Glen, she certainly does have a prominent chin! The only way I can think of
to minimise it would be to try to shoot from a relatively high angle, with
her looking up at you - but that of course is very limiting with regard to
poses and composition!
Doubt that that is much help...
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:34 AM
Subject: PESO: On the Subject of Chins...
Hi everyone.
Thanks for the comments on my last PESO of the girl dressed in red,
floating in the lotus position:
http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/ni/Barbie.jpg
I received some comments from some model friends that liked the idea of
the picture, but the couldn't keep from being distracted by the prominent
jaw of the girl in the photo. I think they were missing the point of the
photo somewhat, because I never meant this to be a photo of idealized
beauty, and that seems to be the standard they were judging it by.
However, since they brought it up, what can a photographer do to minimize
a prominent jaw or chin?
Here's another shot of Barbie, for your reference:
http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/ni/Barbie2.jpg
What could I have done as a photographer to make her jaw less prominent,
and make her look more idealistic?
I'd like to find a good resource that describes all the tricks a
photographer can use to work around a person's physical appearance, and
make them look more like what the photographer wants them to look like. I
certainly know some of the things that can be done, but I would like to
find out more. Note: I'm referring to things such as lighting, posing,
lens selection, composition, choice of wardrobe, etc. I'm not referring to
Photoshop or plastic surgery. ;)
thanks,
Glen
