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What Makes My Images Look So Sharp? | Inside Fashion and Beauty Photography with Lindsay Adler

In this video, I share my approach to achieving sharp, crisp, and three-dimensional images. While camera details like lens choice, aperture, and focus certainly play a role in sharpness, they’re not the full story. For my unique and stylized look, the true key is how I use contrast in lighting, color, and post-processing to give my photos that extra pop. Key ‘secrets’ to perceived sharpness include: 1. Contrast: Using contrast in light, color, and textures enhances clarity and definition, making the image appear sharper and more defined. This is the core element behind my stylized look. 2. Lighting to define edges/contrast: Whether it’s hard or soft light, shaping light to create defined edges and separation brings out sharpness and depth, giving the subject more presence and dimension in the frame. My use of hard light is particularly powerful to emphasize edge definition. 3. Color contrast: Pairing complementary colors, like blue and orange, creates visual separation, making the subject stand out against the background and appear sharper. Also pairing a richly colored subject against a neutral background can have a high-contrast visual impact. 4. Post-processing enhances sharpness: Adjusting contrast, clarity, and colors in editing adds depth and precision to the final image, enhancing sharpness and helping maintain that polished, crisp look. I typically add a substantial amount of contrast/clarity. 5. Styling and texture contrast: Combining smooth textures with rough backgrounds or using a clean backdrop with intricate styling creates contrast that increases sharpness and focuses attention on the subject. While gear, lens, aperture, and focus all contribute to technical sharpness, contrast is the real secret behind how I achieve the look that defines my work. By using contrast creatively in lighting, color, and post-processing, you can achieve sharper, more dynamic images that stand out with depth and dimension. Lindsay Adler is a fashion and beauty photographer, educator, and author based in New York City. Her editorials have appeared in Bullett Magazine, Zink Magazine, and Fault. She has contributed to photo publications like Professional Photographer, Rangefinder Magazine, and Popular Photography. SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥    / adoramatv   __________________________________ Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! https://www.adorama.com/MyAccount/Login 🔷 Save 5% Every Day† or Special Financing* On purchases of $199+ with the Adorama Edge Credit Card. Learn More: https://www.adorama.com/g/adorama-credit. __________________________________ ✘ GEAR USED: Canon R5 Mark II: https://adorama.rfvk.net/any13N Canon RF 24-105mm F2.8: https://adorama.rfvk.net/Wq11zG Profoto Pro D3: https://adorama.rfvk.net/XYVVR4 Westcott Optical Spot: https://adorama.rfvk.net/P0r7rY Rosco Gels: https://adorama.rfvk.net/oZDno #imagesharpness #photoediting #adorama __________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏ ➥ TikTok   / adoramanyc   ➥ Facebook   / adorama   ➥ Instagram   / adorama   ➥ Twitter   / adorama   ❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏ ➥ Shop https://www.adorama.com/ ➥ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/ ➥ Adorama Events    / @adoramaevents   __________________________________ Video @samuelbouret Visit http://www.Learnwithlindsay.com for more tutorial that cover my style, lighting techniques and much more! __________________________________ THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!