Angle and shooting skills of portrait shooting

Lead: Portrait photography, as an art, should undoubtedly better reflect the photographer's imagination and creativity. In this process, the photographer must consider refining, selecting and paying attention to the sense of form. It is mainly embodied in reorganizing, rearranging and integrating images according to one's own artistic judgment to express one's meaning attribution. By screening, sorting and reorganizing works, people can reorganize them in random or intentional works. Did you find it? Its essence and significance.

Do you really understand the angle and skills of taking portraits and the ways and means involved? Or is it just a superficial phenomenon? Let's take a systematic look at the skills that need to be mastered in shooting various portraits.

First, control the dynamic and static performance of the screen to display the main body of the character.

Usually in people's impression, the so-called portrait photography is to let the subject stay quietly in a suitable position and pose beautifully for shooting. In fact, such a picture not only obtains the effect of visual stability, but also loses the aura that a portrait picture should have, and the picture is too dull. Therefore, we should not only shoot quiet and peaceful portraits, but also control the dynamic and static effects of the pictures in various ways to enhance the visual appreciation of the works.

Expert tips

Beginners should learn to use the safety shutter to take portraits.

The high-speed shutter can freeze the wonderful moments.

Better focusing effect can be obtained by using tracking focusing mode combined with high-speed shutter.

Use a slow shutter to make the picture dynamic.

1. Use the safety shutter to shoot still portraits.

For many photographers, most of the daily shooting is done by hand, and the probability of using a tripod is quite low, so it is necessary to know? Safety shutter? This concept. There is an accepted saying about safety shutter in photography, that is, the shutter speed used for shooting cannot be lower than the reciprocal of the focal length used. For example, when shooting with a focal length of 50mm, the shutter speed is usually not lower than 1/50s or even higher, so as to ensure the picture clarity when shooting by hand. Of course, this is just a reference. Some people are born with it? Iron hand work? , even if you use 1/2s, you can take clear photos. But for some newcomers who have just stepped into the door of photography, following this principle will help improve the success rate of shooting.

Shooting still portraits with a safety shutter

When shooting portraits with flash as the main light, what is the significance of shutter speed because the flash speed is extremely high? Absorb? Site lighting represents the environment. When shooting portraits indoors, you can choose the window as the background, and the window light can also be a very suitable auxiliary light source. This kind of mixed light picture will be more tasteful in light effect.

Shooting process

① Choose low-angle sunlight perspective to shoot against the window, and use the window light as the side backlight assistance.

secondary light source

(2) The flash lamp is arranged at the front side of the main body to provide main light illumination.

③ The focal length of 60mm is used for shooting, so the shutter speed of 1/60s is set using aperture priority mode. Because the subject is still, this shutter speed can ensure absolute safety and can also record a certain amount of window light.

④ Focus the eyes of the subject, and then press the shutter to shoot.

2. Use high-speed shutter to express the motion of the picture.

SLR cameras all have shutter priority mode, Canon is called TV mode, Nikon is called S gear, and their feature is that photographers can freely set the required shutter speed to deal with different subjects. For example, shooting a wonderful instantaneous action of a sports player, because sports generally have the characteristics of high speed, only when the shutter speed of the camera is higher than the motion speed of the subject can the imaging be guaranteed to be clear. Using the high-speed shutter of speed priority mode, we can clearly freeze the fleeting wonderful picture that is difficult for human eyes to see, and show the dynamic effect of the picture.

Use high-speed shutter to express the movement of the picture.

Shutter priority mode should usually be used when shooting sports games. When the light permits, the higher the shutter speed, the clearer and more wonderful the moment can be captured. Because the subject is constantly moving, it is easier to get a clear focusing effect by using tracking focusing mode. If you want to use a high-speed shutter in a poor light environment, the camera should have a large aperture. If you still can't get a safe shutter speed after using the maximum aperture, you can use high sensitivity.

Shooting process

① Using the camera's S file and setting the shutter speed to 1/500s, can it be guaranteed in most cases? Curing? Instant picture effect.

② Photometry found that the aperture value kept flashing, indicating that it was difficult for the camera to get proper exposure at this shutter speed. The viewfinder sensitivity is ISO 100, so it is adjusted to 200, and the aperture in the viewfinder is shown as F3.5, which can get proper exposure.

③ Select AI servo artificial intelligence servo auto-focus mode to track and focus the ball-saving athletes.

(4) Press the shutter at the moment of landing to capture the wonderful moment.

The faster the object moves, the higher the shutter speed is required.

