Premium Member Alessandro Machi Posted May 11, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted May 11, 2011 When I saw the first image in this article about Charlie Sheen, Mr. Sheen looked awful. When I scrolled down the page, I found an almost identical image of Mr. Sheen, the background is different but the clothing is the same, and Mr. Sheen looked much better. The difference appears to be that the top picture used a flash and the result was a desaturated image that was very unflattering whereas the second image was straight on regular lighting used during the actual featured interview. Here is a link to the article and the two images of Sheen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah McDowell Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 When I saw the first image in this article about Charlie Sheen, Mr. Sheen looked awful. When I scrolled down the page, I found an almost identical image of Mr. Sheen, the background is different but the clothing is the same, and Mr. Sheen looked much better. The difference appears to be that the top picture used a flash and the result was a desaturated image that was very unflattering whereas the second image was straight on regular lighting used during the actual featured interview. Here is a link to the article and the two images of Sheen. Hence the reason that I HATE on-camera flashes. I use fast lenses and natural light for as much of my still photography as possible. People go, "Wow, that looks great! "How'd you do it?" And I'm not a great, or even good, photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Alessandro Machi Posted May 12, 2011 Author Premium Member Share Posted May 12, 2011 Hence the reason that I HATE on-camera flashes. I use fast lenses and natural light for as much of my still photography as possible. People go, "Wow, that looks great! "How'd you do it?" And I'm not a great, or even good, photographer. That flash helped created a really ugly purple color on Sheen's face. I seriously thought he was gravely ill until I saw the picture below where he looked like he had regular color and was slightly greasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Alderslade Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Hence the reason that I HATE on-camera flashes. I use fast lenses and natural light for as much of my still photography as possible. People go, "Wow, that looks great! "How'd you do it?" And I'm not a great, or even good, photographer. An on camera flash isn't always that unflattering, it has the advantage of being a frontal, close to lens light - good for filling in deep eye sockets - of course it is often very harsh! If only an on camera flash could be a bit bigger and softer! My personal pet hate are those pre-flashes for cutting down red-eye, but it just make people blink and look drunk, especially me! Regards, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Arch Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 If they bothered to use an external flash speedlite with a diffuser and a grid then it would have been a professional shot. Even with all of that, Charlie will still look sick. That's his nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markshaw Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I used to own a Metz flash with bracket. That took fantastic photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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