How to pose in tourism photography

Portrait Photography Posture Guide-Posture Strategy

From the quality point of view, there may not be much difference between the classic and beautiful gestures and touching expressions, but the strategies used by photographers to create these effects are often quite different. Here are some of them.

Observation object

Tim Kelly is one of the most famous portrait arts in America. All professional organizations in North America consider him one of the best photographers.

When talking about the shooting process, he said that when you turn your attention to installing the film, you might as well take a look at your subject, who may have completely exposed himself at this time. This fleeting moment is Kelly's studio, the famous "13 film"-a film that is basically unused (referring to a Hasselblad film box that can provide about 12 films). He now pays special attention to the moments during filming and during the intermission.

His advice to students is: "Before pressing the shutter", keep an eye on your subject. Their natural movements often turn into great postures. Tim Kelly can't instruct the subject to pose. Instead, he just suggested that the subjects enter the "posture zone" and then do it themselves. This allowed him to capture a more natural and natural feeling. In fact, Kelly calls his unique portrait style "capturing moments", which is close to the style of news photography compared with posing portraits.

Of course, this is quite different from the way portrait photographers control every detail of the posture from beginning to end. These differences are somewhat similar to those between traditional wedding photographers and wedding photographers. The former takes 90% photos in a habitual style, while the latter relies on high-speed lenses, high-speed films and journalists' intuition to capture wedding emotions.

Brian King took these four photos with a little girl who had a good time. Brian coaxed her into showing these rare expressions with music and praise.

Guiding posture

Photographer Jerry Keannis said: "I think we should make a couple attractive and natural at the same time when shooting a wedding." What we keep hearing from customers is that our photos are too good to be true-too attractive to pose; But it's too natural to pose. I don't pose for customers, I just give them some hints to guide them into a state that looks natural. I will choose lighting first, then background and foreground. After that, I prompt and guide the customer to a general state (romantic hug, casual walk, let the bride arrange the veil, etc.). It seems that I always get a guided and ever-changing posture in the process of shooting, which mainly depends on the different characteristics of different people. "

"I have a song called' Isn't it great?' The principle of. Every time I say to myself,' wouldn't it be nice if the bride suddenly closes her eyes with a smile and the groom leans on her? I will ask them to do so. Some people will think that such a shot was taken on purpose. I would say that all the scenes in the movie were taken like this. Who cares how the photos were taken? If the result is good, the means are justified. "

The bride doesn't judge how beautiful the fingers are in the photo, how perfect the lighting or background is. But it will judge how good she looks on the screen. If you can make good lighting and composition, make the bride look attractive and freeze a spontaneous moment, then the photos will be very popular.

This is an outstanding example of using instant capture in Tim Kelly's portrait works. It was named "I was punched when I put on silk bloomers", which is a very interesting title. Kelly believes in capturing the moments of nature. This posture is lovely, the expression is thoughtful, and the scene and the tone of the characters are quite harmonious.

Have posed

Recently, there is a trend in portrait works, which is the so-called "positive posture". This is a kind of stop-shooting-posing-separating a posture from a continuous action. This pose is very useful for shooting well-trained models, but it is also very interesting for shooting young subjects. You can coax them to move back and forth in front of the camera. Playing some music often helps to create an atmosphere and keep the shooting process active.

Jerry kiness's view on how to pose is clear: "I don't pose for my customers, I just give them some hints to guide them into a state that looks natural." I will choose lighting first, then background and foreground. After that, I prompt and guide the customer to a general state (romantic hug, casual walk, let the bride arrange the veil, etc.). ).

Demonstration posture

Showing the target the posture you told him is a very effective way of communication. It eliminates unnatural obstacles on both sides of the camera. You should use your sense of humor, especially when posing to the opposite sex. People's sensitivity and desire to try various postures will break the communication barrier. It is not difficult for the subjects to use their imagination when they see you demonstrating this posture to them.

Posing Strategy: Jennifer George Volcker

Jennifer George Volcker is a promising photographer in Southern California. By engaging in natural and creative photography in San Diego, she has formed a profitable customer base. Although it was her first time to take part in a photo contest, she soon won a national reputation for her novel and delicate style.

