How to shoot a pure and beautiful portrait?

High-profile portrait refers to a portrait photo in which the color in the picture is mainly white or light, and the picture is brighter. High-profile portrait can better highlight the pure aesthetic feeling of the subject and make the whole photo more beautiful, which is a common shooting method for portrait shooting.

Equipment preparation

Lens: When shooting high-profile portraits, a high-quality fixed-focus lens like Canon EF 85mm F 1.2L II USM is a better choice.

Background paper: If shooting indoors, conditional filmmakers can prepare white background paper or use white walls to create a high-profile background.

Flash and reflector: When the light is insufficient, an external flash is needed to supplement the light, and the reflector is used together to create a shadowless highlight effect.

Clothing and styling design

In the choice of clothing, we should give priority to light-colored cotton and linen clothing.

In modeling, it should be based on simple and generous lady modeling.

High-profile portraits can make the picture show pure beauty. )

Real shooting process

(1) scene selection. When shooting a high-profile portrait, if you use natural light, you can choose a place near the window where warm sunshine can be sprinkled into the house. If you are shooting on location, you can choose a large white wall or a spacious place to shoot.

(2) Camera parameters. First of all, Canon EOS 60D

Set the shooting mode of to aperture priority exposure mode (using natural light) or manual exposure mode (using external flash), and set an exposure parameter that can slightly overexpose the picture (exposure compensation can be increased when using natural light, and light quantity of flash can be increased when using external flash).

Secondly, set the focusing mode of Canon EOS 60D to single autofocus mode.

Then, set the white balance of Canon EOS 60D to daylight white balance (using natural light) or flash white balance (using external flash).

Finally, in order to ensure a more pure picture effect, it is suggested to set the sensitivity to ISO 100.

(3) the choice of light. Whether using natural light or external flash to take high-profile portrait photos, soft light with large irradiation area should be used to illuminate the subject.

Specifically, when using natural light, soft light absorbed through gauze curtains can be used to illuminate the main body of the character; When using an external flash, you can use the soft light reflected by the reflector to illuminate the main body of the character.

Decorate the background with some unusual elements.

When shooting high-profile portraits, if only one figure in light clothes appears in front of the white background, it will inevitably appear a bit monotonous. In fact, by adding some other elements, you can add more life interest to the high-value portrait photos.

For example, adding some cute decorations properly can make high-value portrait photos more lively.

In addition, we can also introduce light-colored plush toys into the picture as companions, thus creating a warmer picture atmosphere.

How to make people stand out from the background

When shooting high-profile portraits, because the background is shallow and the clothes of the characters are shallow, it is easy to overlap the characters and the background, which leads to the lack of layering in the photos.

The solution to this problem is to let the characters wear clothes that are slightly brighter than the background color. For example, when shooting in front of a white background, people can be dressed in light pink, bright yellow and other colors to make them stand out in the white background, which can further enrich the color level of the picture.

(The high-profile picture is formed by the well-lit area of the indoor window and the white wall, which further sets off the clean and pure aesthetic feeling of the picture. )

How to reduce the dark part of the picture

When we shoot high-profile portraits, even if there is enough natural light or lighting, there will still be some ugly shadows on the faces of the characters. In this case, we can use a reflector or put multiple flashlights from different angles to fill in the dark parts of the characters.