What are the taboos of portrait photography?

The skill of portrait shooting is a common topic among friends who like photography. This topic is hard to say, but it is not easy to shoot well. The following are the taboos in portrait photography that I carefully recommend for you, hoping to help you.

? Shooting taboo 1. Avoid large backlights.

The back of the main body is illuminated by backlight, and the strong light on the back of the main body is commonly known as? Big backlight? The most typical way to shoot portraits is to use frontal light. Take the positive light as 0 degrees, and the light from the side of 45-60 degrees can highlight the outline of the figure, but there will be more shadows. Will fashion photography use strong positive light? The advantage of anti-traditional lighting is that the subject is clear and the color is bright, but the disadvantage is that positive light causes the effect of flat plate, so it is also called positive light? Flat light? If the model of fashion photography wears heavy makeup, positive light is ok; But is the backlight really not good? Not exactly. The backlight is very dramatic. When shooting, you can add a reflector or fill the light with a flash, but the premise is that you can't shoot the lens directly with a large backlight, which will make the lens jump, make the color fade and reduce the contrast.

2. Don't take full-body photos.

The best shooting angle of full-length portrait is waist-level angle, that is, the camera is about the middle or slightly higher than the height of the model, and it is shot at a horizontal angle. This means that other portraits can be photographed at any suitable angle as far as the shape showing the whole body standing posture is concerned.

Step 3 avoid messy backgrounds

If the background of the photo is chaotic, it is easy to distract the viewer. This is not the original intention of portrait photography. A good background is to embellish the effect rather than steal the mirror. Proper blurring effect also helps to adjust the background of the characters.

4. Avoid improper proportion of subjects.

The theme of this portrait is, of course. People? In order to highlight the main body, the proportion of people in the picture should not be too small. Moreover, the smaller the proportion of the subject, the deeper the depth of field, and the more difficult it is to highlight the subject. It is suggested that novices take more half-length or even larger photos when taking portraits, so that the subject is clear and the background is blurred, giving people the appearance of being good at shooting. If relatives and partners ask for photos, they should be able to handle it completely.

The skill of making the picture dynamic: model running.

The shooting method of running with the model can also be said to be chasing. The method is like playing a game of traffic lights when I was a child. When I was about to be caught by a ghost, I quickly turned around and said "red". When the photographer follows the model, he can ask her to look back at the camera from time to time, or let her turn around naturally, while lowering her body and fiddling with her hair, which makes it easier to capture lively and dynamic pictures.

Model circle

When the model turns in circles, her hair is flowing. If she wears a skirt, she can also present an umbrella-shaped picture. When shooting, please ask the model to play in circles naturally like a little girl, and try not to swing her hands up when rotating, otherwise it may block the picture of her face. When rotating, you also need to look at the moving cells of the model. Some models are suitable for simple fixed-point rotation of 180, and some models are suitable for continuous jumping rotation. According to their characteristics, guide her to rotate and try to avoid too tough instructions, sometimes there will be no good results.

Cooperate to catch the wind

Wind is a dynamic spirit, but it is also the most difficult to capture such pictures, because the strength and direction of the wind, and even the start and end time of the wind are difficult to control. Photographers can try to let the model take a step forward in the downwind position first to capture the picture with flying hair; You can also let the model face the camera, raise her head, and then let her hair hang down slowly, let it flow with the wind and cover up the local picture of her face. This is also one of the techniques commonly used in light photography.

Photographer movement (lens movement)

When the model is trying to "move", the photographer should not be too lazy and try to make himself move and shoot. From the photographer's point of view, there are two ways to move. One is to follow the model. When the model keeps running forward, if the photographer is still standing in the same place and the focal length is limited, he will not be able to keep up with the good picture. Therefore, it is recommended that the photographer chase after the model (of course, pay attention to the numerical settings of the camera aperture and shutter). On the other hand, the model may be inexperienced and the motor nerve is average, so the photographer can only shoot in a fixed position. Then the photographer can try to change the angle and distance of the lens, guide the model and capture different lens positions from different angles. Don't be lazy when you are tired of shooting in one place for a long time. Shooting from another angle will definitely bring different surprises.

Application of light 1. High pole street lamp

Walking in the street at night, the most common light source is the headlights on the roadside. From the lighting point of view, this is a typical vertex light source. Depending on the type of lamp, the light will have different effects, but generally speaking, this kind of street lamp is a brighter light source, so you are allowed to use a lower ISO to improve the image quality.

You can stand parallel to the lamppost, use the continuity of light to create a deep visual traction, and then wait for the key figures to pass under the lamp to complete the composition.

Second, the floor lamp

In addition to the common high-pole street lamps as light sources, we can also use low-angle lamps. The advantage of this light source is its low height. With a suitable perspective, we can use it to illuminate people's faces from a lower position, such as hidden floor lamps, flower bed floor lamps and so on. Of course, you can also use a flash, but it is difficult to get such a natural effect.

Third, the morning light

Street shooting, we can use not only artificial light, but also natural light. The golden rule of photography ―― It is best to take pictures around dawn and dusk. The sunshine and fog in the morning will make the light very soft, even and textured. If you are lucky, you may encounter the Tindal effect.

Fourth, backlight.

Backlight can be used not only in prime time, but also with the help of large artificial light sources. The biggest feature of backlight is its strong atmosphere, as if you can feel the warm light shining on the reader through the picture.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) window lighting

Window lighting is also a very good light source. Commodity display cabinets and bus stop signs are actually window lights. This kind of light is characterized by a large area of uniform intensity illumination, which is very suitable for environmental portrait or silhouette shooting.

Six, the use of special-shaped lamp

We know that light can be shaped and can be fully used in urban street shooting. At night, street lamps create mottled shadows through the trees in the park, the lights at the end of the tunnel extend along the stone wall, the contrast between light and shade at the end of the corridor is like a picture frame, and so on.

Seven, edge light

Strictly speaking, sidelight is also a kind of backlight. The difference is that it uses artificial light sources, especially car lamps, because car lamps are very strong point light sources. Through the arrangement of elements, the light source is located at the edge of the main element, which can produce the effect of stars gathering!

Eight, the use of water reflection

Many people are used to thinking that rain is not suitable for taking pictures, and even if they want to take pictures, they have to wait until the rain stops. In fact, rainy days have their own charm, especially the accumulated water on the ground forms a natural mirror, and with the street lights at night, a strange picture jumps into your eyes.

Nine, pay attention to the artificial light source