How to take a portrait of a foreigner?

Fifty-six ethnic groups belong to the same family, and each ethnic group has its own unique living habits and customs, especially in the central and western regions, where ethnic customs vary greatly. So how to shoot a portrait with a national style?

First, show the unique ethnic customs.

Different nationalities have different characteristics in regional environment, production, life, work, customs and habits, which also makes people have significant differences in emotions, desires, psychological temperament, mental state and so on, which provides good conditions for our shooting and can show the unique national customs of each nationality.

Portraits of ethnic minorities in daily life, costumes, marriage and love, birth and funeral, divination taboos, religious sacrifices, seasons, communication, literature and art, sports and folk crafts. Are worth shooting. Show their living habits with photos.

In addition, the clothing accessories of each ethnic minority are different, and we can also be reflected or highlighted in the photos. For example, the color of Buyi costumes is mainly blue or white, and the overall color is elegant and simple, maintaining a natural harmony with nature. Zhuang people like to wear a black pleated skirt with colorful embroidery on it and colorful strips of cloth on the bottom. The colors are bright and dazzling, and the embroidered waist and black headscarf with patterns look conspicuous.

(Set off a portrait with clothes)

Second, take national festivals as a breakthrough.

There are 56 ethnic groups in China, and their festivals are colorful. In these grand festivals, everyone wears special clothes. If you can't find a subject, you can try to take pictures of people in festivals, such as their clothes, makeup, performances in festivals and so on.

Nadam of Mongolian, Water-splashing Festival of Dai, Torch Festival of Yi, Sarter of Hani, March Street of Bai, butter sculpture Lantern Festival of Tibetan, Longevity Song of Jingpo and Huashan Festival of Miao are all well-known national festivals, so we can make all kinds of preparations in advance. Photographers shoot portraits at the scene of the Mongolian Nadam wrestling competition, which not only shows the strong physique of Mongolian boys, but also shows the festive scenes of national festivals.

(the position of the characters should be arranged properly)

Third, it is most important to have both form and spirit.

Perhaps when it comes to the portraits of ethnic minorities, many friends will think of ethnic minority children in their minds, and their strange eyes have deeply entered our hearts. The reason why I can feel this way when I see photos is because the photographer has made works with both form and spirit. Seeing such a child, through his expression, will definitely make you think.

In fact, not only works with national portrait style, but all portrait photography works should have both form and spirit, which should not only show the appearance of the characters, but also show their personality characteristics. Before shooting, you must ask yourself, what kind of theme should I express through this photo?

(Outstanding portrait)

In order to highlight the expression of a character in a photo, we photographers are required to be good at observing, observing the characteristics that can best express the character, being good at capturing the moment, and quickly pressing the shutter to shoot. People's inner world, including emotions, is expressed through facial expressions, especially the eyes, which are a mirror to express their feelings. The eyes of the characters are often the most important part of the picture, which can best reflect the charm of the characters. In addition to the focus of the eyes, there should be eye light when shooting.