What should I pay attention to when taking portraits?

Portrait photography is a big category, including: wedding dresses, portraits, children, couples and so on. Each category is divided into many styles, so I won't go into details here. There are many problems that need to be paid attention to when taking portraits. Here, I choose a few general aspects for your reference.

Pay attention to the angle

Everyone's face is asymmetrical. For example, eyebrows are high and low, eyes are big, cheeks are fat and thin, and corners of the mouth are straight and crooked. Therefore, everyone has the most beautiful face. You see, some girls like to put their hair down to cover one face, probably because the other face looks better.

In addition, for most people, pure front and pure side are not beautiful. Coupled with the compression principle of the lens, it is easy to shoot fat and flat. What is the best angle? Just shoot 45 degrees, don't look up, rotate 45 degrees left and right. Most people take care of the best angle.

Therefore, before shooting, first find the best side of TA and focus on this side. Take big eyes and small eyes for example, we should shoot small eyes. In this way, we can correct our eyes from the perspective of the relationship between shops far and near.

Pay attention to composition

There are many ways to compose a composition. Here are some common precautions. First of all, don't intercept at the joint position, it will feel like a stump. Joints include: neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists and fingers, hips, knees, ankles, etc. In addition, you can't intercept below the joint, such as below the knee, which will be awkward and better on it.

In addition, there is another thing to pay attention to about composition, that is, there is more space left above the head than below.

Pay attention to posture

Portrait beauty is also a major focus. Beauty has some rules, but there are no dead rules. For example, in the same posture, one person looks good and the other person may be stupid. Simply share the rules of several routines: joint position, not facing the camera, such as knees or elbows, can be slightly sideways; Don't face the camera directly with your palm, and tilt it slightly; Half of the body is thin, and the thin man stands fat on the front; The joints near the lens position are lower; Stretching your front foot slightly towards the camera will be more attractive. ...

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