What is a bust?

A half-length photo refers to a person's head photo, including the neck and shoulders, but excluding some or all of the arms and body parts below the chest.

When taking chest photos, usually only the head to the shoulder, or even the head and neck. This kind of photo is usually used for administrative photos or employee photos. Compared with full-body photos, chest photos pay more attention to people's facial features and expressions, and can highlight people's characteristics. Moreover, only the photos of the head and shoulders can be taken, which can ensure the purity of the background in the photos and avoid the influence of the shooting environment and body parts on the quality and beauty of the photos.

Chest photos are usually used for identity authentication and proof of identity cards, passports, driver's licenses, campus cards, photos of enterprise employees and other occasions. These photos are standardized and taken in accordance with the unified regulations of the state. Usually the shooting range is the head, neck and shoulders of a person, excluding other parts of the body.

Compared with the full-length photo, this kind of half-length photo highlights the facial features and expressions of the characters, and is often clearer. Taking chest photos can effectively identify identity, prevent fraudulent use and fraud, and is one of the important ways of identity authentication and proof. In addition, bust photos can also be used to show social network avatars, resumes and personal files.

Matters needing attention in taking chest photos

When taking chest photos, we need to pay attention to the angle, light, expression and posture of the photos to ensure that the clarity, color and details of the photos meet the requirements. For administrative documents and other occasions, it is also necessary to strictly abide by the standards and regulations for photo shooting. It is necessary to maintain a natural, true and professional state and posture, pay attention to the rational use of space and light, the collocation of clothes and costumes, and negotiate with photographers to achieve the best shooting effect.

1. Dressing: Choose fresh and clean clothes, avoid too fancy and bright colors, and avoid too much decoration, so as not to affect the photo effect because the background is too messy or the characters are too prominent.

2, posture and expression: keep a natural and correct posture, as well as simple facial expressions, face the camera at an appropriate angle, and pay attention to eye gaze to avoid excessive tension or affectation.

3. Light and background: choose bright and soft light suitable for chest photos, pay attention to the cleanliness and simplicity of the background, and avoid too complicated, fancy or messy background objects.

4. Shooting equipment and technology: Choose cameras and shooting equipment with good photo quality, and pay attention to parameter adjustment before shooting and photo optimization after shooting.

5. Coordination and cooperation: When shooting, you need to negotiate, cooperate and interact with the photographer or photographer to achieve better photo effects.