How to shoot portraits in various focal lengths of wide-angle lens

Lead: Knowing the characteristics of wide-angle lens, do you still have any knowledge of taking portraits with it? Since everyone has a different wide-angle lens, how to use it flexibly to create a portrait contest? Next, the editorial department will sort out the wide-angle lenses with different focal lengths on the market, and explain in detail the real shooting characteristics and key points that should be paid attention to under each focal length according to the concept of equivalent focal length.

How to shoot portraits in various focal zones with 14- 18mm super wide-angle lens?

At present, Canon, Nikon and Sony are the masters of ultra-wide-angle zoom lenses, and their wide-angle ends are all below 20 mm, of which Canon is 16-35mm F2.8L (wide-angle viewing angle 108? ), Nikon is 14-24mm F2.8G (wide angle of view 1 14? ), and with Sony? Vario-sonnart *16-35mm F2.8 zassm (wide angle of view 107? ) will also be officially listed early this year. Although the focal length of the wide-angle end is different, the same feature of * * * is that the viewing angle exceeds 100 degrees.

Because of the large viewing angle, it is most suitable for narrow environment, which can not only shoot the whole body of the model, but also record the surrounding space. Shooting in such an environment, the model usually fills the whole picture. If you put your head, face, arms and thighs around the picture, it is easy to look fat because of the expansion of the picture. To solve this situation, the simplest way is the center of the picture, and the body position in the center of the picture is slightly away from the camera relative to the surrounding limbs. Such a shooting angle can naturally shoot a slim figure.

In addition, we often let models take pictures with trees or buildings at the same time. The super wide-angle lens can cover the two of them in the picture at close range and can show special tension. Although this kind of work is quite pleasing, if it is not handled well, it will often stretch your head. If you want the picture to look normal, it is suggested that the proportion of people in the picture should be 1/2, at most 1/3. At this time, the human head will be in the center, and the influence of perspective deformation will be relatively small. From the above point of view, shooting from below is not necessarily the best. In many cases, just take a snapshot at the height near the knee. If it is close to 90? If you shoot, please ask the model to lean forward moderately to reduce the distortion of the image and show the body curve by the way.

Generally speaking, people who get too close often feel oppressive and need a certain distance to make each other feel comfortable. When using a super wide-angle lens, it tends to be close to the model because of its large viewing angle. Unless it is a well-trained and often cooperative model, it will often appear clumsy, twisted and even stiff. Photographers who use this focal length to shoot portraits not only test their ability to control wide-angle lenses, but also challenge the psychological limits of models.

Key tips

Make good use of long depth of field and strong perspective effect.

Try not to put your face and arms around the photo.

Communicate more when shooting to reduce embarrassment.

If flashing lights are needed to fill the light, it is best to use the off-board method.

Super wide-angle lens is the first choice for players to try blind shot.

24-28mm universal wide-angle portrait guide rail

General wide-angle lenses have a long history of development. At present, the APS size and zoom lens recommended by Quan Huafu fuselage have wide-angle ends, the equivalent focal length is about 24-28mm, and the viewing angle is about 74-95? Generally, this kind of lens is more than enough for shooting people with scenery or recording indoor parties. Compared with the super wide-angle lens, it has an exaggerated angle of view, but the deformation around the picture is serious; The wide-angle focal plane of this focal plane maintains a good perspective effect and the deformation control is relatively simple.

At present, most standard zoom lenses take this focal length as the wide-angle starting point. For example, all standard zoom lenses are aimed at the whole film width, and the wide-angle end is set to 24 mm..APS-sized lenses such as Canon EF-S, Nikon DX, Sony DT, etc. Whether it is a collective lens, an advanced standard zoom lens, or a tourist lens of 18-200mm, the focal length of the wide-angle end also falls within the range of 24-28mm through film conversion. The technology of restraining cylinder deformation in the focal length range is quite mature. Generally, as long as you pay attention to perspective, you can get a good wide-angle effect.

Therefore, this focal segment is the most recommended focal segment for ordinary players to learn landscape composition. And just like the characteristics of wide-angle lens portraits mentioned above, the idea of shooting wide-angle portraits is the same as that of shooting landscapes, so if you want to start practicing wide-angle portraits, this focal length is a good starting point.

The most popular basic composition is the three-point composition method, and the intersection of the two is the visual focus of the picture. Usually, we will combine the theme with the visual focus or the lines of composition. For example, half-length and full-length model eyes, we are used to focusing on the focus or lines. Although the same composition principle can also be used in wide-angle lenses, the head shape and face shape may be deformed because they are too close to the edge of the picture. It is suggested that readers can fine-tune the angle left and right when shooting, which can improve the deformation problem more or less.

In addition, the topic of wide-angle portrait does not necessarily need to fill the picture with people. Many times, the vast and simple scenery is taken with the body movements of the model. Although there are not many people in the picture, putting people in the visual focus or three points and one line can also become the focus of the picture, and then the emotions conveyed by body movements are combined with the surrounding environment to distribute the works with full rendering power.

Another suitable time is the dark indoor environment. For the focal length of 24-28mm, holding the safety shutter is about 1/30, and a stable person should be able to take a stable picture of115 seconds. For players who like to record the live light source, as long as the sensitivity is increased with the wide-angle lens, it is a faithful record of the live atmosphere and a very practical focal length.

Key tips

The most commonly used wide-angle focal segment.

A good partner for the integration of man and landscape.

Corners will also have deformation problems.

You can adjust the angle slightly to make the perspective more natural.

The best focal length for indoor shooting with one camera and one mirror.

