As photographers/retouchers, we sometimes tend to remove any wrinkle, spots, or stray hair we can see on the subject we photographed. We consider it as a distraction, as something that make our images look less professional. But sometimes that's not the case. Check out this collection of great portraits of old people. In some cases, the wrinkles are even edited to look even bolder and stronger - and it works. Old people can be great models, and create very moody and interesting images.
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Photo: Aragian Marko.
Photo: Eric Lafforgue.
Photo: Roberta Facchini
Photo: Memo Vasquez.
Photo: Dietmar Temps.
Photo: Gérald Verdon.
Photo: Alvarictus.
Photo: Eric Lafforgue.
Photo: Sean Wakefield.
Photo: Dorien Coremans.
Photo: Jessie YYG.
Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan.
Photo: Portraits : Daedalus (V).
Photo: Mareen Fischinger.
Photo: Prasenna Sundar.
Notice one thing, they're all of elderly people where wrinkles and blemishes are natural and that is what we see everyday so we are expecting it. Now try it with a relatively younger person who developed wrinkles earlier... I bet it won't be as aesthetically pleasing then.
The first shot has real power and dignity
Check out the wrinkles on this monk :D
http://www.imthirdstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Monk1.jpg
my weinkles contribution
http://www.fotofinis.org/sr/velika.php?id=1760969
Interesting how all these shots (except for 1, I think) are of men. Wrinkles are beautiful in photos! . . . If they're on elderly men . . .