Iris dilation

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I took this today and Liam (subject) loves it but would prefer more iris showing. How can I stop pupils dilating so much? Is it as simple as using brighter ambient light?
Oh BTW, the side in shadow wasn't meant to be, I forgot to turn a flash-head on :lol:
 
Yes. But dilated pupils are generally reckoned to be a good thing - they're supposed to show 'attraction'.
 
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Fire off an on camera flash (or at least on the same plain) before taking the ambient shot?

That should shrink the pupils if you are fast enough.
 
If you use strobes in darker room you could just be evil and use flash light. ^^ People would complain, but its for greater good (the photos) :)
 
Thanks, guys. He'd like more of the green iris, reckons it's one of his best features. I could always enhance the iris colour in PP I suppose.
 
have a higher ambient, were the modelling lights on proportional or full that can usually shrink the black bit a bit
 
david1701 said:
have a higher ambient, were the modelling lights on proportional or full that can usually shrink the black bit a bit
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The modelling lights only do full and I didn't have them on. I'd been practising on a mannequin (only just started getting into portraits) so the test shots didn't show up this particular issue. Doh. I feel a little stupid, now! Should have though of that. Next time, though :) Cheers!
 
HoppyUK said:
Yes. But dilated pupils are generally reckoned to be a good thing - they're supposed to show 'attraction'.
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They also denote heavy drug use ;)

Up the ambient either with modelling lights or "house" lights. Pupil will contract giving more iris.

With green eyes a kicker light can help as well - skimming across the cheek and lighting the eye. Way quicker than editing ;)
 
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