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Portrait Guide
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The portrait guide is created to make it easy for you to get the necessary information about how to commission portraits created by me. If you follow the guide carefully and read the information provided you will find that it’s very simple. |
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3. Selecting the photographs |
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As I’m specializing on high detailed portraits, its very important to send me high quality photographs to work from. Remember I have only your photo and you to guide me through the painting and drawing process, therefore I will require good enough photographs from you. I need details to be able to reflect the unique personality and likeness of the subject I will be creating artwork.
The photo must be in focus with good lightening, right colouring and big enough. Select your high quality photos or take new ones and send them to me along with the enquiry form you will come to through this portrait guide. Remember that the photographs need to be sent to me in original size if they are digital or if you have only regular paper photographs you need to send them to my address provided to you by e-mail.
Below you can see a selection of examples with what I need in a good photograph so I can use it to paint your portrait. There are also examples of what kinds of photos aren’t suitable.
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Angles |
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Make sure the face is in focus. This picture is just a part of a photo, cropped to show how the eyes and nose are in focus and details are visible.
This photo is not in focus and could not be used to create a portrait.
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The best portraits are created from photos when the subject is looking slightly to the left or right because it doesn’t look flat.
This photo was taken from the front and could look a bit flat as a portrait. |
The photo must be taken from the subjects level. Don’t look down on what you are photographing. This photo shows a perfect level.
This photo was taken from the wrong level because the photographer is looking down on the subject. |
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| Photograph outside |
Eyes |
Distance |
Photographing outside creates great light and colours and can be perfect for artwork.
Think about that it can get too light or too dark. Too much light or odd shadings can also destroy the colours. |
Think about the eyes as they are images of the soul. They have to be open and alert.
This is the same dog but with half closed eyes. See how much better the top photo is just because of the eyes. |
Think about from what distance your are photographing your subject.
Photo taken from too far away for me to see any detals for a portrait. |
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