Portrait photography tip: Ask your model to squint slightly

Friday 23 July 2021, 12:21 by Elja Trum | 5,699 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

By asking your model to slightly squint their eyes, you create a more confident-looking gaze. Someone who appears self-confident is generally also seen as more attractive.

This is a tip that headshot photographer Peter Hurley has made popular under the name 'the squinch'.

Especially when you are photographing someone with notably large, open eyes, this is a useful tip. Many inexperienced models open their eyes too wide when you photograph them.

They think too much about how they will look in the photo and feel that they need to keep their eyes wide open. However, also make sure your model does not squeeze their eyes too tightly, as that does not look good.

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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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