Skin Pictures

Introduction

A subject is very important in photography. To be able to take good pictures, you need to have certain subject to take so that people would understand what you’re taking. Think of a subject as something that you would give life into through the photos because it will help you create a wonderful output. There are many subjects that you can choose from, landscapes, flowers, people, events, and a lot more. A subject can be anything depending on what you like. It can even be your skin, if you want to. If you plan on making your skin as a subject, here are some steps that could help you learn how to take your own skin pictures.

Step 1

Step 1: Prepare materials

The first thing that you would need to do before taking skin pictures is to prepare the needed materials for the photo taking. You need to have your camera ready and you need to have your memory card and make sure that it is empty. You can also prepare optional materials such as the tripod for your camera and the reflectors for the lighting. Taking your own skin pictures is just easy and you can even do it yourself but if you want, you can also let someone help you, preferably someone who knows how to use the camera and knows the basics of photography.

Step 2

Step 2: Clean and moisturize

Well, if you’re taking your own skin pictures, make sure that it looks good and appealing. Yes, there may be a lot of photo editors such as Adobe Photoshop which can make your skin look good but as much as possible. You want to have lesser photo edits so that it wouldn’t look unrealistic, just like what you see in the magazines.

So you need to prep up your skin, and make sure it looks moisturized and healthy. You need to properly clean it and apply moisturizer to make it look healthy and soft. Do this at least 30 minutes before you take your skin pictures.

Step 3

Step 3: Find a perfect place

Finding a perfect place for photo taking is very important in taking skin pictures or in taking any pictures as well. Lighting is very important in taking skin pictures so you need to find a place that is well lighted, but not too much. The colour of the surroundings would affect the lighting of the subject so you need to find a place that is not too crowded or not too bare. You can take test photos in certain places if you want to just to see how good it would look in the photo. You can also use the reflector to make sure to reflect enough amount of light to your skin to have a great effect.

Step 4

Step 4: Take a couple of shots

After you’ve done the preparations, it’s now time to start the photo taking. In taking skin pictures, you need to take a couple of shots per angle so that you would have a lot of shots to choose from. This would also help you from identifying the best frames per shot.

Step 5

Step 5: Edit in photo editor

After you have taken your skin pictures, make sure to immediately transfer the photos to your laptop or computer and make a backup just in case. Then, once you’ve finished, you can now edit your pictures using any photo editor you like. This would help you crop the photo eliminating any unnecessary part of the background. This would also help you correct the lighting of the photos.

Tips

If you plan on taking pictures of your own skin, following the above steps guarantees you the perfect photoes whenever you need them.

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