What is the basic structure of portrait photography?

1. When people take portraits, it is very important to use simple background to highlight the choice of background. If used properly, it can set off the atmosphere of the picture well, and the complex background can easily distract the viewer's attention. So try to choose a simple and harmonious background when shooting, so as to better highlight the subject. If shooting indoors, the wall or background cloth can be used first in the head-up angle, and the bed sheet or floor can be considered in the head-down angle.

2. Create a beautiful picture with an infectious background. Simple background can make people stand out in the picture, but the picture lacks story and can't explain the environment of the characters in the picture well, so it is only suitable for shooting portrait works. If you want to make the picture more readable, you should choose the background according to the shooting intention or the characteristics of the subject. You can try to choose the scenery or beautiful content environment as the background to enrich and enrich the picture.

3. Choose a large aperture to get a shallow depth of field. As mentioned above, the larger the aperture (such as f/ 1.8, f/2.4), the smaller the aperture value and the smaller the depth of field. The smaller the aperture (such as f/ 18, f/22), the larger the aperture value and the greater the depth of field. If you want to get a photo with a shallow depth of field, you should first consider shooting with a large aperture. Large aperture plays a very important role in portrait photography, which can obtain the beautiful blur effect of shallow depth of field and help us to ensure higher shutter speed in the case of poor ambient light.

4. Get a shallow depth of field near the subject. The easiest way to get a shallow depth of field and blur the background is to put the camera close to the model when the distance between the model and the background is constant, so that the effect of shallow depth of field can be easily obtained, the characters are more prominent and the background is naturally blurred. When shooting, it should be noted that the foreground cannot be a messy scene, because when the camera is close to the model, the foreground will be clearer in the picture.

5. Keep the background away from the subject to get a shallow depth of field. In order to get a shallow depth of field and blur the background, the simplest method is to put the camera close to the model under the condition that the distance between the model and the background is unchanged, so it is easy to get the effect of shallow depth of field. The characters are prominent and the background is naturally blurred. When shooting, it should be noted that the foreground cannot be a messy scene, because when the camera is close to the model, the foreground will be clearer in the picture.

6. Three-point composition method that makes people become the visual center Three-point composition can be divided into horizontal three-point composition and vertical three-point composition. When shooting a portrait, the picture is divided into three equal parts horizontally and vertically. The torso of the person can be placed on each dividing line, and the face or eyes of the person can be placed on one of its four intersections, so that the person can be more clearly highlighted.

7. Curve composition method to express female body softness Curve composition can be divided into S-shaped composition and C-shaped composition. When shooting female portraits, S-shaped or C-shaped compositions are often used to show the femininity and sexiness of the body. Among them, S-shaped composition is the most commonly used, and C-shaped composition also has a good performance effect in expressing women's feminine figure, but it is weaker than S-shaped composition.