Photography skills of desert portrait

The desert is the place that photographers want to go most in their life, and it is also a vast world for photographers to exert their creativity. Because the desert has charming lines, it has a different world of Populus euphratica, and the desert is also a world of camels. Whether you take portraits, camels, sand dunes, Populus euphratica, etc. In the desert, these will make photographers love it and go crazy for it. So, are there any tips for shooting the desert? The following is the article I compiled for you, welcome to read! I hope it will help everyone!

First, more skills to make the role present the best state.

It's more difficult than you think to get professional effects in people photography for a simple reason: professional photographers hire pleasant models, and as you know, models are models for only one reason-forgetting to eat and sleep. Of course, I'm kidding. They become models because they are very photogenic. So, what makes our work more difficult is that we are not surrounded by charming models. We usually shoot for friends, or for many people whose looks are between Mr. Bean and jabba the hutt. That's why as a character photographer, his job is more challenging than that of an experienced professional photographer-I want to get magical effects from people who are not models. This is why we are often disappointed with our pictures of people (of course, it's not our fault). In this chapter, we will see two effective methods, which can help us get better and more professional photos every time.

(1) How to make friends with good-looking people (this is very helpful if you are rich).

(2) Learn to control the lighting and the posture of the subject. The key is to use dramatic lighting. When I say "dramatic lighting", I really mean no light. The less bright these non-model subjects are, the better the final photos will be. In fact, you can consider silhouette or long-distance night shooting, that is, shooting at a distance of 100~200 yards from the subject-this distance is very beautiful for anyone (which is also the reason why the distance produces beauty). Anyway, this chapter will tell you how to shoot people, and provide a list of places where people who wear jeans that are more expensive than Luxembourg GNP and have a good expression often go.

Second, don't leave too much head space.

When ordinary people take snapshots, they always leave too much space above the head of the subject (as shown above). This is a common mistake made by most amateurs, but fortunately it is very easy to correct. But don't do this-don't leave too much space. If you remember the figure composition skills in the first book (the subject's eyes are above the scene 1/3), then you can avoid the problem of "too much head space".

Third, the direction of the characters.

Most pictures are taken horizontally (landscape photography), which can also create the most perfect feeling, because the camera is designed like this-horizontal support, which is why the shutter button is at the top right, which is exactly where the finger can be placed naturally.

But professional portrait photography is usually taken in the vertical direction (which is why it is called "portrait direction", but this term is often used when computers print pictures-you will see a landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) button). So, if you want to get a more professional portrait of a person, put the camera vertically and shoot in the direction of the person (of course, there are always exceptions like other rules, which will be discussed later in this chapter).

Fourth, shoot people? Be sure to have a battery handle

If you shoot a lot of people, you will spend a lot of time flipping the camera up and down, and soon you will get tired of pressing the shutter button at the top of the camera.

At this point, you need a vertical battery handle. In addition to allowing you to use two batteries, you can also shoot for a longer time without replacing the batteries. Another advantage is that most battery handles include vertical shutter buttons and knobs for setting aperture and shutter speed, so that vertical shooting feels as comfortable as horizontal shooting. In addition to these benefits, most photographers I know think it makes the whole camera more comfortable and firm in the hand, even when shooting horizontally (the feel of the camera is very important). The better news is that these battery handles can be used in most SLR cameras. Compared with their advantages, the battery handle is cheaper than expected (generally above RMB in 700 yuan).

Verb (abbreviation of verb) pseudo-rule-"the sun on the shoulder"

You may have heard of the rule that the sun is on the shoulder, which means that when shooting people outdoors, you should turn your back to the sun (above your shoulder) so that the subject's face is illuminated. This is a perfect rule for taking snapshots, but it is the worst for taking group photos' (except for the case of "tall people standing behind").

If you want to make outdoor portrait photography professional, don't let the sun shine directly on your face (although most people do), which will make everyone squint, unable to open their eyes and face the camera. To make matters worse, there are dazzling, direct and annoying lights on their faces.

If the subject's back to the sun (not your back to the sun), there will be a good edge light effect around them (tick off the xx outline of the head), and then use the flash slightly (keep the brightness of the flash low) to make their faces have enough light, so that they can blend in with the surrounding natural light.

Just be sure when ordering battery handles: not all battery handles have vertical shutter keys, so be sure that the battery handles you ordered have this function.

Sixth, enlarge the wide-angle lens

This concept refers to shooting with a wide-angle lens in the field-because it has always been respected-don't shoot with a wide-angle lens, because they will be distorted and look strange, so I haven't considered this method for many years.

But he is the top photographer in the world, and the excellent joe McNally completely subverts this myth and completely changes the way I shoot environmental portraits-shooting with a wide-angle lens and zooming in. When shooting with a wide-angle lens, you can really get close to the subject (you can enlarge it), and they will not be distorted, but the scenery at the edge of the picture looks a little "wide", but the scenery at the edge of the picture shows the shooting environment. I was skeptical about this method until Joe challenged me to read People magazine. Most photos are taken with close-up wide-angle lenses. I was shocked, not only in People magazine, but almost everywhere-from magazines to billboards, to print advertisements and the Internet. Professional photographers enlarge wide-angle lenses, so can you!

Expansion: Six photographic skills that must be mastered when shooting desert.

1, time and light selection

The choice of light in the desert is very important. The light around sunrise and sunset is better, because the illumination and angle of sunlight are low, and the sand dunes are covered with highlights and shadows, which will have a more three-dimensional effect. And at this time, there will be obvious contrast between cold and warm colors in the sky, which makes up for the monotony of "flat sky". The light shot in the desert is a low-angle side backlight. Under the side backlight, the sand dunes are full of highlights and shadows, which will have a more three-dimensional effect. However, the brightness division between sand dunes is not obvious, and the desert layering is poor under the forward and backward light.

3. Make good use of lines, lines and patterns in the desert.

Because of the strong wind, the special lines on the sand dunes can be brought into the picture by Quan Huafu, highlighting the aesthetic feeling of these straight lines or curves. At the same time, it can accommodate the front, middle and back scenes and highlight the layering of the desert. You can also try to focus on the small scene in a close-up way, and strengthen the parts full of texture in the desert, even some abstract structures and lines.

4. Add visual guides

Taking pictures in the vast desert, sometimes the continuous sand dunes will make people feel tired and lose their sense of direction. At this time, find yourself a visual guide line, which can make the whole photo look full of story and profound artistic conception.

5. Creativity is the least.

Desert is a favorable condition for minimalist picture creation. In order to take such photos, we need to choose more simple and clear elements of points, lines and surfaces outside the simple sky.

Step 6 increase interest points

Of course, when taking pictures in the endless desert, the audience often has a visual "nowhere to put" and an ideological "at a loss". At this time, adding a visual point of interest, such as trees, camels and even people, can not only attract the attention and interest of the viewer, reduce visual fatigue and loss, but also play a wonderful role in making the finishing touch and make people feel happy at the moment.