How to choose posture and facing angle for portrait photography?

In portrait photography, posture and facing angle are both the focus of character modeling. Posture refers to a certain form shown by the body, hands and feet of the subject. Facing angle refers to the direction of the subject's face, referred to as facing. The two vary from person to person, from event to event, and from time to time. There is no fixed format, but they are generally selected and organized appropriately based on the principle of beauty and nature. 1. Posturenbsp; Characters have different body shapes such as fat and thin, wide and narrow, tall and short, etc. Choose or organize a certain posture. ·Straight nbsp; The body is facing the camera, which is easy to express the width of the body shape, display straight lines, and give a solemn or rigid feeling. ·Sideways nbsp; The body and the shooting lens form a certain side angle, which is easy to express the body lines, especially for women, it can show the beauty of curves. For fatter people, when shooting sideways portraits, you can move your back closer to the edge of the frame to hide the fat. · Keep your chest upright and your body upright to easily show off the subject’s high-spirited temperament. ·Hunched backnbsp; Sitting sideways, chest not straight, with the characteristics of leisurely and comfortable. It is suitable for expressing rest, conversation, reading, writing and other plots, and can be used to shape half-length figures of all ages. ·Tilt nbsp; No matter the body is tilted at any angle, it can give people a lively and dynamic visual effect. In addition, gestures must be used to coordinate the photos taken. 2. Facing Angle There are many facing angles for portrait photography: the frontal facing is called the tenth plane, and the subject is symmetrical on the screen; the ninth plane, where the face is oriented to form an 18-degree side angle with the shooting lens; and the eighth plane is 36 The side angle is 54 degrees; the side angle is 54 degrees for the seventh plane; the side angle is 72 degrees for the sixth plane; the side angle is 90 degrees for the fifth plane. At this time, the subject only shows one eye on the screen, that is Full side. There is no fixed format for determining the facing angle, but you must master the following two principles: ·Choose the angle according to the outline of the face. There are many types of face shapes: long, round, square, etc. When taking photos, choose an angle based on your face shape. Egg-shaped faces are suitable for shooting from both front and side angles. For children with round faces, any angle of facing is fine; for adults, it is advisable to use a 7- or 8-point side face to provide proper concealment. For men with a square face, a positive angle shot can show their masculinity; for women, a certain side angle can be chosen to conceal the cheekbones. If you have a long face, you should choose a three-quarter face to hide the length. ·Select the angle according to the characteristics of the facial parts. Facial parts mainly refer to the forehead, nose, cheeks, cheekbones, etc. For characters with flat foreheads, straight nose bridges, flat and slightly curved cheeks, and hidden but not convex cheekbones, the facing angle is more selective and can be photographed in any direction; while for characters with convex foreheads and concave nose bridges, the selection of facing angles is greater. For people with convex cheekbones and cheekbones, it is generally better to choose a positive angle. If you use a side angle, it will easily expose the shortcomings of the above-mentioned unsightly parts.