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Although many people are already using the micro-single, most people still retain the shooting habits left over from the SLR period. Of course, there is nothing wrong with these habits, but there are more convenient and efficient choices in the micro-single era. Especially in portrait photography, micro-single has many simple and practical tips. Next, open the door to the brain hole for everyone.

1. What different shooting experiences does micro-single bring to portrait photography?

1, the most "flexible" holding method.

The traditional way to hold a camera is to fix it by hands and eyes. This grip is relatively stable, but the composition and framing of photography are limited to three postures: standing, squatting and lying. The appearance of Sony A7 series five-axis anti-shake flip screen makes the holding posture more possible. Eyes can be completely separated from EVF, and can be held with both hands in a more comfortable way, even with one hand. Especially with the support of five-axis anti-shake, this grip still has a very good safety shutter. Since then, photography has become more efficient and flexible.

These micro-stretching methods have injected new vitality into photography. Composition, angle of view and mobile shooting are all more flexible, and a series of novel shooting techniques are derived. For example, the following one-handed grip, running and grabbing.

2. The most "accurate" metering mode: face metering.

In addition to the multiple metering and spot metering commonly used in traditional cameras, Sony A7 series micro-single also has a unique face metering mode. This is particularly practical in portrait photography. Whether it's sunlight or backlight, it's easy to shoot bright skin color, so my mother no longer has to worry about my inaccurate exposure.

Function opening method: Turn on face recognition, and select multiple metering in metering mode. In this way, when the camera works, it will complete the normal exposure with the face reference standard.

3. The simplest focusing method: eye control focusing.

Sony A7 series micro-single provides eye-controlled focusing function, and the camera will automatically identify the position of human eyes to focus, eliminating the tedious operation of selecting focus and focusing on composition shooting.

Function opening mode: On the premise of opening face recognition and eye control AF, directly press the center button (the default shortcut key of the system) to directly focus the eyes.

Second, the choice of micro-lens in portrait photography

Portrait photography has no special requirements for lenses, in other words, any lens can be very competent for portrait photography. However, some focal segments are called classic focal segments of portrait photography because of their special perspectives. For example, a human eye with a fixed focus of 35 and a portrait of a mirror emperor with a fixed focus of 85. In this paper, it is recommended to use two classic focal lengths, FE 35 1.4ZA and FE85 1.4 GM, to complete portrait shooting.

1, portrait shooting

FE85 1.4GM standard portrait shooting is a kind of photography that focuses on portraits and highlights the information of people's eyes, facial features, contours and demeanor. Simply put, it is photography that highlights the value of the face. Photos need accurate focus on the eyes and sufficient depth of field to accommodate the main body of the whole portrait. When shooting, pay attention to finding the incident angle of light that can outline the facial contour. The front of the figure needs a light source as much as possible, so there will be very beautiful eye light.

a7r 2+85 1.4 GM 1/ 160s？ F2.8？ ISO 1000

In this photo, the outline of the five senses is mainly outlined by the unilateral light from the window of the coffee shop. Only when there are highlights and shadows will the portrait appear three-dimensional. In addition, the aperture of this standard bust should be between 2.8 and 4.0, so as to ensure that the portrait theme is within the depth of field and strong enough to blur the messy background. If it is a greenhouse portrait that does not emphasize the blurring of the background, it is more appropriate to open the aperture to 8.0. Of course, the most important thing is to turn on the camera's eye control focusing function and focus directly on the eyes, which is simple and practical.

A7R2+FE35 1.4ZA？ 1/ 160s？ F2.8？ ISO 1000

FE35 1.4ZA elevation portrait shooting, using a slightly exaggerated wide angle of 35 can easily create a 45-degree elevation angle that girls like to take selfies. As long as the photographer holds the camera above his head and turns on the eye control focus, he can take confident and beautiful portraits with big eyes and small face.

2. Environmental Portrait

Different from portraits, environmental portraits pay more attention to the integration of people and scenery, and have higher requirements for shooting scenes and shooting angles. Portrait photos can blur the messy background with a large aperture, but environmental portraits skillfully use the environment to integrate people into the scene and complement each other.

Environmental Portrait from the Perspective of 35ZA. Different from the stable and almost zero-distortion viewing angle of 85, 35 fixed focus has a certain wide-angle distortion. Therefore, we should pay special attention to the influence of this distortion when shooting, and foster strengths and avoid weaknesses. In addition, the depth of field of 35 is relatively wide, and there are too many pictures sucked into the lens when shooting environmental portraits, so it is difficult to blur, so the choice of scenes is more demanding than 85. But thanks to this wide-angle distortion, 35 can easily take pictures of long legs. When shooting, the model should pay attention to extending her feet to the edge of the picture.

A7R2+FE35 1.4ZA？ 1/80 later? F4？ ISO 2000

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