Shooting skills of low-key portraits

The shooting skills of low-key portraits are as follows:

1. Select the appropriate scene:

Look for a simple and pure background to avoid confusing elements distracting the audience. You can choose a monochrome background or a simple texture to highlight the main body of the character.

2. Use natural light:

Choose soft and even natural light for shooting, such as golden light in the morning or evening, or soft light on cloudy days to avoid heavy shadows caused by strong sunlight.

3. Control light and shadows:

Use patches or reflectors to soften light and reduce excessive shadows. Or use shading cloth or white cardboard to reflect sunlight, so that the light is softer and more uniform.

4. Choose the appropriate lens and focal length:

Using a medium telephoto lens or a fixed-focus lens can better highlight the figure outline, blur the background and highlight the figure.

A large aperture lens (such as f/ 1.8 or f/2.8) can create a shallow depth of field effect, focusing on the face of the person, blurring the background and highlighting the person.

5. Eyes and expressions:

Eyes are the key parts to express emotion and charm. Photographers are encouraged to relax their eyes, express their true feelings and show their innermost feelings.

Capturing natural expressions and emotional changes can make the characters more vivid and real.

6. Posture and composition:

Guide the photographer to take a natural stretching posture, avoid rigid posture, and make the characters look more relaxed and natural.

Use symmetrical or golden section composition, put the characters on one side of the picture or adopt special composition methods to highlight the characteristics of the characters.

7. Ambiguous background and Jiao Wai:

Use large aperture lens to create the effect of blurred background, highlight the main body of the character and enhance the layering of the picture.

Pay attention to Jiao Wai's handling, which can produce a soft and dreamy effect and highlight the characters.

8. Appropriate post-processing:

In the post-processing, we should keep the picture natural and true, adjust the exposure, contrast and tone, and highlight the characteristics and atmosphere of the characters.

Low-key portrait photography pays attention to nature, truth and emotion, without exaggeration or glare, and shapes unique characters through light, shadow and emotional expression. The most important thing is to keep communication and cooperation with the subjects, make them feel comfortable and natural, and show their true side.