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from John Kantor (jkantor@mindspring.com)
Her moles/freckles are still there in the retouched version - just less noticeable (as if she were wearing heavier makeup). So are the laugh lines in her skin. The purpose of a headshot is to show what an actor/model does look like - but with ideal lighting and makeup.

The hard thing about doing headshots is that - in person - it's much harder to notice shadows, laugh lines, and circles under someone's eyes. B/W just exacerbates the problem. The second shot is much closer to the perception you have of this girl when you are face-to- face with her.

But by the same token, have you ever watched a "Making of the SI Swimsuit Edition" video? Most of the girls look bony and awkward when not posed and lit carefullyu (and come across as pretty immature). The image that the photographer and makeup artist create is just that - an image.

(posted 8333 days ago)

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