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Eyes: The eyes are often the most important part of the subject. Middle of the focus field should be on the eyes. During a long shoot, the eyes wander and get bored easily. Use a remote trigger and engage the subject in talk, getting good smiles from humor or exciting stories. Mix up where they look—at the camera, at you, into their own memories. The eyelids should be open but only enough to expose the iris without any whites showing on top or bottom edges of the lids. If the pupils are too small—giving beady-eyes—from bright lighting, have the subject close their eyes prior to the shot. Large pupils give a vacant look—have them stare at the lights before the shot.

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Here's a list of the most popular photoshop-gone-wrong effects / 'techniques' !

As reference, the original image :

Let's start :

10 -  Black and lots of  white with a vengeance for the Neo-Warhol look :

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Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM

Ultra telephoto zoom lens covering a telephoto range up to 500mm

- Incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabiliser) system
- 3 SLD glass elements for optimum image quality
- Rear focusing system
- HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) motor and full time manual focus
- Super multi-layer lens coating

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM.

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1. Set the ISO to 400 - this gives you much greater latitude with the strobes.
2. Set the aperture to f/6.3 as a good starting point. With wide-angle lenses, DOF is not really a problem.

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Sony full frame 24 megapixel camera at :

Steve's Digicams

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