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Fursuit Photography tips, Part 2/? - Fursuiters' Eyes
10 years ago
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Well would you look at that, I actually have a subject to talk about for a 2nd part. Neat.
So this isn't so much about taking the photos more the editing side of things. I use Adobe Lightroom, however if you use Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop you can (probably) do the same thing. As for other programs, you'll have to emulate what I do.
I've found that when I take photos of suiters, their pupils (the suit heads, not the persons!) often aren't as black as I'd like. See, despite what the creator might try, it'll never be a true black. The exception to this being fursuits that utilise a 'realistic' eye approach (for example,
) compared to the cartoony ones, as they're not a flat profile and often have richer, more varied colours.
Point aside, with the 'toony ones, the black of the pupil can still reflect some light, particularly sunlight or that from a flashgun. I find it reduces the impact of a photo so what I do is I'll edit the pupils with an adjustment brush that drops the Exposure (Brightness) by 1/3rd of a stop and also cuts out the White Clipping by -60.
This is an example of the effect in action; The top photo has the effect applied, whereas the bottom one is without the corrections. I think it adds more punch to the image and makes things seem a bit more believable, however your opinion may differ.
In other eye-news, the great thing about fursuits with the 'realistic' eyes is you can get some nice catch-lights in them with a flash much like you could with a real person. I have some examples over on Flickr for your perusal.
Anyway, that concludes this episode of Fursuit Photography Tips! See you on the next one, maybe!
So this isn't so much about taking the photos more the editing side of things. I use Adobe Lightroom, however if you use Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop you can (probably) do the same thing. As for other programs, you'll have to emulate what I do.
I've found that when I take photos of suiters, their pupils (the suit heads, not the persons!) often aren't as black as I'd like. See, despite what the creator might try, it'll never be a true black. The exception to this being fursuits that utilise a 'realistic' eye approach (for example,
) compared to the cartoony ones, as they're not a flat profile and often have richer, more varied colours. Point aside, with the 'toony ones, the black of the pupil can still reflect some light, particularly sunlight or that from a flashgun. I find it reduces the impact of a photo so what I do is I'll edit the pupils with an adjustment brush that drops the Exposure (Brightness) by 1/3rd of a stop and also cuts out the White Clipping by -60.
This is an example of the effect in action; The top photo has the effect applied, whereas the bottom one is without the corrections. I think it adds more punch to the image and makes things seem a bit more believable, however your opinion may differ.
In other eye-news, the great thing about fursuits with the 'realistic' eyes is you can get some nice catch-lights in them with a flash much like you could with a real person. I have some examples over on Flickr for your perusal.
Anyway, that concludes this episode of Fursuit Photography Tips! See you on the next one, maybe!
