How to guide the gestures and postures of models when shooting portraits

Lead: In portrait photography, we often encounter the problem that the subject is dominated by posture. In fact, human gestures and postures are expressive and expressive. Therefore, the gesture of the characters and the handling of their hands and feet are important parts in depicting the characters and forming the visual aesthetic feeling of the picture.

The expression of body posture mainly depends on the posture of head and body. Face orientation, leaning and leaning have different emotional appeal. Generally speaking, facing right is more in line with people's visual habits, and facing left can increase mystery.

Generally speaking, the posture of the body does not go straight on the front, because going straight on the front will appear serious and boring, and the shape will be represented by curves, with half of the face facing the camera. There should be a certain difference between the orientation of the face and the body, which will appear both natural and changeable.

Of course, as the most expressive human body in the world, it is difficult to apply any fixed style. In particular, modern people pay more attention to the simplicity and naturalness of photography. Here is a brief introduction to the general principles of posture and gesture arrangement in portrait photography.

1, be casual.

The creator created the most harmonious and perfect body for human beings, so we often see many girls with symmetrical figures, no matter how they move, they are beautiful. Because the joints and lines of the human body almost contain the rhythm of art. Relaxed and casual, we can give full play to the beauty of the human body itself. On the contrary, posturing, being at a loss, etc. Will destroy the inherent beauty of people. Generally speaking, no matter what posture, as long as the subject feels relaxed and comfortable, others will look more natural and will not feel stiff. Therefore, the arrangement of postures and gestures in portrait photography should first make the subject feel natural and relaxed.

Step 2 be consistent with your emotions

People's hands, feet and posture, like their faces and eyes, are all important parts to express their emotions, and they should be allowed to serve the characterization. If you are posturing or stiff, your hands, feet and posture are inconsistent with the expression and personality of the character, it will appear uncomfortable. If hands, feet and posture can be integrated into the overall emotional expression and personality description of the characters, making them an inseparable part of image expression, then the handling of hands, feet and posture will be successful.

3. Always learn and imitate successful portraits.

There are many classic and famous portraits at home and abroad. The postures and movements of the characters in these works can be said to be varied, natural and harmonious, which is worth imitating and learning from. It should be said that learning the posture and gesture arrangement of portrait photography should start from imitating famous classics, find out the rules from them, practice for a long time, and finally achieve the ability to independently design and create portraits with personal style.