Portrait Photography

(Darren Dugan) #1
Fig. 3.15
The eyes are the most expressive feature of the face.
Even though the viewer is not able to see the little
girl’s mouth, it is still very clear from the emotion in
her eyes that she is enjoying herself.
Image taken in the studio. Buttercup Colourama, 1
Elinchrom BRXi 500, Octa 100cm softbox key light,
background light with honeycomb, Nikon D2Xs and
24–70 lens.

Incontrasttheoppositecanhappenifyouareworkingin
lower light situations. The pupil can appear too large,
giving thesubject a blank expression. In this particular
instancethephotographermayaskthesubjecttoturntoa

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