Portrait shooting composition skills

Everyone, like a photographer, has to face the challenge of dealing with the details of the subject, such as posture, light, composition and so on. The following are composition skills about portrait shooting, welcome to read!

Scene 1: Common Techniques for Blurring Beautiful Background in Portrait Photography

1. Choose the bright part as the background, which is greatly blurred? Choose the brighter part that the light can shine on as the background to avoid leaving a heavy impression on the picture. It should be noted that evergreen trees have strong colors, and even if they are blurred, they will not look too beautiful. The photographer's background is not necessarily a plant, but also a brightly colored wall.

2. Use backlight to make hair produce high-gloss effect? When the photographer stands, he must carefully think about the position and choose the right position to make his hair stand out and look shiny. Once the hair looks shiny, the photographer's expression will give the viewer a special impression. If the hair looks dark, the whole picture will look dark, so the photographer needs to add highlights consciously.

3. Illuminate a dark face with a reflector? Effective use of reflector can brighten the dull face caused by backlight and make the skin rich in texture. When shooting portraits, in principle, backlight or side light should be used, which is not suitable for front light and will make the face appear obvious shadow. Therefore, when shooting portraits outdoors, the reflector is an essential shooting tool.

4. Can you cut off your arm when composing music? Sometimes the posture of the subject will make his shoulder or wrist part beyond the scope of composition, which is no problem at all. On the contrary, it can change the picture and give people a bold feeling, so don't hesitate to keep shooting. If you barely put all the subjects in the photo, the photo will look mediocre. Try to make a bold composition.

Scene 2: A wide-angle portrait with a clever blend of background and subject.

1, showing a sense of spaciousness

The perspective of the photo is very wide, even the zenith is included in the picture. When shooting with a wide-angle lens, the picture will also contain unexpected parts, so the composition must be carefully arranged. Photographers should be aware of the viewfinder rate of the camera for composition and consider how to use the space flexibly.

2. Flexible use of deformation around the picture? The picture taken by wide-angle lens is particularly transparent, so it will be interesting to use this feature consciously to shoot. In the above picture, the deformation of the photographer's foot is exaggerated, resulting in a unique visual effect.

3. Enjoy the feeling boldly? If you shoot from bottom to top, it will be like this photo, and the walls and iron gates in the background have strong penetration. Flexible use of such transparency in the picture can make the whole composition look very novel. When using a wide-angle lens, boldly changing the shooting angle can bring unique visual effects.

4. Focus without using the focus lock function? When shooting from bottom to top with a wide-angle lens, avoid using the mode of central focus+focus lock. Because it is too close to the focus subject, it is easy to lose focus, which is called cosine error. Focus should be selected in advance to avoid camera movement caused by focus locking, so as to focus accurately.

Scene 3: Take a full-body street shot with a telephoto lens.

1, blur the background as much as possible? When a telephoto lens takes a full-length portrait of the subject, it will greatly blur the background. If you only take close-ups of faces and portraits above the chest, you can also take photos with blurred background when the aperture is fully open with a short focal length lens. However, when shooting a full-length portrait, the blurred background needs to use a focal length of more than 300 mm

2. consider the balance with the background color? The head of the subject is located in the bright part of the background as far as possible, so that the hair of the subject will not be mixed with the background. It should be noted that if there are striking patterns or repeated patterns in the background, the subject will lose attention and the background will dominate. Photographers also need to confirm whether there are dark parts or annoying billboards around the photographer's face, and then decide where the photographer is.

3. Should the subject's eyes have a vision? Even if the subject looks small in the whole composition, make sure that the face is illuminated by light. In particular, make sure that the eyes have obvious reflection (vision). If the eyes don't reflect light, they will appear dull and dull, and it is difficult to understand the facial expression of the subject. Taking a full-length portrait is as important as taking a close-up of a person.

4. Don't completely blur the background and show a certain sense of transparency? It is difficult to show a sense of transparency after the background is completely blurred. In the above picture, the flowers on the sidewalk and the trees above the photographer are in the same focal plane with the photographer, thus emphasizing the contrast between the photographer and the background. A key point of full-length portrait shooting is to skillfully show the transparency between the subject and the background by controlling the blurred part and the uncluttered part.

Scene 4: Dark female portrait that can reflect the photographer's inner world.

1. Do eyes and lips have to have highlights? When the whole portrait photo is dark, it is best to add light to the part that attracts visual attention. By adding highlights, the exposure can be darker, making the photos look more impactful. The key to taking dark portraits is not simply reducing exposure.

2. consider the balance with the background light? If the background (back) of the subject is illuminated by strong light, the whole picture will look clearer and become a vivid photo. If the background is normal, the photo will only look darker, but if there is strong light in the background, the dullness of the subject's face will naturally appear and the dark tone of the photo will be emphasized.

3. Is it best for the subject's expression to be cold and wild? The overall feeling of dark portrait photos should be cool. Therefore, subjects should not have a smile on their faces. It is best to give the characteristics of the photo through a somewhat surprising cold expression. The posture of the subject must be in tune with the expression, not too energetic. In short, we should grasp the overall feeling when taking pictures.

4. focus on the eyes accurately? A basic principle of portrait photography is to focus on the eyes. Especially when taking dark photos, the eyes determine the impression of the whole photo and need to focus accurately. Always pay attention to the focus position, don't relax after shooting, and carefully confirm the photo effect.