying overweight people are not so good looking??!?! ;-P (kidding)
– scottbb
3 hours ago
2
2
I think this question is good in that it is on topic and interesting, but is very broad. There is not one single technique or approach that will work with the billions of diverse ways human beings can appear.
– mattdm
2 hours ago
I think this question is good in that it is on topic and interesting, but is very broad. There is not one single technique or approach that will work with the billions of diverse ways human beings can appear.
– mattdm
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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There are not "ugly" people. There is bad lighting.
Well, there are several things to consider. I am just making a list, but you need to take a dive into each of them.
1. Location
You can make an interesting portrait giving some context. I do not mind a scar at all, probably it is due to a hazardous environment... what if you take a photo on that environment.
2. Light
Arguably the most important thing on a portrait. Most likely diffuser size angle and contrast, to mention some elements.
3. Makeup and clothing
Help your client look the way they are meant to look.
4. Lens and framing
Choose the best option for the occasion.
5. Posing
Here we are on the major leagues. This is not a theoretical situation, it is about people. You are the one making decisions on the portrait... so MAKE decisions and communicate them.
6. ATTITUDE!
The attitude is beyond posing, it is a fantasy land where the interaction between you, your model, the imagination and all the previous elements fuse together...
You are not a photographer... you are the director.
- And some photoshop will not hurt.
You need to go way deeper. For example, my basic search terms can be "portrait photography light" but if you type "sports portrait photography light" you get a new world of configurations. You need to explore and practice.
answered 3 hours ago
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There are not "ugly" people. There is bad lighting.
Well, there are several things to consider. I am just making a list, but you need to take a dive into each of them.
1. Location
You can make an interesting portrait giving some context. I do not mind a scar at all, probably it is due to a hazardous environment... what if you take a photo on that environment.
2. Light
Arguably the most important thing on a portrait. Most likely diffuser size angle and contrast, to mention some elements.
3. Makeup and clothing
Help your client look the way they are meant to look.
4. Lens and framing
Choose the best option for the occasion.
5. Posing
Here we are on the major leagues. This is not a theoretical situation, it is about people. You are the one making decisions on the portrait... so MAKE decisions and communicate them.
6. ATTITUDE!
The attitude is beyond posing, it is a fantasy land where the interaction between you, your model, the imagination and all the previous elements fuse together...
You are not a photographer... you are the director.
- And some photoshop will not hurt.
You need to go way deeper. For example, my basic search terms can be "portrait photography light" but if you type "sports portrait photography light" you get a new world of configurations. You need to explore and practice.
answered 3 hours ago
RafaelRafael
14.6k12244
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There are not "ugly" people. There is bad lighting.
Well, there are several things to consider. I am just making a list, but you need to take a dive into each of them.
1. Location
You can make an interesting portrait giving some context. I do not mind a scar at all, probably it is due to a hazardous environment... what if you take a photo on that environment.
2. Light
Arguably the most important thing on a portrait. Most likely diffuser size angle and contrast, to mention some elements.
3. Makeup and clothing
Help your client look the way they are meant to look.
4. Lens and framing
Choose the best option for the occasion.
5. Posing
Here we are on the major leagues. This is not a theoretical situation, it is about people. You are the one making decisions on the portrait... so MAKE decisions and communicate them.
6. ATTITUDE!
The attitude is beyond posing, it is a fantasy land where the interaction between you, your model, the imagination and all the previous elements fuse together...
You are not a photographer... you are the director.
- And some photoshop will not hurt.
You need to go way deeper. For example, my basic search terms can be "portrait photography light" but if you type "sports portrait photography light" you get a new world of configurations. You need to explore and practice.
answered 3 hours ago
RafaelRafael
14.6k12244
add a comment |
There are not "ugly" people. There is bad lighting.
Well, there are several things to consider. I am just making a list, but you need to take a dive into each of them.
1. Location
You can make an interesting portrait giving some context. I do not mind a scar at all, probably it is due to a hazardous environment... what if you take a photo on that environment.
2. Light
Arguably the most important thing on a portrait. Most likely diffuser size angle and contrast, to mention some elements.
3. Makeup and clothing
Help your client look the way they are meant to look.
4. Lens and framing
Choose the best option for the occasion.
5. Posing
Here we are on the major leagues. This is not a theoretical situation, it is about people. You are the one making decisions on the portrait... so MAKE decisions and communicate them.
6. ATTITUDE!
The attitude is beyond posing, it is a fantasy land where the interaction between you, your model, the imagination and all the previous elements fuse together...
You are not a photographer... you are the director.
- And some photoshop will not hurt.
You need to go way deeper. For example, my basic search terms can be "portrait photography light" but if you type "sports portrait photography light" you get a new world of configurations. You need to explore and practice.
answered 3 hours ago
RafaelRafael
14.6k12244
There are not "ugly" people. There is bad lighting.
Well, there are several things to consider. I am just making a list, but you need to take a dive into each of them.
1. Location
You can make an interesting portrait giving some context. I do not mind a scar at all, probably it is due to a hazardous environment... what if you take a photo on that environment.
2. Light
Arguably the most important thing on a portrait. Most likely diffuser size angle and contrast, to mention some elements.
3. Makeup and clothing
Help your client look the way they are meant to look.
4. Lens and framing
Choose the best option for the occasion.
5. Posing
Here we are on the major leagues. This is not a theoretical situation, it is about people. You are the one making decisions on the portrait... so MAKE decisions and communicate them.
6. ATTITUDE!
The attitude is beyond posing, it is a fantasy land where the interaction between you, your model, the imagination and all the previous elements fuse together...
You are not a photographer... you are the director.
- And some photoshop will not hurt.
You need to go way deeper. For example, my basic search terms can be "portrait photography light" but if you type "sports portrait photography light" you get a new world of configurations. You need to explore and practice.
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Related for one specific attribute: What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?
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@PhilipKendall are you saying overweight people are not so good looking??!?! ;-P (kidding)
– scottbb
3 hours ago
2
I think this question is good in that it is on topic and interesting, but is very broad. There is not one single technique or approach that will work with the billions of diverse ways human beings can appear.
– mattdm
2 hours ago