how important is lighting or the right angle of the camera to making your subject look good?
justicespeaks321 asked:
A picture often says a lot about a person… I mean, its a reflection of your image. However no matter how beautiful a person is, do you find that if the angle is off or the lighting is terrible… it often makes a person look bad?
A picture often says a lot about a person… I mean, its a reflection of your image. However no matter how beautiful a person is, do you find that if the angle is off or the lighting is terrible… it often makes a person look bad?
I have taken 100’s of pictures of my friends… and those friends that I find attractive. Yet maybe 50% of those pictures are not so flattering due to setup. But they always take it personally.
In your opinion how important is lighting or the right angle of the camera to making your subject look the most attractive?
Good lighting is everything! [who] Heinz M
Lighting can make the difference between a good picture and a great picture. Look at, for example, any movie with a big star and consider how the star is lit. Usually, the director will light the star to make their face glow. With photographs, it all depends on the subject. For flowers, you want some sun at an angle, preferably early morning or right before sunset. For face, experiment with different things. You don’t want your subject to be looking directly into the sun because they tend to squint. That’s not a good expression you want to capture. Check out this link and look at portraits for additional ideas. I’ve made some great friends here as well. [who] carol_emt87
Great artists and all successful photographers study and use light on a constant basis. You can see some examples of some of the contemporary photographers work at the link listed below.
As far as getting the best shot of a model, it is the combination of lighting and camera angle and lens focal length that makes the image … not an either or kind of thing. [who] fhotoace
Lighting, posing, camera angle and focal length are the tools portrait photographers use to get the look they and their clients require. Backgrounds are important, too, of course. But the combination of lighting and camera angle, with the pose of the subject is how photographers can emphasize certain features in their subject while hiding or diminishing others. [who] Karl W