Outdoor portrait shooting skills

Lead: Everyone likes to shoot girls, but have you ever worried that your own film won't come out? It's not good to exchange such a reputation for a girl's dirty eyes. In fact, if you use some skills flexibly, you can make outdoor portrait photography very beautiful. Come and have a look!

Choose the right time and place

The shooting of portraits of beautiful girls pays more attention to the choice of time and place. Usually sunny days are from 9 am to 1 1 and from 3 pm to 5 pm. The choice of shooting time is based on two considerations: first, the light is moderate when the sun is oblique, and it is not easy to produce ugly shadows under the scorching sun at noon, nor is it as dull as cloudy days, lacking the main light to shape it; In addition, girls perform better in soft sunlight, their eyes are not easily affected by strong light, and the photos taken are more natural.

Only outdoor shooting is introduced here, and studio shooting is beyond our discussion. Parks and botanical gardens are common and good choices, and some simple and unique buildings and scenes are also good places. If it's a flower season, how about one? Peach blossoms set each other off? All right!

Selection and preparation of preliminary work equipment

There are many styles of portrait shooting, and the one with small depth of field and blurred background is more popular. Does this style have certain requirements for digital cameras? It's just a big aperture. Therefore, if the maximum aperture of your digital camera is around F2.0, it is easier to blur the background. But if there is no digital camera with large aperture, it is not impossible to shoot good portrait works. In fact, the purpose of fuzzy background is only to highlight the subject, which is a way to highlight the subject, not an immutable principle. You can also highlight the theme in other ways. There is no definite method to shoot, so we should make full use of the existing resources and give full play to the maximum potential of digital cameras.

Reflecting plate is a commonly used lighting auxiliary tool, which can supplement light, eliminate shadows and highlight eyes. With it, the photos taken are very different. Tripod is also a common tool. When the light is slightly dim and the shutter is slow, the success rate of shooting with a tripod is much higher than that without a tripod.

Make-up, hairstyle and clothing

Makeup is a very important part. Appropriate makeup can cover up some details and local defects, and make the plain facial features and contours more distinct. Photographic makeup is slightly different from daily makeup. Limited to space, I won't elaborate here.

If the model doesn't have short hair, she can choose to relax, tie or roll her hair when shooting, make different shapes and get different effects. It's best to bring two more sets of clothes to suit different scenes. For example, a green background can be considered? Does Honghua need the help of green leaves? This not only makes the picture beautiful in color, but also highlights the theme of the characters.

Communicate with models

Shooting girls is different from shooting landscapes, flowers, birds, insects and fish. Photographers can fully communicate with them and get maximum cooperation. Try to communicate with the model properly before shooting. For example, on the way to the shooting location, or when the photographer prepares the equipment before shooting, find out whether the other party has relevant shooting experience. In the process of communication, we should pay attention to the physical characteristics of the model and draw up a simple shooting plan. If the model has a good figure and posture, the effect of shooting the whole body will be good. If the head and figure are not particularly prominent, consider taking more busts or close-ups of your face. Good communication will make the model relax, and the expressions and movements will be much more natural when shooting, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Here, I want to remind you that most girls have beautiful angles, depending on whether you can find them and express them. If you can't take good photos, don't blame the beautiful girl for not being beautiful enough. I can only blame your poor observation ability and shooting skills.

Selection of commonly used props and scenes in shooting techniques

Commonly used roads include sunglasses, sun hats, scarves, dolls, flowers, mobile phones, chairs and sofas. Of course, stone branches, cars, motorcycles, bicycles and even light poles can also be used. In the choice of scenes, such as willows, lawns, flowers, corridors, walls and columns, it is also easy to take good photos. The collocation of props and environment should be handled according to the model's personality and dress, and the props that can better play the most beautiful side of girls should be selected for combination.

Use lighting and fill light

It is safer to use the front side lights. If the shadow is obvious, you need to fill the shadow with a reflector. Pay attention to adjust the distance and direction of the reflector to minimize the shadow caused by the main light. But be careful not to pretend to be the master, and remember that this is only an auxiliary light. If there is no shadow at all, it is best to shoot on a cloudy day. Backlight or side backlight is easy to take good photos, but it is also difficult to master. Backlight can illuminate the edge of hair and hook out the figure. Because it is backlight, the light can't shine directly on the girl's face, and the reflector comes in handy again. Another important function of reflector is? Create? The eyes are sharp, so the whole picture comes alive, making the finishing point wonderful.

shooting angle

The most commonly used shooting angle should be head-up. Generally, wide-angle backhand is appropriate, which has the effect of voyeurism. This shooting method is easier for cameras with LCD screens or rotating lenses, otherwise you will "bow your head" to the pomegranate skirt of beautiful girls. Overhead shooting is also a very common angle. In the same scene, you can change several shooting angles to determine the best shooting angle, and you can also get a variety of photos with different styles.

composition

Portrait photos can usually be divided into full-length, bust and close-up. As long as you press this set, the general problem is not big. As for the specific composition, some people like the position of the subject in the middle, while others like it at the demarcation point (in other words, it is placed around 1/3 of the picture); Some people like to appear formal and vertical, while others like diagonal or even diagonal composition, highlighting and so on. As long as you feel good, you might as well have a try. It's not a waste of film anyway.

Model gold dynamic self

Exposure mode and combination

Choosing aperture priority and setting aperture to maximum is a common exposure mode. Besides? Spot metering? Functions are also used more. If the digital camera in your hand doesn't have spot metering function, it's not a problem, because the digital camera can shoot instantly, and it can be found immediately if the exposure is not accurate. It's not too late to make up the shot, so I'm really not sure if there's any bracketing exposure available.

Model's Body Action Design

Professional models have generally received professional physical training. Even if there is no conductor, they can pose in various poses, actively show their beautiful side, and change their expressions and postures every once in a while. It's easier to shoot like this, just give a little guidance. But if you are an amateur girl, you should pay more attention to pointing out her. When she doesn't understand your intention, you even have to go up and pose for her to follow. If you have no feeling about posing, buy some fashion magazines and close the door. Practice, or watching more print advertisements at ordinary times, will also benefit a lot.

post production

The post-production of digital portraits is very simple. Appropriate post-production can repair the details that are difficult to take into account when shooting, cover up some defects, and let the characters get better performance. Common operations are:

Beautify the skin

General purpose? Imitate stamp tools to remove acne and spots, and use blur tools or filters to create moist and smooth skin. ?

Fuzzy background

Civil digital cameras can't achieve the ultra-small depth of field of 135 camera and 85mm of F 1.4. However, similar effects can be simulated by using operations such as selection and fuzzy filtering.

Posture skills:

● Pay attention to the position of the hand. From touching the hair and the back of the head at a height, to holding the chin, grabbing the collar, hugging the shoulders, and then touching the legs on her hips, there are many Pose at once.

● Front-back and height adjustment of shoulders. Hip and shoulder coordination.

● Pay attention to the movement of the head. Can tilt to one side or rotate; You can raise or lower your chin.