![]() So it shouldn't surprise us that someone would sooner or later automate the flatter's art for portrait photographers. The artist's job has always been to "convey the subject's personality." ![]() In short, portraiture has always been about flattery. The real art is in lighting the subject appropriately. Photographic portraiture has by nature been forced to be less ambitious, confining itself to soft focus, narrow depth of field, whitening teeth and sharpening eyelashes with some airbrushing of blemishes. Much was left to suggestion, diplomatically avoiding the distractions of blemishes and scars. The highlight dabbed into their eyes was an old trick that couldn't be relied on in real life. The broad brush that laid in the flesh tones of their faces didn't lend itself to pore-level detail. When we stroll through one of those portrait galleries full of Thomas Eakins and James McNeill Whistler, we wink at the wealthy patrons they portrayed and mumble under our breath, "You never looked so good." The Imaging Resource Digital Photography Newsletter ![]() THE ART OF FLATTERY Portrait Professional - Automated Makeovers By MIKE PASINI ![]()
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