Photographic skills of oil painting portraits

The shooting skills of oil painting portrait photography are introduced as follows:

First of all, light contrast analysis

The so-called oil painting style, the effect naturally comes from oil painting, and the most typical and common is Rembrandt style in classical oil painting style.

The most representative of this style is the use of light. Generally, a light source is set from the side height, and the light is projected from one direction to outline the figure, and the rest is hidden in the darkness. Give people a sense of stability and solemnity.

Color analysis of oil painting photography

Oil painting style generally imitates classical oil painting. Of course, today many photographers imitate modern oil paintings. For example, edward hopper's oil painting style, which has been followed by photographers in the field of commercial photography in recent two years, is unique in its sense of modernity and design.

In portrait photography and still life photography, the style of oil painting generally comes from classical oil painting, so classical oil painting has special colors and tones, so we need to follow up this aspect when shooting.

Background modeling analysis

There are still many photographers who go further on the road of seeking the photographic effect of oil painting style, that is, even clothing and modeling are moving closer to the characters and furnishings in oil painting.

The relationship between the printed oil painting landscape in the background and the real world is formed, and the combination of painting and image is created by using the reproduction and restoration characteristics of photography.

Late adjustment

Post-adjustment is the last key link of oil painting style photography, which is generally realized through the following steps.

1. Foundation adjustment

First of all, the exposure of the picture is a little less. Just make sure that the bright part is exposed normally. The color temperature is lower, the overall color is yellow and the dark part is green. This can make the picture softer, keep the bright details of the picture, improve the shadow and blackness of the picture, and restore the dark details of the picture. Appropriately increase the exposure and contrast, and the increase of contrast will make the picture look more transparent.

2. Tone curve adjustment

The curve adjustment of hue is generally the overall trend of picture color. In order to brighten the darkest part of the picture, the overall brightness should be slightly reduced. When the brightness of the dark part increases, the color will turn gray, which is the first step to turn the photo into an oil painting feeling. The contrast will not be too obvious and will not produce a hazy feeling.

3. Tone adjustment

Tone should be based on the actual light and color of the photo, combined with people's clothing, environmental color and other factors. Yellow is used to adjust the color of light in the picture, which can make the color more retro. Orange is to adjust the overall skin color, and the face exposed to sunlight can appropriately reduce the saturation. Increasing the brightness of orange can make people's faces transparent in photos.