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In portraits that incorporate lens flare, the subject’s skin tone often takes on the warm hues of the lens flare. Adjust The White Balance & Color Hues Before (left) and after (right) of white balance adjustment. To resolve this issue, a gradient was used to lightly burn the right side of the image while the blacks were “crushed” uniformly for purposes of adding extra contrast across the entire image. In the image above, for example, placing a radial burn over the couple made her legs appear very dark compared to the rest of her skin (see the example below). While you can use other methods to adjust exposure, such as a radial burn, which helps direct focus to a specific (and usually bright) area in the image, such an adjustment might under or over expose certain areas of your subjects. Deepen The Blacksĭeepening (or “crushing”) the blacks in the image will add further contrast and reveal more detail in an image with an abundance of lens flare. By quickly increasing the contrast, however, the details in the image become more defined and allow the lens flare to complement the image rather than distract from it. Your subjects will likely struggle to pop and instead get lost in the photo. Without sufficient contrast, an image can look drab or muddy. Increase The Contrast Before (left) and after (right) of increased contrast adjustment. That said, here are some quick tips for handling lens flare during post-production. Given the basic characteristics of flare and its impact on photos, we often need to counter these effects when processing pictures with strong instances of flare to balance out the image and retain key details. “Fixing” Lens Flare During Post-Production There are a number of techniques you can use to add flare when the existing light is less than ideal. By strategically placing and using flashes, for example, you can recreate sun flares and enhance them in post. The flare should only enhance an already strong image.Ī Note On Handling And/Or Adding Lens Flare In-Camera When including or adding flare into an image, it’s important that you not overlook the basic elements that make a great image in the first place, including strong composition, posing, and expressions.

Here are three basic characteristics of a lens flare: