How do you flatter a bigger nose?

what should I look to do to minimize a wider nose? Just wondering if anyone has any tips on how the model should pose (head down/up sideways etc or an an angle I should shoot them?

Long lens, flat lighting - I'd say more but thats based on what I've read (been looking at alot of portraiture and posing books lately)

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The Pinocchio Effect. If your subject’s nose is a touch too large for his or her face, simply pose the model in such a way that the model looks toward the camera so that the length of the nose is masked. Also, a long lens can help to flatten features such as a long nose. Avoid profiles. Avoid lighting angles that cast large shodows from it.

thanks for those tips. I wasn't clear as most people assume a big nose is long. How would one deal with a wider nose?

Same thing - shadows will define the nose, so keep em out of the picture. Take pictures from the side as well.

For a wider nose, use lighting that places part of the nose in shadow, such as side lighting. Vary the fill contrast as necessary.

Take photos of their hands and feet.

Photoshop

As an add on question, how do you TAKE pictures with a big nose?

Higgs Boson wrote in post #12916638
As an add on question, how do you TAKE pictures with a big nose?

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that's a broad question. Normal portrait photography with the changes that have been suggested. Not sure what you're asking.

Higgs Boson wrote in post #12916638
As an add on question, how do you TAKE pictures with a big nose?

Can't tell you how many gallons of nose grease i've wiped off my LCD in the past years. Wish I had that much grease for when I was processing film

ashiundar wrote in post #13001926
Can't tell you how many gallons of nose grease i've wiped off my LCD in the past years. Wish I had that much grease for when I was processing film

Just in case you young digital whippersnappers missed that reference...when making enlargements from scratched film in the darkroom, it was possible to temporarily fill in the scratches by wiping a bit of grease from your nose and rubbing it into the negative.

I remember those days very well, but I preferred to use the formulated equivalent of Edwal No-Scratch. It just seemed less oooky than "nose grease", but the nose grease worked quite well in a pinch (forgive the pun)!