Tips for a beautiful Mother's Day portrait

Friday 11 May 2018, 22:22 by Michelle Peeters | 5,630 views | 0 comments

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Following the release of the new cinema film De Matchmaker, in which lead actor Benja Bruijning portrays his mother, played by Ariane Schluter, in an original way, Nikon ambassador Brett Florens reveals the secret behind creating a beautiful portrait photo.

By manipulating light, you can easily improve your photography, says Brett Florens.

Broad or narrow face

Portrait photography requires a range of skills. One of these is using broad lighting and narrow lighting, a technique that lets you decide which area of the model's face you illuminate.

With broad lighting, you create a face that looks wider, while with narrow lighting, you create a face that looks narrower.

The latter is often preferred because it makes the model look slimmer. To create a narrower-looking face, have the model turn their face so that the side closest to the camera is in shadow, while the other side of the face is illuminated.

©Brett Florens - Broad versus Narrow Lighting
This creates the illusion of a slimmer face because most of the face is in shadow.

So avoid the opposite: when you illuminate the side of the face closest to the camera, your model's face will look wider instead.

Inspiration from Brett Florens

Combined with the fast portrait lenses from NIKKOR, you will always achieve excellent results. For more inspiration and photography tips, visit the website of Brett Florens.

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