Eye Skills in Portrait Shooting

Lead: Eyes are the windows of the soul. Pay attention to the handling of eyes in portrait shooting. However, when shooting portraits, many players often encounter blinking or red eye caused by improper use of flash, which is an important factor leading to the failure of many portraits. Of course, the red-eye phenomenon can be solved by computer post-processing, but can it really be realized if proper skills are mastered in shooting? Make eyes? Effect.

First, prevent the photographer from closing his eyes.

Many times, when taking pictures, a pair of eyes closed by the subject will often destroy a beautiful picture. How to avoid it?

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Generally, there is a time difference of about a few tenths of a second between pressing the shutter button and the shutter action in the low-end digital cameras on the market (the shooting delay of digital cameras). If you press the left shutter half a second before the photographer's expression or action reaches its climax, you can capture the most satisfying moment and avoid closing your eyes. Of course, it may take some practice to master it.

(1) People who are prone to close their eyes may wish to ask them to close their eyes before taking pictures, and ask them to open their eyes before pressing the shutter, so as to capture bright eyes.

(2) Please rub your face and around your eyes with your hands before taking pictures, so that you won't close your eyes and your expression will be more natural.

(3) In addition to the above methods, many people will use this trick: Come, let's shoot! I'll count to three! Come 1, 2, shoot (finished), but everyone won't close their eyes, because some people can't hold their eyelids for 3!

(4) Another method is to use a red-eye elimination device. After the flash flashes once, people's eyes will open wide and naturally will not close. In that case, please inform the photographer that it is flashing the flash twice. )

Second, prevent red eye at night.

If you take pictures at night, you will often shoot the subject's eyes red, like a monster discharging. I believe you have encountered such a problem, so what should you do?

Tips:

In fact, it is necessary to get rid of this phenomenon with traditional cameras or digital cameras. Here are a few tips:

(1) Many digital cameras now have devices to eliminate red eyes. As long as you set this shooting mode according to the instructions, it will flash once before taking pictures to narrow the pupil of the subject, and then flash again to take pictures.

(2) If there is no device to eliminate red eye, you can use the following four methods:

A. Turn on the indoor lights as much as possible to make the shooting scene bright.

B. the flash is higher than the eyes of the subject.

C. Please look at the highlights first, and then go back to take pictures.

D. Take two pictures, and the second one won't have red eyes.

Third, the special shooting of people shooting

Perfect selfie

We know that many digital cameras have self-timer function, so how can we take beautiful self-timer photos? Please remember the following five points.

(1) Nowadays, digital cameras generally have self-timer devices. After setting the selfie mode, press the shutter button to take a selfie. It usually takes a photo after 10 seconds, so you actually have enough time to go back to the photo area and pose for a photo.

(2) When taking a selfie, the camera must be placed in a stable position, such as a flat stone or tripod, and the shooting position must be set first. Don't shake the camera when you press the shutter, so as not to take the wrong angle.

(3) When operating the selfie, remember to press the shutter at the back of the camera, not at the front of the camera, because pressing the shutter will lock the focal length, so the focal length is wrong.

(4) Self-timer is not only taking photos for yourself, but the best thing is that it can make you stay in a rare photo.

(5) When taking photos and using the flash, please stand in the middle of the dark skin, next to the white skin.

Fourth, the correct shooting of close-ups

Close-range shooting with digital camera is its characteristic, but sometimes we try to shoot some beautiful near objects, but they are all blurred. What shall we do? Look at the secret below!

(1) Some digital cameras can't shoot close objects because they don't have the function of micro-photographing, but now more and more digital cameras have this function. If you don't have this function to shoot near objects, it will be blurred.

(2) The first thing to pay attention to in close range is that the range of its framing window has been modified and narrowed, so it cannot be shot according to the general shooting range frame. It is best to shoot from the LCD window.

(3) The micro-shooting distance of each digital camera is different, ranging from 1 m to 35cm. You should first know how close your digital camera can shoot, so as not to lose focus! But now some cameras can't press the shutter when the focal length is too close to shoot.

(4) When shooting close-ups, be careful not to put the subject on the edge to avoid deformation (such as widening) of the subject.

(5) When taking close-ups, because the scenery is very shallow, it is necessary to determine the focus, otherwise it is easy to blur.

Fifth, pay attention to the timing when shooting children, because beautiful scenes are fleeting.

(1) It will be more natural and lively for children to relax and enjoy themselves.

(2) Children will be cuter when they are close to taking pictures.

(3) Squat down or sit down, and lower yourself to the height of a child before taking pictures, so as to prevent the child from becoming? Big head? The way it looks.

(4) The baby's eyes are slender and sensitive. It's not good for them to take photos with a flash at close range (please pay attention). You can cover the flash with a white paper towel to soften the light and change the layering of the photo.

(5) If the child is active, let him move! When he is moving, shoot him at a 30-degree angle or a 45-degree angle from the side, hold the lens tightly and follow him as your waist rotates.