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Taking portraits, in other words, taking beautiful women, is a photographic subject that will never wither. Excellent portrait photography works are not about how the model looks at the camera and how he makes eye contact with the photographer, but more about the unique shooting angle in expressing the artistic conception. The same shooting, how to make the shooting more innovative and look different without changing more angles or model clothes?

1, make good use of non-constant angle

When shooting scenery, we often need to find a special angle to make the picture more changeable. In fact, people are also like this. Don't just shoot at eye level, especially for beginners. Don't just pick up the camera and shoot from high, low and side. In this way, the same model will bring different feelings.

angle of helix

Upward angle

caster angle

Step 2 use the backlight well

Backlight is a very useful portrait photography technique. As long as you let the camera shoot in the direction of the sun with natural light and improve the overall brightness if necessary, you can shoot a warm and beautiful picture. If it is shot at sunrise and sunset, the edge of the model's hair will emit glittering gold, which is very beautiful!

Morning light backlight

Noon backlight

Night backlight

Step 3 Use silhouettes and reflections

Silhouette is also a kind of backlight photography, which focuses on the model to make the subject clearer and the outline more distinct.

Reflection technology is very interesting. We can make good use of glass, mirror, water surface, metal and other objects that reflect light, so that the model's face or scenery can be reflected in the picture to form a symmetrical composition.

Zhao Xia silhouette

Sunset silhouette

Sea surface reflection

River reflection

4. Use the foreground as a photo frame

Let the foreground of the camera face some objects, such as flowers, leaves, cups, columns and so on. And then shoot the model. These objects are blurred because of the shallow depth of field, so that they can be used as photo frames to highlight portraits. Many wonderful portraits use similar techniques.

Flower and grass prospect

Leaf prospect

Window frame foreground

Step 5 take close-ups

Find out the most beautiful part of the model, and then take close-ups so that you can take more emotional photos.

Beauty of facial features and hands

Beauty of chest and legs

Beauty of eyes and hair

At present, most people are amateur photographers, and they find it interesting to take pictures wherever they go. You might as well learn street shooting!

The essence of street photography is to record the daily society, and opportunities to practice in the street abound. Photographer Drew Huo Po shared ten tips for street photography, which are summarized as follows for your reference:

Step 6 choose the right lens

Deciding the shot is an important factor in street shooting. You may want to use a telephoto lens, but in fact, telephoto lenses do more harm than good. I don't think anyone wants to walk in the street and see a stranger with a cannon in the distance. Therefore, the more "people-friendly" the equipment you take, the better. Many street shooters will turn to it, with the advantage of being small and light.

7. Camera settings

The simplest thing is to set the camera to a mode and manually select the aperture and ISO, which is very useful in the case of snapshots. If the exposure is wrong, you can add or subtract afterwards. But of course, if you have a lot of time to adjust the value slowly, you can also change it to full manual. By the way, with the current technology, automatic ISO is also a very convenient choice.

8. Get close to your topic

It is a good choice to use a wide-angle lens, which can be closer to the subject. Many successful street shots are actually only a few meters away from the main body, sometimes even a few centimeters away.

9. Take your camera.

The material of street photography waits for no one. This is not a project that needs careful preparation, but you must go out with your camera. This is the so-called "decisive moment" If you miss a second, the precious picture will be gone. Of course, if you don't have a camera, there will be no problem with your mobile phone.

10, against the anxiety in the heart, from the comfort method.

Some people are afraid to shoot in the street because they are afraid that when they shoot others, they will get angry or yell at you, or worse, call the police. These are common fears. The photographer suggested that you can find an interesting/comfortable place to sit down. For example, photographers often sit in coffee shops and restaurants, with cameras in their hands/tables, observing people passing by or nearby scenery. This will not only make people nearby get used to your existence, but also relax themselves.

1 1, you can try blind shot.

It would be great if you could make a careful composition in front of your eyes, but sometimes a quick shot can capture a more natural and frank image.

Take pictures at night.

City night scene is a good opportunity to practice street shooting, not as simple as shooting in the daytime: you need to write down the shutter speed, avoid blurring, and make good use of ISO and aperture value to make up for the lack of light. You can also walk with a tripod.

13, jump out of the box and shoot different themes.

Many people think that street shooting must be a stranger, a big photo, or an interaction between people. Actually, it's more than that. You can capture interesting juxtaposed people or objects, and then let different people or objects enter the composition. When the photographer was in Vietnam, he spent a lot of time wandering the streets and taking pictures of bicycles, which finally turned into a series of photos.

Image quality is not everything.

This may be one of the key points of photography, and it also applies to street shooting. Don't worry too much about whether there is too much noise in the photos, just take the photos you want.

15, the most important thing is to have fun and have a good attitude.

People can enjoy all kinds of photography. It is important to find what you like to shoot and do what you like, not street photography that others expect to see. Photographers like shooting streets, because it allows him to go out and meet interesting people and find a new perspective from daily life. Street photography needs practice. The more times you go out, the more confident you will be. The perception and intuition of shooting also need time to train.

The last sentence: For any life you can choose, in order to survive and develop, you should master one or two fields and keep your interest and pursuit in three or four fields. Not only photography, but also your life will be very interesting, and a person can live a full and happy life!

Bless you, play photography, and live every day under the camera.