32-35mm realistic wide-angle portrait guide

With the development of optical design of wide-angle lens, many people will omit this focal section, thinking that it is not effective enough for wide-angle lens, unlike standard lens. In fact, its charm is between wide angle and standard, and it has the characteristics of both, so it is easy to obtain the balance and tension of the picture. After 135 system became the mainstream, for a long time, the viewing angle was 62? 32-35mm wide-angle focal length is the beginning of the wide-angle end of zoom lens.

In the early negative era, many stupid cameras started with a 35mm lens. In the early consumer digital cameras, although the built-in photosensitive elements were small, according to consumer habits, the wide-angle end started from 35-32 mm.

Wide-angle lens with a focal length of 35mm has a mature technology and excellent distortion suppression, which is not far from the standard lens with a wide viewing angle of 50mm, so it is usually used to shoot more realistic pictures. Especially in the environment with limited space, taking portrait photos of seven heads, with a large viewing angle of 35mm and easily controlled perspective deformation, is more suitable for playing than a standard mirror of 50mm.

Mature optical design technology not only makes the distortion suppression of this focal segment perfect, but also the large aperture fixed-focus lenses announced by various factories have excellent performance in sharpness and tone. Large aperture can create a loose scene that wide-angle lenses are difficult to express. Among the characteristics of the wide-angle portrait mentioned above, we mentioned that the wide-angle mirror has a far-reaching depth of field effect, which is the physical limitation of the wide-angle mirror itself. Many times we shoot wide-angle portraits based on this innate characteristic, which is why we rarely see wide-angle portraits with shallow depth of field. On the 35mm fixed-focus lens with large aperture, it is broken because of the super-large aperture, which allows us to show the depth of field and perspective at the same time in the environment with insufficient space.

In addition, the difference between 35mm and the above-mentioned ultra-wide angle and general wide angle is that the focus of 35mm shooting wide-angle portraits is not to avoid, but to pursue and make good use of its perspective deformation effect. For example, extending your elongated hands and feet in the direction of the camera can also improve the proportion, but it will not be too exaggerated. Similarly, if you want to raise your chest, put it around the picture and shoot it at a slightly lower angle than your chin, you can take advantage of the deformation effect of perspective to shoot a more significant figure.

Another reason why the 35mm focal length fixed-focus lens is worth investing is that it is connected to an APS-sized fuselage and converted into a standard lens with an equivalent focal length of about 50 mm Therefore, whether readers will attack the full-frame digital monocular camera in the future or not, it is a lens that can "enter and defend" and is a good choice for the first fixed-focus lens.

Key tips

Between standard and wide angle, it has both characteristics.

It can show a shallow depth of field that is rare in wide-angle lenses.

The perspective effect will not be too exaggerated.

35mm wide-angle fixed-focus lens is a sharp weapon to create portraits in low light.

Determine the focal length of Jiao Da aperture lens which is worth investing.

Special wide-angle fisheye lens

If I want to tell my friends who have never played photography how wonderful the world under the lens is, the first choice I think of must be the fisheye lens. Can you shoot 180? The special ability of visual angle, circular picture, is just like the world we saw with transparent glass beads when we were young.

Generally speaking, when weighing the advantages and disadvantages of wide-angle lens, the word "deformation suppression ability" is often mentioned, and its significance lies in whether the deformation of the cylinder can be reduced. The fisheye lens does the opposite, instead of controlling it, and is characterized by barrel-shaped deformation effect. Therefore, before using fisheye lens to shoot portraits, the first concept is how to use or avoid the deformation of fisheye lens.

For all wide-angle lenses, the central area of the picture is the least deformed part. This principle still holds true for fisheye lenses, so if you want to take a portrait with fisheye lenses, you don't want the model to be distorted because of the deformation effect. Central composition is the most direct and best way to use it. In the illustration of this unit, we can clearly see the effect. In fact, this is the same as the shooting focus we suggested in the super wide-angle portrait.

This kind of image is quite rare in fisheye portraits, the main reason is that photographers are not easy to keep the original appearance of the model because of serious deformation, and the biggest reason why many people buy fisheye lenses is to pursue extremely deformed pictures. The shooting method and performance of "big-headed dog" is naturally the focus of fish-eye portrait shooting.

Compared with trying to control the deformation, it is obviously much easier to shoot extreme deformation. As long as you put your face close to the camera, it looks like an interesting and good photo. In fact, if you look closely, you will feel different if you put your face in the middle of the picture or deliberately put it around the picture. The basic concept is that the closer you get to the camera, the bigger it will be, and the smaller it will be elsewhere. The more normal the picture is near the center, the more extreme the curve around it. As long as you shoot funny portraits with fisheye lenses according to this concept, it will be fun.

In addition, when taking pictures with fisheye lens, we should pay more attention to the problem that foreign objects enter the lens and the lens is dirty than other wide-angle lenses. Fisheye lens 180? Inadvertently, sundries will run into the picture, which will affect the integrity of composition. For example, when shooting a depression angle, it is the easiest to photograph your own feet, while it is easy to photograph other tourists or photographers at a wide angle.

The convex jade in front of the lens is also the characteristic of fisheye lenses, which means that most fisheye lenses can't hang protective glasses. When they take portraits at close range, the distance is often only a few centimeters. If they are not careful, they will attach to their skin and defile the lens. Although it has little effect on the image quality, I always have a knot in my heart, so I should pay special attention after shooting.

Key tips

Give up restraining the deformation of the cylinder.

Shoot all kinds of distorted portraits.

You can take a picture of a big-headed dog.

Putting the theme in the middle, not too big, can also reduce the deformation effect.

Special attention should be paid to lens maintenance.