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Shadows in Portraits During my past 3 months as a beginner of photography, I had a problem. When I take a portrait, usually a horrible shadow comes in the picture, especially in the face or around the eyes. Basically, I have some questions. To avoid this problem, do I need to use a flash during the day time? Or probably take the pictures in a different time of the day? Thanks.
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Steve McCroskey |
Hi Gerardo! Can you upload a photo so we can see what you are talking about??
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Rhonda L. Tolar |
Are your portraits outside? And yes, I do use a flash during the day for outside portraits: It fills in the shadows, especially if the subject is wearing a hat. Another thing you might try is having the subject lift their head just a bit, to let the sun light up their face. Most people tend to look down, making the eyebrows cast a shadow on the eyes. Good luck!
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Jon Close |
(a) Put more distance between your subjects and the wall/backdrop; (b) Use bounce flash, with a white card on the flash to add fill to the subject's face; (c) Use a flash bracket to raise the flash higher so that the shadow falls below the subject's shoulder; (d) Increase the room's ambient lighting, and if your subject will hold relatively still, drag the shutter (use slower than the top sync speed) to get more background exposure; (e) If these are staged portraits, add 2nd, 3rd lights - studio lights or slaved speedlights.
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Amanda E. Radovic |
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