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elliotkramer wrote:
I like your edit. You are right though, it's much easier to get that separation with lighting and positioning when you take the shot. There is a technique that works well - instruct the model to push her forehead a little toward the camera. That makes her jut her jaw out a bit without being very obvious. It accentuates the jaw line and also tightens the neck a bit. It is a tricky maneuver, but you'd be surprised what a difference it makes. Seasoned headshot photographers say, "It's all in the eyes, the jaw, and the chin."
Yes. I'm pretty familiar with instructing this model in those techniques and she has heard those instructions about moving the head forward, tilting the chin down, etc, so many times she could instruct someone else. :-) She isn't a professional, but still my favorite to photograph.
In this case, I'm more to blame. As the photographer I need to understand and be in control of the light. When I positioned her, I should have sat her lower. The window light comes in at too low an angle for the desired shadow effect. The snow reflecting so much light in an upward direction and the lower winter sun also contributed. Another solution might have been to block off the lower part of the window. Lisa Holloway described how she did that with the light coming into her garage studio.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1342693/0
"It is garage light, but I modify it a bit by hanging a black piece of fabric along the bottom 3-4 feet of the garage opening and clamping it to the edges. I do this to prevent up lighting caused by the reflection of the sun from the driveway"
Thanks again.
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