Methods and examples of portrait shooting and framing.

Portrait Portrait is a more formal photo taken jointly by photographer and model. Because it involves scenes, costumes, equipment, props and many other factors. There are many technical problems to be solved, and different image effects need to be equipped in different situations; Different shooting viewpoints are suitable for different faces and can beautify different backgrounds.

1, take a close-up with elements.

When shooting close-ups, retouching is needed in order not to make the picture look too monotonous. Flowers and plants can be used as part of the composition of the avatar. At this time, we should pay attention to the color of flowers and plants to coordinate with the whole picture. You can also try to add the shape of the hand as a composition element to the picture. At this time, you should try to avoid cutting your wrists and elbows when composing a composition. At the same time, you should grasp your hand shape and try to face the camera, so that your hand looks more delicate. When shooting, good results can be obtained by using forward light or reverse light plus reflector to make up the light.

When composition is really difficult, you can look for prospects. The fullness and effect of the picture are great. Blur the foreground and background with a large aperture. Sometimes the foreground of the occlusion lens can be transformed into a wonderful transparent effect through a large aperture, and the subject is like a fairyland.

Close-ups can be said to be the most popular portrait photos, which are widely used both on the cover of fashion magazines and for business purposes. Generally, it shows the details of a person's head above the shoulder or a subject, and the person is photographed in the simplest composition way, as long as the subject has an expression facing the camera. I believe it's easy for most people who like beginners. You can also show only a part of the face of the character and highlight the details to be expressed. When shooting close-ups, the composition should be as full as possible, the image processing should be large but not small, and the spatial range should be small but not empty. Through close-ups, you can express the instantaneous expressions of characters and show their inner world.

Step 2 take a bust with composition

Portrait photography we have the highest probability of taking a bust. In the process of shooting a bust, the changeable composition can improve your shooting speed and make changes. Let's explain a few conventional bust compositions.

A bust with a right angle on the front usually consists of a vertical frame. If you want to photograph a lady, this is a good way to express it. Besides the pose of the model, the background is the most difficult to control. If you shoot in color mode, you must keep the background simple. The solution is to simplify the lines or colors of the background as much as possible. This time is often a test of the photographer's ability to discover the background. Processing such photos will find the background that is as simple as possible but can explain the environment. If it really doesn't work, then open the aperture, which is also a compromise method.

In the same straightforward half-length composition, the figure is centered, the photographer looks for glass as the shooting prospect, and the image abstractly reflecting the glass environment adds a lot of color to the picture. The application of large aperture and the blurring of foreground background make the focus of characters more prominent. The overlapping of ambient light makes the overall tone of the picture consistent.

Arranging the subject on the diagonal can effectively use the length of the diagonal of the picture, and at the same time, it can also make the companion have a direct relationship with the subject. Diagonal composition is the most commonly used composition method in portrait photography. This kind of composition can make the original plain photos look more dynamic and lively, which is easy to produce the convergence trend of lines, attract people's attention and achieve the effect of highlighting the subject.

Step 3 pat the whole body with the environment

Good portrait photography is the perfect combination of landscape and model. Let us not only stare at the model when shooting, but also look for elements in shooting, taking the landscape as an element and the model as an element. Only the combination of various elements flashes in the photographer's mind.

It is difficult for any element to make a successful work. Although controlling the picture elements is simple, it is not a day's work to use them consciously and creatively in the actual shooting process. In particular, we should deal with the harmony of colors and make the whole picture full of vitality. Some backgrounds, such as rough stone walls, large areas of plants, ponds, buildings, highways, sculptures, etc. As long as these background materials are reasonably combined and used, successful works of environmental figures can be obtained.

In the process of shooting, the subject and background of the photo change too much, but as long as the angle and light are used well, the law is simple: first, choose the composition angle, so as to adjust the angle of light and find out the contrast relationship between light and shade. No matter what the shooting situation is, the relationship between the subject and the background always exists, and further control and application of it will play a prominent role in expressing intention; The second is to make a fuss from the perspective of picture composition, and highlight the contrast between the subject and the environment by using the contrast between simplicity and complexity.

In the picture below, the photographer uses the surrounding environment, that is, the placement of tables and chairs, to form irregular points. Dark tables and chairs are in contrast to light figures, which is a typical combination of points, lines and surfaces.

Sometimes when you encounter rare environmental space, you might as well try to use characters as a foil. The environment can tell you how beautiful this photo is.

The most important thing to control the feeling of space is to control the background. If you choose too messy background when shooting, the whole picture will lose focus, so you should choose it properly to make the picture clear. In order to highlight the sense of space, we should not only pay attention to the composition of the picture, but also pay attention to the combination of people and things, and grasp the visual focus with the creation of actions.

Secondly, the scenery in the picture should echo. There must be a connection between the subject and the background, and between the subject and the object, which cannot be isolated, so as to achieve a more perfect feeling.

This picture itself is an S-shaped composition, and the model is actually an ornament in the scene. Effective use of the composition of the scene itself is also a way to shoot portraits. It is important to find the composition.

Environment can highlight artistic conception, not always limited to bust or close-up shooting. Paying attention to the environment or adapting to the environment when taking pictures can often lengthen the feeling of the whole photo.

It is not only the simple and pure background that can highlight the subject, but also the color blocks and lines of the background can often balance the picture elements and guide the viewpoint. Sometimes, because of the perspective guidance of line color blocks, the audience's point of view focuses on the main body, which will not cause visual confusion.

The most commonly used shooting angle should be head-up, and wide angle is generally suitable for head-up shooting. This shooting method is easier for cameras with LCD screens or rotating lenses, otherwise you will only "crawl" under the girl's pomegranate skirt. Overhead shooting is also a very common angle. In the same scene, you can change several shooting angles to find the best shooting angle, and you can also get photos from different angles.