Posture and posing skills of figure photography

First, stand.

Standing posture is one of the most common postures in portrait photography. Standing portraits can fully show the body lines of characters, with great aesthetic freedom and many postures. First of all, the feet should be placed reasonably and stand steadily to show the body shape; Swing the leg first to determine the center of gravity leg, the other leg can be more casual, you can use overlapping steps, inner eight characters, outer eight characters and other shapes to express the leg posture.

The shape of hip and shoulder determines the waistline, and the posture can be changed by the height and twist of shoulder and hip, while the shoulder line and hip line are horizontal and dignified.

The greater the angle between the shoulder line and the hip line, the more lively the action of the role; Through the lines of upper limbs and trunk, various beautiful posture structures can be formed, and gestures can make the posture of characters more changeable. Standing portraits generally adopt S-shaped, triangular, diagonal and other composition methods.

Second, sitting posture

Sitting portrait is more limited than standing portrait, but sitting posture can form a beautiful curve, which is also conducive to eliminating the tension of the subject. Sitting portrait is suitable for static characters, and the expression of the subject should be restrained and animal.

The shape of the spine is very important in representing portraits sitting on the side. When the subjects sit down, they should sit on the front of the chair in a virtual posture, so as to avoid the thighs looking thick and the back unable to lean on the back of the chair. Pay attention to supporting the upper body with his spine to make his posture natural. When sitting, it can coordinate with the limbs to form a smooth body curve, which is generally composed of frames, diagonals and curves.

Sitting posture is based on sitting posture inclined to the camera at 45 degrees, which can be divided into three types: oblique sitting posture, back sitting posture and side back sitting posture. The angles formed by the upper and lower torso can be divided into right-angle sitting posture, obtuse sitting posture and acute sitting posture. If the legs are crossed, they can be divided into thigh crossing and calf crossing.