What are the shooting directions of people photography?

The choice of shooting direction is the change of the left and right position of the camera with the subject as the center. The shooting direction is generally divided into frontal portrait, heptahedral portrait, three-sided portrait and side portrait. Let's take a look at these shooting directions!

Seven-sided portrait

Seven-sided portrait means that the face of the subject turns slightly to one side, but most of the front face of the subject can still be seen from the direction of the camera. If divided according to the proportion of the front and side of the subject's face, the seven-face image should be dominated by the front and only a small part by the side. This seven-faced portrait can not only show the positive appearance of the subject, but also be flexible and easy to achieve good results. Another feature of choosing seven-sided photography is that, unlike frontal portraits, the contour lines on both sides of the subject's face are equally prominent, but the contour lines of the narrower face are the most vivid, while the contour lines of the wider face are relegated to a secondary position and will not appear so prominent.

In shooting, if the contour lines on both sides of some subjects' faces are not very symmetrical, we can turn their faces to the side with beautiful contours, so that the slightly defective side is in a less prominent position and try to show the appearance of the subjects. However, for people with high cheekbones, it is not appropriate to use seven-point beat, because it will make the high cheekbones more exposed.

Three-sided portrait

Three-sided portrait means that the shooting angle of the subject is a little more sideways than that of the seven-sided portrait. Although the front of the subject's face can still be seen from the direction of the camera, the proportion of the front is not as large as that of the side. Compared with the seven-sided portrait, in the three-sided portrait, the outline of the narrower side is more vivid and important; Moreover, the height of the bridge of the nose is more obvious, and the wider contour lines on the face side are less prominent visually. Therefore, if the contours on both sides of some subjects' faces are not very symmetrical, we can turn them to the beautiful side of the contour when shooting, so that the slightly flawed side is in a less prominent position. For people with too high cheekbones, it is not suitable to use three-sided shooting, because it will make the too high cheekbones more exposed, just like seven sides. When shooting three-sided portraits, the tip of the subject's nose should not touch or exceed the contour of the face. If the tip of the nose touches or exceeds the contour of the face, it is basically a profile portrait.

Profile portrait

Side portrait refers to the portrait in which the subject faces the side of the camera and forms an angle of about 90 degrees with the optical axis of the camera lens. Shooting from this direction, its modeling feature is to focus on the side image of the subject, especially the contour features of the subject's face when viewed from the side, including the contours of forehead, nose, mouth and chin. Of course, if you take a bust or a full-length portrait, it also includes the side of your body. However, when shooting from the side, the body of the subject does not have to make a 90-degree angle with the optical axis of the camera lens, and the face faces the side, but the body can face the oblique side or the front. This still belongs to the profile portrait.

Because in silhouette portrait, the profile of the subject's face is very sharp, so only people with very beautiful profile are suitable for shooting like this. If the forehead of the subject is too big or too low, or the nose is too high or too concave, the mouth is not straight, and the chin is too sharp or too short, it is not suitable for shooting from the side. Pay special attention to this when choosing the shooting angle.

Shooting height

If the camera tilts upward from a lower position, the image of the subject can look more majestic; If you shoot the subject's head upside down, it will make the chin and cheeks look bigger and wider, the characters look fatter, and the forehead becomes narrower and smaller. If the camera shoots down from a position higher than the subject's eyes, it will make the recipient's figure appear shorter; If you take an avatar, your forehead will be exaggerated and your chin will appear narrower and shorter. In general, when shooting portraits, the position of the camera should not be too high or too low, because when the camera lens shoots from a higher or lower angle, the perspective deformation phenomenon produced by the optical lens is much stronger than that produced by people looking up from a lower place or looking down from a higher place, which is the inconsistency between human eye observation and lens shooting.

Therefore, when taking portraits, we should pay special attention to the choice of high and low angles. Generally speaking, when shooting a bust, the camera should be at the same height as the subject's chest, preferably parallel; When shooting a full-length portrait, the camera position should be slightly lower than the waist height of the subject. In this way, the image of the recipients is more normal, making people look more slender. It is particularly important to note that when shooting close-range portraits or head portraits, the camera is generally suitable for the height of the subject's eyes, so the shooting effect is natural and there is no obvious perspective deformation. Of course, you can also use a slightly oblique or slightly oblique shooting angle to achieve different modeling effects, but you should master the appropriate discretion to avoid distorting the characters.

If you want to take a thinner picture of a character's face, you can raise the camera appropriately and shoot it down, so that the character's face will be more conspicuous and the eyes will be more charming (pay attention to controlling the deformation of the camera lens)

In some cases, you can also use the choice of shooting height to slightly correct the image of the subject. For example, a slender person who takes a slightly inclined shooting angle can make him look a little fatter; People with a little chubby cheeks can look thinner by slightly leaning down. However, this amendment is limited.

Other factors

At the same time, we should also pay attention to the lighting of portrait photography (butterfly light, Rembrandt lighting method); Tone and color of portrait photography, the influence of tone on vision, the tone composition of portrait photography (high-profile portrait, low-profile portrait, general-tone portrait, soft-tone portrait and hard-tone portrait), and the tone design of portrait photography (warm tone design, cool tone design, intermediate tone design, contrast tone design, harmonious tone design, etc.). ); Cover up the appearance defects of the characters; Posture, clothing, background and props are also very important factors!