The skill of taking portraits

The skills of portrait shooting include: guiding the eyes and movements of the characters. The most important thing in portrait shooting is the communication between the photographer and the subject (we refer to the model for short). The main purpose of communication is to guide the model to show better eyes and movements.

In addition, there are:

1, eyes are very important when taking portraits. Models can look at the camera, but if they are not professional models, they will be a little embarrassed, so they can look at other places, which is more exciting.

2. Pay attention to hand movements. Therefore, the first step in portrait shooting is communication and guidance, so that the model can pose the eyes and movements you need. Of course, it should be set according to the environment, not too fake or too posing.

3. The large aperture increases the aesthetic atmosphere. The best lens choice for portrait shooting is a large aperture, such as F 1.8, F 1.4 or F 1.2. Look at your economic strength, the bigger the lens, the better the blur effect. If you are shooting with a mobile phone, then you have only one choice: portrait mode.

4, commonly used three kinds of composition:

Central composition, the simplest portrait composition is central composition, that is, putting people in the middle of the picture, which is the most common and suitable for beginners. Generally, the central composition form is more suitable for close-ups, which can be a bust or a close-up of the face.

Three-point composition method is to divide the picture into three equal parts, put the characters in one third of the place, and the horizontal composition can be left, right and vertical.

Symmetric composition method, if we are shooting in a large area of glass or water, we can try this symmetrical composition method. This creates a special artistic atmosphere and can also shoot wonderful portraits in a very simple environment.