Taboo of portrait photography

Photography is an art, and like painting, composition plays an extremely important role. It supports the soul of portrait photography as a skeleton.

First, indomitable spirit does not "leave blank"

Chinese painting pays attention to the technique of "leaving blank space", so does photography. If the subject takes up too many pictures, it will not only be detrimental to the cutting in the post-production process of photos. At the same time, it will make the picture messy, lose artistic conception and fail to highlight the theme. Sometimes the difference between a high hand and a low hand is between the limits.

Second, the picture is split.

When taking a picture, we should deal with the position of the subject and her movement trend. If the model's head turns to one side, it should be given a certain shooting space along the direction in which her head extends. If the model is going to a certain point, it is necessary to leave a blank in the direction of the position. Don't take the wrong direction.

Otherwise, the picture will have a sense of imbalance in two, and the foreground and background will be incoherent and fragmented. This disharmony and disunity will give people a feeling of tension and crowding, which will make the picture look dull and depressing.

Third, the theme is not prominent.

When shooting, make a composition according to the intention you want to express and the type you want to shoot. If you want people to shoot a tall image, you can shoot it from behind. On the contrary, if you want to get a short image, you can choose to shoot it from the top and horizontally. In short, you should have a theme that you want to express when composing a composition, and design the exhibition form around this theme, otherwise the photos will be very rigid.

Fourth, the proportion is improper.

When shooting people, you should also pay attention to the cutting ratio of the people in the picture. If it is not a full-body photo, then in order to ensure the harmony of the picture or highlight a certain theme, it is necessary to "cut" the proportion of the model's body. Generally speaking, the commonly used interception parts include: above the knee, waist-high, above the chest, shoulders, head and head. If it is not cut well, it may give people a strange feeling.

Fifth, a presumptuous guest usurps the host's role.

For the beautiful shape of the subject, some friends may attach a lot of miscellaneous things to the model, or arrange conspicuous scenery in the background, such as bright flowers, or various buildings or objects. These elements will probably usurp the role of the model.

When shooting, the foreground and background should be blurred or faded as much as possible, and these elements should be avoided from unnecessarily damaging the integrity of the image, such as long chairs in the park, railings above railings, handrails of stairs, slender columns and so on.

Sixth, the picture is unbalanced.

In composition, the harmony between the tone structure and the color structure of the picture is not taken into account, which leads to the imbalance of the color and tone of the picture and affects the photo effect.