Nigel Barker shows you how to take a “selfie” By Tim Barribeau posted Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 4:33 PM EDT Nigel Barker is a famed fashion photographer, and probably most well known for his role in the popular reality show "Americas Next Top Model. " Barker recently talked to Nightline's Juju Chang, on a segment on the popularity of the self portrait or "selfie. " In this six-minute segment, Barker gives his opinion on the art of the portrait, and how to take one with a smartphone. He shares tips about how to make your selfie look as good as possible, some of which you can see in the video below, and the rest are laid out on the ABCNews website. Some of them are just common sense, like using the front facing camera on your camera if you can, and making sure that your camera is anchored as steadily as possible.
The photographer recommends pointing your head skyward for a few seconds, to temporarily tighten your neck muscles, and snap a quick photo with your chin reduced. You can watch the entire segment below. (via SLRLounge)
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Color Cast Daylight White Balance Color temperature describes the spectrum of light which is radiated from a "blackbody" with that surface temperature. Relative intensity has been normalized for each temperature (in Kelvins). The first three white balances allow for a range of color temperatures. Automatic White Balance.
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