11. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

When I look at a portrait image I first look at the eyes and then I like to determine where the light is coming from. In this image the light is coming from the left. I wanted her ear on the right in the shadow because the ear tends to compete with the eyes for attention and they attentions needs to be on the face.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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10. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

I love to show hands in my portraits. Hands are at least as much revealing the personality of a human being as faces do. I created this image by putting the hand in the lower left corner and the face as much as possible in the upper right corner. Also, look closely at her face. the rim of her right eye (left from the viewer’s point) is right at the edge of her face. Last, The lines of her body are in an angle and she is slightly out of the center of the image. I believe these are all criteria of a great portrait.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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9. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

This is a pretty doll with super large blue eyes and blond hair. I used a little variation of the so called butterfly setting. Look underneath her nose and notice the shadow. In a true butterfly setting you would see the shadow underneath both sides of her nose. Also, take a look at her eyes. You see the reflection of the two strobes that I used.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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8. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

I used a 90 degree strobe light to create this image. Half of the face is in darkness which creates the feeling of night and mystery. Enjoy and have fun with your camera!

By the way: This doll was made in southern France.

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7. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

Photograph Dolls for a week. Try to use different light sources and light setting. This exercise will give you a good start or improvement of your portrait technique and dolls are patient, forgiving and they pose exactly they way you want.

Don’t forget to have a lot of fun with this exercise!

This is a wonderful example of a classic portrait shot. look into her eyes. You see the reflection of the flash on the right side of her eyes. . Look closely at her cheeks and see the light and the shadows.

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