How to take a photo of a girl?

Lead:? Portrait theme? Covering a wide range, street shooting, random shooting, human issues, stage, documentary, which make us more conscious, so traditionally, we always think? A portrait of a virgin? It is only a subculture theme in photography, because its orientation is obviously too small. Let's take a closer look.

? A portrait of a virgin? Selection of photographic equipment

For beginners, the problem of equipment is troublesome at first. The author believes that the basic skills are the most important when honing technology is just started, including lens? Familiarity? And then what? Focal segment consciousness? . So I think, first of all, if:

Novice, then choose a large aperture fixed-focus lens of 35mm or 50mm to shoot, and be familiar with the use of a focal length and the layout of light before doing it.

Advanced learners can choose 35mm and 85mm fixed-focus lenses to learn the distribution ratio of two focal segments, such as 75% shooting with 85mm lens and 25% shooting with 35mm lens. On the other hand, 25% was shot with an 85mm lens, and 75% was shot with a 35mm lens. Look at different focal lengths and think differently.

Skilled people, in addition to choosing 35mm and 85mm fixed-focus lenses, add a zoom lens, such as a wide-angle 12mm or 14mm lens, and learn how to shoot wide-angle portraits.

Basic fixed-focus lenses, usually reaching F 1.8, F2, F 1.4 or even F 1.2, are easy to create shallow depth of field, or shoot indoors or in low light, and are sharp weapons in portrait field. When these equipment are familiar, consider a long zoom lens, such as 70-200mm F2.8, and be familiar with the 200mm telephoto portrait that has never been used before. Learn telephoto screen selection, scene compression and the application of foreground and background. To take a good portrait of a girl, the equipment is basically not the last decisive point. Mastering the light, grasping the charm of the portrait and judging the scene are all more important than the equipment!

? A portrait of a virgin? Collective shooting participation

Many novices will ask, are the portraits in a group or on a date? The so-called study without friends is ignorance. At first, I would suggest trying group shooting and signing up for portrait activities on the photography website. This has several advantages: you can make friends with photographers and learn from each other, and you can also see the' predecessors' who took the stage, how to choose scenes, how to get models and how to use them up. These studies will help you make your own judgment when you lead a portrait independently in the future.

When the group is filmed, the work is stable. Let's try our date again. ? An appointment? Our work pressure will be greater than that of group shooting. Even if you pay the model, one of the ways to maintain a good cooperative relationship with the model is to have a stable output of works. The number of people invited to shoot is often small, or shooting from 1 to 1, and you will understand how many skills are needed to cope with the scene, light control and model leadership. Most people, like photographers, end up in? Group shooting? Follow? An appointment? Sometimes, we should try to find a balance point of proportion, because some works need a group of people to finish easily, and some works are not easy to finish with a group of people. So having both is the most ideal state.

On the leadership of models

Model leadership is a puzzling thing for beginners, which also explains why books on how to arrange POSE are popular. Because not only novice models need it, but also novice photographers need it. But we must understand that the model's leadership is closely related to the nature of the scene, the shooting plan and the model's situation. These judgments are not something you can solve by remembering a set of gestures and replaying it. It is best for photographers to guide and tell models how to do, how to show and how to use gestures from the scene and the theme of shooting. In this case, it will be much better than memorizing the same set of POSE and putting it in different scenes.

? Charm? Will become the key point of exemplary leadership. Charm? What is good lies not only in the model's experience, but also in the model's mood. When few people are angry, they can still show a cheerful atmosphere. Therefore, the photographer must pay attention to the mood of the model and guide patiently, so that there will be real masterpieces.

Scenic spot screening

The selection of scenic spots is part of the photography plan. The selection of scenic spots will determine the style of the image. Generally, we will decide what to shoot first and then decide the scene. Of course, you can also think backwards. Where do you want to shoot? So what subject matter is suitable for shooting?

Portrait photographers usually study scenes, scenic spots and moving lines, especially when leading models to shoot, they should do their homework, including the state of the scene, the possibility of light distribution, seasonal changes and so on. And they must understand and master it. If you are participating in group shooting activities, I believe it will be helpful to study the scene before departure.

The master of light and the plan of filling light.

In the shooting plan, after screening the scenes, we can move on to the lighting plan. According to the characteristics of the scene, the shooting time and season, you can decide the order of shooting points, the way of light distribution and fill, whether to use reflector or flash.

Generally speaking, in a day's shooting, filling the light and changing the scene are the most challenging, because it will experience various situations such as front light, top light and backlight, and the light quality will change differently according to the different scenes in a day. In the morning and evening, the light quality is softer, and around noon, the light quality is the hardest. Indoor floodlight and diffuse light are soft, while outdoor light is usually hard. There are some problems such as directionality, soft and hard light quality and so on. According to the scene and lighting conditions, the photographer can decide the position and direction of the model, even the use of limbs, and then match the fill light to make the overall light more in line with the requirements.

Clothing design and color design of portrait

The preparation, style and color of clothing will also be a part of the whole portrait photography. Although in today's portrait photography activities, clothes are often prepared by models, photographers can communicate with models in advance, including the style and color of clothes, in order to meet the shooting theme and scene.

Some clothes may have to be rented through professional costume rental companies, such as dresses, performance clothes, modern dance clothes, and even some clothes may have to be customized. Portrait is the main body in portrait photography, so we can imagine the influence of clothing in the photo. Making full preparations in advance will make the image closer to imagination.

Prop preparation

Props will make the image more vivid and interesting in the shooting process, so the preparation of props should also be regarded as a link in the shooting plan. Think about the shooting process and let the props play a role in the right scene and time.

Publication of works and submission of assignments

Photographers and models need pictures to prove their achievements and degree. Therefore, in the post-shooting stage, it is very important to make works. Whatever you call him. Publication of works? Or? Hand in your homework? It is a matter of concern to explain the degree of completion, or to make the model happy so that the work can be integrated into a series of images. Domestic photography websites have channels for publishing works. At the beginning, through publishing, let colleagues express their opinions, adjust their own direction and communicate with you, which will make the work better and better.

Conclusion: Portrait photography contains profound knowledge.

Generally speaking, although the portrait of a girl seems to be in the field of photography? Subculture? Categories are also easier for beginners to get started, but more in-depth discussion, portrait? The whole related knowledge, whether cultural thinking or technical thinking, is very profound knowledge.

Humans are the most complex and the scenery is relatively simple. Taking portraits doesn't end with skill. People are moving and have all kinds of strange ideas. Many times it is impossible to analyze rationally. Scenes, lighting, composition, etc. Always moving with the crowd. The same scene, quite a situation, and different people put it in, will not have the same result and situation.

Portrait photographers should cultivate themselves in many directions, not only in technology, skills and post-production, but also in design, culture, planning and society. When you shoot people, your views and understanding of people will also affect the depth of the work. Some shots will go through a lot of brewing and thinking, and finally they will be planned. Portrait photography is still a challenging field and worth a try.