What preparations do photographers usually need to make before taking portraits?

Knowing what you want is the most important thing.

When you have a clear goal, everything becomes simple.

Many novice photographers don't know their purpose, and even take pictures without purpose. They go home to do the later stage, and they are also step by step. Of course, it is impossible to have a good effect in the end.

However, when you have determined everything before shooting, all aspects will have the center of gravity, and everything will serve the ultimate goal, such as equipment configuration, props, models, scenes, lighting, clothing, modeling, beauty, demeanor, color matching in the later period and so on. These are all decided before shooting. The actual shooting above is actually to achieve the original goal step by step. It is not impossible to expect to make a blockbuster in an instant, but in fact it is an illusory thing.

For beginners, imitation is a good way to improve quickly. In other words, you need to find a group of photos that you can achieve at present to imitate, carefully analyze the details of this group of photos, then make your own plan, and finally form a team to shoot. In this process, your promotion is all-round, and you can also accumulate experience for yourself to the greatest extent.