What are the shooting skills of eye close-ups?

When shooting a portrait, no matter what light source is used, as long as it is in front of the subject and has enough brightness, it will be reflected into the eyes, and a reflection point will appear, thus forming a vision. The reflection points displayed in the eyes are always different in shape, size and position.

For example, when shooting a portrait indoors, the light enters from a window far away from the subject, and a bright 1 window shadow will appear in each of his eyes; Using the flash on the camera will produce tiny white spots in the center of the eyes; When a reflector or umbrella is used, a reflection area will be formed, which is usually biased to one side.

The effects of various eye lamps vary greatly. Small bright light is pleasant, wide light is soft, and unlit eyes are like deep pools. British photographer Gordon. Anderson pointed out that in order to shoot excellent portrait photography, we must consider the light of the eyes before pressing the shutter. Let the subject look up slightly or rearrange the light sources to determine whether he has a vision.

Eye light should be balanced, one eye should not have light, and the other eye should not have light. It is necessary to check whether the light source that produces eye light is located in front of the subject's face, enough to illuminate his eyes without being blocked by the shadow of his nose. If the head turns to one side, it is better for the eye light source to rotate with it. The position of the light source should not be too high, otherwise the two eyes are not on a horizontal line, and one eye may not shine.

The light source used as eye lamp does not need strong power, but it must be in harmony with the environment. Anderson believes that personally, he would rather choose natural light as the light source for his eyes. If you are indoors, it is best to use the light from the window above your shoulders to make eye light, even if it is not the main light source. Outside, it is much more natural to use a reflector than an auxiliary flash, especially when taking close-up photos. We should also try to avoid the white eye reflection on the main light source. It can only emit tasteless white light, which will make people's eyes out of balance.

Eyes are the most expressive part of human face. If the object is impatient or uncomfortable, you can see it in their eyes. It is important that the subject's eyes have vitality. When the face is polished, make sure that the iris and pupil are clearly visible, and never pose as "the headlights shine on the deer". This can only be judged by the position of the camera. The clearer the eyes, the stronger the expressive force in the portrait. Usually, if the subject's head is slightly tilted, more eyes can be seen. This should also be judged in the shooting position.

First, positive and vivid.

The best way to keep the subject's eyes alive is to talk to this person. In the process of preparing for shooting, we should look at the subject and find someone to chat with. Everyone likes to talk about himself, so you can ask him or her what he or she likes and dislikes, hobbies, family, pets and so on. If the interviewee doesn't look at you, she or he may feel uncomfortable or shy. In either case, you must try to relax your partner and encourage him or her to trust you. Talk to the subject with various topics until you find the topic that interests her or him most, and then hold on to it. When you catch the subject's interest, you can draw her attention away from the shooting.

The best way to keep subjects' eyes alive is to tell them interesting stories. If they like the story, their eyes will smile. This is the cutest expression of human beings.

Second, the direction of the eyes.

Recently, a principle of posing that is often overlooked is that in order to obtain the most elegant appearance, the eyes of the subject should be consistent with the line direction of the nose. Photographers often ignore this rule in order to add a dynamic line to the composition. A reasonable reason is that they prefer asymmetry to symmetry.

However, the visual direction of the subject is very important. Let the subject look at you at the beginning of portrait shooting. Fix the camera on a tripod. You hold a wired releaser or a wireless remote control, and you become the host, so that you can attract the attention of the subject. It's a good idea to take some photos before the subject looks directly at the camera lens, but most people like some changes. Looking straight into the camera for too long will be boring, because there is no communication between people when looking at a machine here. Many photographers don't want to deviate too far from the viewfinder, so they can take a look at the subject from the viewfinder.

Three. Iris and pupil

The iris is the colored part of the eye, usually near the eyelid. In other words, there should be no large white space between the eyelid and the bottom or top of the iris. If this gap is exposed, let his or her eyes look up or down.

The size of the pupil is also important. If you shoot in bright light, your pupils will become smaller and you will look sharp when shooting. To correct this situation, let them close their eyes for a while before shooting. This will restore the pupil to its normal size and then expose it.

People often squint when they laugh. I can't help narrowing my eyes when I laugh. The effective solution is not to pat a smile at all, or only to pat a half smile instead of posing with a smile.