One of her best skills is the ability to pose. With the help of assistant Heather Valentine, Jennifer sorted out her own posing strategy:

"When I take pictures of first-time customers, the first thing I have to do is to make them feel comfortable. For the people I want to shoot, when they come to my studio, a simple, hospitable and excited attitude is actually affecting the final film. "

"From the moment I opened the door to welcome guests into the house, my excitement was obvious. I would say that their arrival made me very tall. I told them that we would work together as a team to achieve an artistic goal. I showed them my old work. Tell them that with their help, we will create amazing art together. I always start with a brief description of my lighting facilities, where is the best standing position and which direction the light comes from. These will let the subject know how to move and where to move. "

The title of this mysterious photo taken by Jennifer George Volcker is "Embrace Hope". Jennifer is both a portrait photographer and a picture. She creates works of art to pay for her subjects. When talking about her work, she once said, "In order to give the subjects something they have never seen before, she forced herself to work creatively." This work is like this: dramatic posture and lighting, the subjects hug each other tightly. This photo is from a working group. Jennifer used to work with them, trying to change people's skin color. She said, "I've been thinking all day, who is more important than skin color." It doesn't matter what color you look like, but the beauty in your soul is real. I played body painting-the kind used in the theater, and found that this powder is called Texan. It has a variety of colors, which reminds me to use colors different from normal skin color to describe the subject. "

"I found that there are two most important factors in successful shooting. The first is to guide the subject; The second is to quietly encourage the expression and attitude I want. When instructing the subjects, I clearly told them where and how to pose. I show them like a model and let them do what I do. Once I stand behind the camera, I will improve my posture and tell them where to put my hands, and so on. I did it quickly, but my voice was calm.

"Later, in order to elicit the feeling I needed, I told them who they were playing or what kind of feeling they were expressing. Still with a calm and safe voice, I can induce the feelings I seek and an artistic expression.

"A photographer who has seen my work with his own eyes said. I see you communicate with the subject with words and eyes, and induce the feeling you want. You talk to them in a soft voice and let them make the feelings you want to show in the photo. You have been working with them until they bring in a certain feeling and reveal it through their expressions, especially their eyes. Usually, you like to gently play background music when inducing the feeling you want. You know from the beginning that you want to see some feelings in the subject matter, and then you let them work hard for it. You also drew a mental picture you wanted for them, and you asked them to tell stories with their eyes. "

Posing Strategy: Terry Dagros

Terry Dagros is a versatile portrait photographer. He worked for a long time and did many kinds of jobs. He designed a pose strategy, which has both the spirit of a fashion photographer and the accuracy of a photographer. Terry said that according to the traditional practice, the procedure of posing is like this:

1. pose for the theme;

2. Set the lights;

3. Read the exposure parameters;

4. Stand back and observe the subject, and fine-tune the clothes;

5. Move the camera and check the focus;

6. Ask for an expression and finally press the shutter. Look at the engineering procedures of fashion photographers. Except for some minor changes, the basic process is the same:

Go back to observe the subject and fine-tune the clothes in the locker room;

Set the lights;

Reading exposure parameters;

Moving the camera to set the focus area for the models participating in the shooting;

Tell the model where to pose, move and turn on the light;

Ask for an expression and finally press the shutter.

The following is Terry Duglos's posing strategy, which he said is between portrait photographers and fashion photographers in the photo studio:

1. Arrange the position of the subject and determine the posture.

A. The subject stands up straight, his legs stand firm and faces the photographer;

B. the center of gravity shifts to the hind legs, the front legs stand up, and the knees are slightly bent, which is more dynamic;

C. turn the hips to make the posture smooth;

D. Turn the shoulder, and the back shoulder is slightly lower than the front shoulder;

E. slightly inclined;

F. arrange the hand posture;

G. turn and tilt the head;

H. place lights.

Place the lamp

3. Place the camera and select the shooting area.

4. Finally, check the exposure.

5. Start shooting. Talk to your topic. Start from the initial posture, and then say "Turn like this, shift the center of gravity to the left leg, point your right foot at me, bend your knees", or say "lean back on the rock, tilt your head slightly, and turn your face this way!" Wait, you can reach out and help him tilt his head and turn his head.

6. Ask for an expression-remember, your smile is telling them how much you want to make them laugh!

7. Take four or five photos with this program.

8. After making sure that you have posed, change your posture or camera position, and try to take three-quarters of the portrait or the portrait of your head and shoulders. Adjust lighting, location and clothing.

This is a good example of Terry Daguerre's unique posing strategy. The canyon turned into a deep hole in the afternoon, and the sky was high and dark blue, allowing cool blue light to come down directly from it. This kind of light is not suitable for taking portraits. Terry used DP320 Allure Norman lamp and a 22-inch (55.88 cm) soft box to place the subject on the protruding side to cut off the light above his head. The DP320 has full power, and the power is set to 1/2 and 1/4. The power setting of 1/4 was used when taking this photo, and a 4-inch (10.06 cm) magenta filter was installed on it to increase the color temperature of the flash. You can also see the reflection of the skylight on the black leather pants worn by the subject. Terry used the posing strategy mentioned above and took this charming portrait.