Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Portrait Adjustments

I was going through one of the photography sites and came across somt settings that would help take better portraits I have copied the settings from there for ready refrence

Link for the site is here
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Fat, round face
Shoot three-quarter view, light side of face away from camera. Use three-quarter or side lighting.

Thin Face
Shoot front, full face. Use three quarter or side lighting.

Wide Forehead
Low camera viewpoint, and tilt chin upwards.

Narrow Forehead
Use high camera viewpoint.

Baldness
Low camera viewpoint, little or no hair light, blend head with background.

Eyes Close Together
Three quarter pose.

Eyes Far Apart
Three quarter pose.

Small Eyes
Three quarter pose, and three quarter lighting swo eyes are in shadow.

Large Eyes
High three quarter lighting, and lower eyes slightly.

Deep Set Eyes
Low camera viewpoint and use frontal lighting to keep eyes out of shadows.

Uneven Eyes
Turn head to one side so natural perspective eliminates uneven appearance.

Bags Under Eyes
Use make-up and front lighting.

Crossed or Defective Eye
Turn head so bad eye is away from camera, and place other eye in shadow.

Glasses
Use high front, three quarter, or side lighting to eliminate shadows. Raise temple piece up slightly to angle lens downward. Use full face to prevent lenses from splitting cheek line. Use indirect diffused lighting.


High Cheeks
Low front or side lighting.

Wide Cheeks
Three quarter pose.

Small Ears
Pose so as to see only one ear. Place exposed ear in shadow.

Large Ears
Pose so as to see only one ear. Place exposed ear in shadow.

Protruding Ears
Pose so as to see only one ear. Place exposed ear in shadow. Shield light from exposed ear and put it in shadow.

Long Nose
Use low camera viewpoint. Three quarter or side lighting.

Short Nose
High camera viewpoint, and front lighting.

Hooked Nose
Low camera viewpoint. Front lighting, full face.

Crooked Nose
Shoot from the side to which it curves. Turn head until highlight on ridge of nose appear straight.

Broad Nose
Pose head away from front view.

Narrow Mouth
Use lip color to extend lip line. Turn head to one side so make-up is not apparent. Position modeling light high to cast shadows at end of lips.

Wide Mouth
Pose head in three quarter view.

Protruding Lips
Use low modeling light to eliminate shadows under lip.

Thin Lips
Fill out with lip color.


Uneven Mouth
Pose in three quarter view.

Bad Teeth
No smile.

Buck Teeth
Subject may have small smile, and pose full face.

Long Chin
Use high camera viewpoint.

Double Chin
Keep chin in shadow. Have subject look forward and look at camera.

Small Chin
Use full front pose. Low camera viewpoint.

Square Face
High camera viewpoint.

Oval Face w/weak Chin
Low camera viewpoint.

Short Neck
Use low camera viewpoint.

Long Neck
Use high camera viewpoint and keep neck in shadow.

Facial Blemishes
Keep out of camera view, make-up.

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