How do I achieve a washed out lens flare look

Hey guys ,

can anyone give me advice how to achieve this type of look? ONLY on her face.....I dont care about the rest of the pic , just look how her face is washed out a bit...is the post proccessing?

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In my opinion, this looks like a photographic mistake not something to try to copy and emulate.

Also shouldn't be posting pics that aren't yours...

argyle wrote in post #13870507
Also shouldn't be posting pics that aren't yours...

well how is he suppose to show you what he wants then?

Shoot into the sun.

twisted_photographer wrote in post #13870538
well how is he suppose to show you what he wants then?

It's called a link.

Numenorean wrote in post #13870544
It's called a link.

well what if he believed we were too lazy to click a link

twisted_photographer wrote in post #13870559
well what if he believed we were too lazy to click a link

That's the rule here, link to photos that aren't yours, don't embed them.

You can achieve this by shooting into the sun. It won't come out exactly the same, i have never seen a flare of two different colors?a But in this picture you can tell the photog is shooting into the sun because of the rim light on the models hair. However as mentioned previously i wouldn't say as a general rule try to avoid lens flare altogether especially on the models face.

But I want to achieve a washed out type of shot? any link or tutorial you guys know of? I have tried google and cant find anything!

Try this it should get you what you want- Washed out photo style

3rd one down is a video showing what you are talking about

porky101 wrote in post #13870652
But I want to achieve a washed out type of shot? any link or tutorial you guys know of? I have tried google and cant find anything!

It's called shooting into the sun. It's pretty simple. Take your lens hood off and aim into the sun late in the afternoon when the sun is low. It helps if the sun is at an off angle rather than straight on, but that depends on the lens as well.

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ahh ok that easy..just shoot into the sun...thanks guys

HappySnapper90 wrote in post #13870061
In my opinion, this looks like a photographic mistake not something to try to copy and emulate.

Michael Bay would like to have a word with you. Lol

mltain wrote in post #13877997
Michael Bay would like to have a word with you. Lol

I would like to have a word with Michael Bay, mainly about the screeching, screaming little girl he put in the Transformers movies. I think her name was Shay, Shaw, Shia...something like that...