What types of lighting reduce the appearance of blemishes?
cortex_disconnect asked:
A lot of people complain that fluorescent lighting (which just has a few monochromatic wavelengths) makes them less attractive. Bars and night clubs have low lighting because it hides imperfections and makes people look better. Is there something about blemishes that makes them reflect certain wavelengths of light better than healthy skin? Can LED light arrays be made with certain wavelengths that make different types of skin appear the same shade? What about filters on cameras?
A lot of people complain that fluorescent lighting (which just has a few monochromatic wavelengths) makes them less attractive. Bars and night clubs have low lighting because it hides imperfections and makes people look better. Is there something about blemishes that makes them reflect certain wavelengths of light better than healthy skin? Can LED light arrays be made with certain wavelengths that make different types of skin appear the same shade? What about filters on cameras?
i would recommend taking the picture in its natural form, then removing the blemishes on Photoshop using the clone stamp tool. [who]
Flash is the worst lighting for wrinkles and blemishes. Strong bright lighting is (of course) going to show more of your imperfections, in low-light, when it’s not really highlighted, you don’t see them as much. If you have photoshop it doesn’t matter at all, because the healing brush can remove blemishes inconspicuously. But yes, strong lighting does show all of that a lot more, but like i said you could always remove it. But if you can’t do that- stick to less harsh lighting. [who]
You might want to try something in the longer / redder wavelengths. Try a red filter on a flash. If you want to go crazy, try shooting infrared – zits, blemishes, anything reddish completely vanishes. Problem is, fair skinned people will have their veins showing through (since it’s blue). [who]
any light can make you look good if you have the WB set correctly. also the angle matters most.
if you shoot directly to the front youll see the blemishes. if you shoot ona higher angle with the light shining past their face, you wont see hardly any. [who]