What kind of people like photography?

This paper introduces a series of photos through pictures and texts, and clearly shows how small changes in the model position and shooting angle can significantly improve the portrait shooting effect.

Center of gravity shift

In the image, the model on the left is standing with her whole body facing the camera. Moreover, her weight is evenly distributed on her legs. In the image on the right, you can see that the body is slightly tilted, and all the model does is transfer most of the weight to the right leg. This action produces a subtle S-curve in the composition. It seems that the model is still looking straight into the camera, but she already looks slim.

Bend forward from the waist

The model still faces you directly, but now try to tilt her body at the waist. In the photo on the left, the girl leans towards the camera or leans back slightly, which is really pleasing for silhouette. This angle creates a double chin, which visually makes people look ordinary in the picture.

In order to make this photo more harmonious, you just need to lean your subject forward slightly at the waist and face you. In the picture on the right, after the model does this operation, she will tilt her head and redistribute her center of gravity. Now, the pose of the camera is more beautiful.

The hind legs bear the weight of the body.

The model needs to transfer the weight to the hind legs. In the image on the left, you can see again that when the girl leans back or away from the camera, it looks awkward and unnatural to some extent. On the right, let the model's body center of gravity move back or lean slightly towards you.

Cross your arms

A very popular posture of business people is that people cross their arms on their chests, which gives the viewer a sense of confidence and strength. For example, at the bottom of the picture on the left, the model leans her head back. When taking photos of women, for some reason, this kind of mistake is more common, because they just seem to like to rotate and tilt the photo head and ask the client/model to tilt her chin slightly forward. This simple action will affect the final shooting effect.

Tilt your head forward

You can take a good close-up portrait with your arms crossed. The image on the left is enlarged a little to accurately show how and where the model is tilted. Most people will find this a bit weird and unnatural, but please explain it, which will make you look harmonious. Remember, most people are not sure what they look like from the outside, so please take some time to pose.

sitting position

If the subject is sitting, the photographer should be at an angle above the subject, which means it is most convenient to shoot at a downward angle, which is very pleasing to most people.

The first step you should take is to let the model sit by the chair. Don't let the model simply sit still. On the left, this woman is sitting on the edge, with her feet on the floor and her shoulders parallel to the camera. Although this is not the best angle, if the right side is heavier, you can still focus on the beautiful portrait through tight composition.

When the model is still sitting, put her elbows on her knees, and her hands may or may not be crossed. Just try it. This allows the model to look at you and eliminate any visual neck problems. For example, on the right side, the image is enhanced by tilting the face to the left or right, where the focus is on eyes and smiles.

One side of everyone seems to be more photogenic than the other, which is usually invisible to the naked eye, so please make sure to always take pictures on the left and right sides. In this case, the working side is that when the girl leans her face to the right, her left side is more obvious (that is, in the right picture). This will allow you to see more faces, a better neck, both eyes, hair hanging down naturally and a more delicate nose.

When changing the position of the model, remember to shoot each pose from both sides. Unless you know the customer's working face only by looking at the preview of the image in the camera, you must shoot left and right.

It is not difficult to see how to simply change the body angle to produce a more harmonious and natural portrait. A good rule of thumb is to tilt one shoulder of the model to you and transfer the weight to the hind legs, which will make people look slimmer immediately.

result

All the images in this paper were taken in a studio, with a lens of 50mm and a white studio background.