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What influence does the model's image temperament have on the style of portrait photography?

As an independent visual art, photography mainly includes portrait photography, landscape photography and documentary photography. Among them, portrait photography is the most common and common subject and form in photography art, with the largest audience and the widest influence.

Portrait photography is divided into ordinary portrait photography (public portrait photography) and artistic portrait photography. What we are going to talk about here today is portrait art photography.

Portrait art photography is a kind of portrait photography with high artistic content and value. The object and theme of portrait art photography is people, so it is necessary to have portrait photography models suitable for photography theme and style. In a sense, the image temperament of the model has a direct relationship and influence on the style formation of portrait photography works.

There are many styles of portrait art photography, such as classical portrait photography, fashion portrait photography, indoor portrait photography, outdoor portrait photography, street photography, private photos and so on. But no matter which style, it is not only closely related to the photographer's aesthetic accomplishment and shooting skills, but also directly related to the appearance, physique, temperament and charm of the model being photographed. For example, a model, without classical image temperament, will definitely not be able to shoot a classical portrait. On the other hand, it is not necessarily suitable for models with outstanding classical temperament to take fashion photos.

Take female portrait photography as an example. The external beauty and internal beauty of women, especially young women, are often expressed through their physical temperament. The young woman's beautiful face and graceful figure are "thin" in Zhao, but now they are "fat". There is the beauty of Lin Daiyu and the beauty of Xue Baochai; Or graceful, or exquisite, or still holding the pipa, or graceful, or gentle and charming, or reserved and steady, or quiet and calm, or amorous feelings. The model's image, figure, temperament, charm and posture not only have a direct impact on the formation of portrait art photography style, but also make portrait art photography present a variety of forms and colorful atmosphere.

It can be seen that the image temperament of the model directly affects the style of portrait art photography. This requires photographers to judge what style of portrait photography is suitable according to the image temperament of the model when shooting portrait photography works. For example, some models are suitable for classical photography, while others are suitable for fashion photography. Some models are suitable for dynamic shooting, and some models are suitable for static shooting; Some models look good standing, some models look good sitting, some models look better from the side or back, and so on.