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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
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I straightened her eyes and I moved the chin so it wouldn't be off center. I don't know if by doing this I lost your likeness but it was worth a try.
It is too late now that you're into this, but when your sitter has a lazy eye, blemish, birthmark or somesuch, try to adjust the pose and/or the lighting so that this particular feature is not so apparent. I think that it is not good to "correct" someone's face in order to make it look like we want it to look.
Ultimately it is much better to begin a portrait like this by posing the model to emphasize the good features and minimize the features that are not so flattering.
Here are some examples of ways to minimize unflattering features:
--Consider a profile view of a person who has one eye that turns in or a birthmark on one side of the face.
--If you are photographing a model who has a nose that curves to the side, shoot into the curve to minimize the distortion.
--To minimize a large nose, aim your light down the axis of the nose so the shadow falls under the nose and not to the side.
Etc.
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