For some extremely fast sports, such as surfing and sprinting, you need to use a higher shutter speed, otherwise it is difficult to capture a clear picture. Because many projects can only be shot from a long distance, a large aperture telephoto lens has become a necessary equipment, and a monopod that can help stabilize the camera and facilitate movement is also a useful accessory to obtain high-quality pictures.

The faster the object moves, the higher the shutter speed is required.

When shooting a high-speed moving subject, the advance amount should be reserved before pressing the shutter. That is to say, if you want to shoot the moment when an athlete touches the line, you need to press the shutter in advance and use high-speed continuous shooting to ensure accurate capture of the wonderful moment. Because the shutter of the camera will have a certain time delay, and the photographer will have a certain delay from the time when the brain sends the shooting instruction to the time when the finger presses the shutter. If we ignore this problem, we may miss the wonderful moment.

Shooting process

① Shoot with the telephoto end of 18-200mm lens. Because the camera body is in APS-C frame, the equivalent Quan Huafu focal length is equivalent to 320mm, so it can ensure to shoot a picture with a large subject imaging area.

② Using TV speed priority mode to shoot, setting the shutter speed to11250 s, it is found that the aperture is F4 and the sensitivity is ISO200, and the correct exposure can be obtained.

③ Use a camera supported by a monopod to track and focus the athletes in the picture.

(4) When the athlete's face avoids the cover of the pull rod in his hand, press the shutter to shoot. When shooting athletes, we should not only ensure the accurate focus and exposure of the picture, but also capture the facial expression of the subject, because wonderful movements and vivid expressions will make the picture more attractive.

3. Use a low-speed shutter to show the movement of the picture.

Low-speed shutter can not only get more exposure in dim light, but also show the trajectory of moving objects. When shooting a portrait with a low-speed shutter, if the camera position is kept unchanged, the background can be shown as clear effect, while the main body of the character will be shown as fuzzy effect, and the dynamic picture will be shown through the contrast between reality and reality. On the contrary, if you use a low-speed shutter to move with the subject at the moment of exposure, you can present a clear effect on the subject, while the background becomes a dynamic blurred effect.

Use a low-speed shutter to show the movement of the picture.

Illustration is a typical case of using long exposure to shoot people. The photographer did not aim at the main body of the character, but at the fixed billboard. Because of the small aperture, the depth of field of the picture is very large. In the process of long-term exposure, walking people show a fuzzy effect, which is in contrast with stationary cars and shows the dynamic effect of the picture. Using long exposure in high brightness environment, density mirror is a very useful dimming accessory, which can let you get longer exposure time.

Density mirror

Density mirror, also called subtractive mirror, can reduce the light entering the lens without affecting the color of the picture. Generally, there are ND2, ND4, ND8 and other models, which respectively represent the reduction of 1, 2 and 3 exposure. It is a useful accessory for long exposure under strong light.

Shooting process

① Use tripod to stably support the camera, use shutter priority mode, set exposure time to 2.5s, ISO sensitivity to 100, and the aperture found by photometry to F25. Remember not to use the minimum aperture as much as possible, which will lead to poor image quality.

② Adjust the composition, and include a static billboard in the upper left corner of the picture as a reference for the picture. In the process of long-term exposure, people will become as blurred as running water, while billboards are still clear.

③ The camera is very sensitive to vibration for a long time exposure, so a delay of 2s is set.

(4) After pressing the shutter for 2s, the camera raises the reflector, opens the shutter curtain and starts exposure. Don't touch the camera during exposure to prevent the image from blurring.

Shoot the main body of the character in focus, and get a dynamic picture with special effects.

Although they are all low-speed shutters, the picture effect will be very different with different focus objects. What the above article gets is the dynamic effect of fuzzy picture. This paper introduces the shooting method of dynamic effect with clear subject and blurred background. Using this method, you can shoot not only portraits, but also cars and running pets, and you can get very good picture effects.

Shoot the main body of the character in focus, and get a dynamic picture with special effects.

Illustration belongs to follow-up, also called focus chasing. To achieve this effect, we need to pay attention to two points: First, the shutter speed should be slow, generally around 1/30s; The second is to keep moving at the same distance, the same direction and the same speed as the subject when pressing the shutter. Especially the second point is the most critical, because if the distance, speed or direction do not match the moving subject, the subject will often be blurred. In addition, the overall low brightness of the shooting environment is also helpful to obtain a low-speed shutter and a large aperture, which is conducive to shaping a dynamic and blurred background.

Shooting process

① In order to show the busy working state of office workers, choose a cloudy morning to take a snapshot in the office area.

② Select the S/Tv mode, set the shutter speed to 1/30s, and find the aperture to be F5.6 by photometry, so that the picture can be properly exposed.

