Auguste Fine Art
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Photo Guide
A good reference photo makes for a truer painting. A few examples of what works, and what to avoid.
For Portraits
Good
Soft window light, three-quarter view
Soft, directional daylight — one side of the face lit
Sharp focus, neutral expression
Sharp focus, relaxed and natural expression
Avoid
Harsh flash photo with red-eye
Harsh on-camera flash, flattens the face
Blurry filtered selfie
Blurry, filtered, or heavily cropped
For Pet Portraits
Good
Dog at eye level in natural light
Eye-level, natural light, true coloring
Clear unedited close-up of a cat
Clear, unedited, in sharp focus
Avoid
Backlit silhouette of a dog
Backlit — features lost in shadow
Blurry photo of a pet in motion
Blurry, mid-motion, or taken from far away