The iPhone Photography Book

Another Trick for Flattering the Face

The technique I’m about to share works so well for flattering the face that I try to use it in almost every portrait. It’s based on the fact that most regular people (you, me, us, we) have somewhat of a round face. Nice, round faces look great in person, but they don’t photograph all that well. You know what does photograph well? Longer, more angular faces. People with well-defined jawlines and cheekbones and angular faces get modeling gigs. So, what chance do the rest of us have? Well, we have this trick, called “short lighting,” which makes our faces look less round, more angular, and more awesome. We do ...