How to deal with facial defects in portrait photography and how to correct them?

Photographers should take various measures to make up for their shortcomings when they encounter defective images when shooting portraits.

The main methods to correct the defects of characters are: first, adjust the shooting angle and correct it through perspective deformation; The second is to use the change of light and the shade of shadow to make up for and cover up the defects.

Defect position

Head defect-sharp point, corrective measures, improving position, shooting at a slightly downward angle;

Head defect-baldness, slightly lower plane position, shooting with a look-up angle; Don't point light lighting and dark background, so that the head and background colors are mixed together;

Forehead defect-the forehead is wide, and the head is tilted upward or downward, and the two methods can be used together;

Forehead defect-the forehead protrudes, avoiding silhouette and reducing the brightness of the forehead;

Eye defects-one big eye and one small eye, avoid shooting at a positive angle, the camera is slightly tilted, and the lens is close to the side of the small eye; Or make small eyes in the shadow;

Eye defects-the eyes are high and low, avoiding shooting from a positive angle, the face is facing the high side, the head is facing the high side, and the main light is projected from the high side;

Eye defect-small eyes make people look up and see far. Put down the plane a little and shoot at a look-up angle;

Eye defect-the eyes are prominent, which makes people's line of sight slightly lower. Look at the nearby scenery and shoot head-up;

Eye defects-deep eye socket, direct, use reflector to improve the brightness of eye socket; Plane head-up angle shooting;

Nose defect-big nose, first side backlight, nose in the shadow;

Nose defect-long nose, let the characters face the camera, shoot at an upward angle, and lower the position of the main light;

Nose defect-high nose bridge, positive shooting, slightly dim lighting;

Nose defects-nose bridge depression, frontal shooting, photometric lighting, auxiliary lighting to improve the brightness of depression;

Nose defects-the nose is crooked, the head is slightly tilted to the crooked side, the face is slightly tilted to the crooked side, the light is projected from the crooked side, and the crooked nose is projected back;

Ear defect-big ears and small ears, side angle shooting, small ears hidden behind the head, normal ears can appear in the picture;

Ear defect-the ear that catches the wind, shoots sideways and shines sideways, one ear is hidden behind the head and the other ear is hidden in the shadow;

Mouth defects-crooked mouth, slightly tilted head, slightly tilted face, or shooting from an oblique angle;

Mouth defect-big mouth, shooting from the side, it is not appropriate to open your mouth and laugh;

Mouth defect-cleft lip, avoid frontal shooting, side shooting can avoid defects;

Oral defects-leakage of front teeth, avoid size, side shot can avoid defects, front shot, don't shut up, natural expression, appropriate dew point;

Chin defect-the chin is big, improve the position, and shoot from a overlooking angle;

Chin defect-pointed chin, slightly lower position, shot at an upward angle;

Chin defect-double chin, improve the position, make the character's chin upturned, shoot from a overlooking angle, subject to the fact that you can't see the double chin;

Cheek defect-fat face, shooting a semi-profile image with a depression angle, the side light irradiation angle is slightly higher, so that the face has a certain projection;

Cheek defects-thin face, smooth light irradiation, face up;

Cheek defects-the face and cheeks are particularly large and the light is slightly dark, shooting from a slightly sideways angle;

Cheek defect-the shape of the cheek is not straight. When shooting from the front, the light is projected to the small side of the cheek, and the big side of the cheek is in the shadow, or shooting from a slightly sideways angle;

Neck defect-long neck, slightly higher position, shot from a overlooking angle;

Neck defect-short neck, slightly lower position, looking up angle shooting;

The above are the skills of facial defect photography in Portrait Photography compiled by Bian Xiao.