- The finishing touch.
Learning to read pictures. Every picture tells the story of how it was taken. Look for highlights in the eyes or spectral highlights reflected in shiny medal, glass etc. Look for the shadows cast by the light or lights. Is the shadow soft and defused or does it have a hard edge? Look for the shape of any reflections, especially on glass or in the eyes. In this case a large soft box was used directly in front of the model. You can see the rectangular highlight in her eyes and if you look closely at the eyes you will see a light trace of a reflector bouncing light into the lower half of her eyes. Look at the highlight on the brush and the shadow on the hand of the Make Up Artist. Look for the direction of the light and how flat it is or how much contrast there is in the picture. Every photograph will reveal it’s secrets if you just learn to read them.
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