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It is not necessary to have the best photographs in the world to work from, but it helps to have an in focus photo and a naturally light subject.
Flashlight photo's sometimes lead to a loss of detail due to reflected light and unless your camera is equipped with an anti redeye device then the fine eye detail of a flashlight subject can also be lost.
Natural light can give a better representation of the colour of subject and show the correct eye colour and natural reflections.

Even if a photo is like the one on the left, I can use a little computer wizardry and turn this into a usable picture to make the painting on the right possible .

With natural light the eyes can become the window to their soul
Section of 'Blue' Portrait

Original Oil Paintings
By Brian Quinton