③ The focus mode is adjusted to single autofocus, and the reason why continuous shooting is not used for focusing is to prevent the camera from mistakenly adjusting the focus to other pedestrians, thus ensuring the correct focus on the subject.

(4) When the shutter is pressed, the subject moves at the same distance, direction and speed to obtain a dynamic and realistic picture effect.

4. Practice shooting jumping portraits.

Isn't there any other state in which our subjects can capture wonderful pictures except staying quietly in the arena or fierce fighting? Obviously not. As photographers, we should not only be recorders, but also have the ability to discover and create beauty. For example, we can design some actions to make the subject present a vivid form, which is better than? Wait for him? Passive shooting will get a more touching picture effect.

When shooting young and energetic subjects, we must find ways to make them move. On the one hand, it can shoot vivid and interesting pictures. On the other hand, through this activity, they can enter the shooting state faster, arouse their enthusiasm and inject fresh impetus into the subsequent shooting.

Practice shooting jumping portraits.

In illustration, the dynamic picture from the perspective of the back focuses on the body movements of the characters, so before shooting, it is necessary to make a composition with the subject to guide them to keep what posture after jumping, and the photographer should set the shooting parameters of the camera to capture accurately.

Shooting process

① Choose the open sea as the background to shoot dynamic portraits. Before shooting, tell the subject how many to three times to take off and what posture to keep after taking off to ensure a unified visual effect.

② Select the shutter priority mode of the camera, set the shutter speed to 1/320s, and turn on the continuous shooting function of the camera to ensure that the instantaneous action can be fixed accurately.

③ After measuring the gray part in the middle of the background, it was found that the aperture value kept flashing, indicating that the camera could not obtain a reasonable exposure combination, so the sensitivity was adjusted to ISO400, and it was found that the correct exposure could be obtained after re-measuring.

④ Lower the shooting position, select AF-C tracking and focusing mode to focus on one of the subjects, and then press the shutter for continuous shooting when the number reaches 2, so as to get the best picture from a series of pictures.

Second, the scene control of portrait photography

The scene of portrait photography mainly refers to the framing range of the main proportion of the characters, which is generally divided into five categories: close-up shows the face or a certain local feature, close-up shows the posture and facial expression of the upper body, the middle close-up is completely integrated into the upper limbs, the middle close-up has the leg posture, and the full-length portrait has the shooting environment. Being familiar with and understanding the definitions and precautions of different scenes in portrait shooting is helpful to cultivate basic composition consciousness and gradually improve composition skills in subsequent shooting.

Expert tips

Familiar with and understand the framing range of different scenes.

Avoid cutting pictures from seams.

Try different scenes in one shot.

Don't be bound by rules and regulations, and create on the basis of complete understanding.

1. Definition of close-up portrait

Close-up in portrait photography refers to re-describing the facial features of the subject or a certain part of the body, but it usually refers to facial close-up. Therefore, the framing range is generally the range of the head or a little body. Close-up is a good performance for subjects with standard face and outstanding appearance. Can more vividly show the beauty of the subject. We know that the basic aesthetic purpose of portrait photography is to show the beautiful side of people, while using technical means to hide or weaken the inherent defects of the subject. Therefore, for those subjects with obvious facial defects, such as ugly face or obvious facial scars, close-up shooting should be used with caution.

? Definition of close-up portrait

The illustration uses close-up composition to vividly show the handsome appearance of the model. The light source adopts the front light projected obliquely downward from the left side of the camera, which is a variant of butterfly light. This kind of single-light front light can make the main face have the effect of gradual change of light and shade, and make the face look slim, showing the three-dimensional characteristics of the main face. When shooting close-ups, try to avoid pure shooting angles, because this will make the picture look dull.

Shooting process

① Use aperture priority mode and set the aperture to F3.5.

② Use the center key metering mode to meter the subject's face, and pay attention to avoid hair to prevent metering.

The result is not accurate, because the light reflectivity of hair and face is very different.

③ The camera shows that the shutter speed is1160s, and there is no sign of overexposure or underexposure.

(4) Composition of the subject, with the upper end of the picture based on uncut ears and the lower end based on uncut chin.

Yes, after confirming the composition effect, guide the model to show a natural smile, and then press the shutter to shoot.

2. Definition and shooting points of close-range portrait

Close-up portraits usually refer to the composition range from the top of the head to the chest. Most of the photo documents we usually take are close-ups. In fact, many people on the cover of magazines also hold this view. Generally speaking, the effect of vertical composition shooting close-ups is better than that of banners. The key point of this composition range lies in the rational use of the shape of the hand to beautify and enrich the picture, which is richer and fuller than focusing on a certain part of the shooting idea.