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Portrait shooting skills

You must use good light in portrait shooting.

1, portrait photography is divided into indoor and outdoor, indoor refers to shooting in the studio, and this light is completely controlled by yourself.

2. The lighting position should be 45 degrees in front of the figure, and the shooting angle should be as good as possible.

3, outdoor shooting, the light is natural light, which is uncontrollable. Photographers will choose to go out to shoot on cloudy days. If the light is direct, it will cause shadows on the face of the characters, which will easily frown and affect the shooting effect.

If you must go out when the sun is strong, try to choose a cool place or a place without direct sunlight.

Aperture shutter settings:

The combination of aperture and shutter speed is the most basic parameter key point of photography, and the presentation of all photographic works depends on the combination of the two. Shutter speed and aperture size. With other parameters unchanged, the larger the shutter speed parameter, the longer the light entering time and the more exposure, the brighter the picture will be. Other parameters remain unchanged, the smaller the aperture parameter, the greater the amount of light entering, and the more exposure, the darker the picture will be.