What are the skills of portrait photography?

When shooting portraits, it has always been a subject of portrait photography that how to deeply reveal the inner world of the characters through the portrayal of their shapes. In order to discover and capture the typical moments of the subject in time, the photographer should go deep into life, observe more people and understand their thoughts and feelings. Only in this way can he shoot a photographic work with both form and spirit.

First, observe and understand the theme.

To observe and understand the subject, we should go deep into life, repeatedly observe, analyze, compare and study the characters in life, grasp the essence of the subject, and then use the modeling method of photography to select the typical moments and typical parts of the subject to shoot. Create a typical artistic image with both aesthetic value and cognitive value, and achieve a high degree of unity of content and form.

Second, avoid messy background.

In order to highlight people well, the background of portrait photography should be concise, and we should look for scenes with simple shapes, simple colors or regular patterns as the background. Contrast colors can make the picture stronger, and similar colors can make the picture more harmonious. The background tone of portrait photography should be compared with the tone of characters, so as to better highlight the subject. If you don't want the background to be an arch, try to blur the background with a long focal length and a large aperture, and turn the background into a soft color to contrast with the reality of the characters.

Third, make use of the shooting angle to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses.

When shooting portraits, we should pay attention to the use of shooting angles to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses in the appearance of the characters. If the subject is too fat, his forehead is too small or his chin is too big, he can shoot on his stomach. It is usually inappropriate to shoot portraits from above, because it will make the characters smaller and play the role of uglifying them. If the subject's figure is too thin, his forehead is too big, his chin is too small, his nose is too long or his legs are too short, it is advisable to use backhand to make his figure tall and beautiful.

Fourth, pay attention to the use of light.

Portrait photography can use front light, side light and back light, and which light to use depends on the shooting intention. Smooth light is received evenly, with few shadows, giving people a clear and clean effect, but the three-dimensional sense is not strong; The side light has a strong contrast between light and dark and a strong three-dimensional sense, but the face is prone to obvious black shadows; Backlight can show a vivid silhouette effect and make the picture more vivid. Indoor photography should also pay attention to the arrangement of main light and auxiliary light.

Fifth, fully express the facial expressions and movements of the characters.

When shooting portraits, we should make full use of various gestures of the body language of the characters to express our thoughts and feelings. People's postures generally include standing posture, sitting posture and sleeping posture. With gestures, expressions, heads and other postures, ever-changing effects can be achieved. Attention should be paid to the expression in the eyes of the characters when shooting, which can best reveal the inner world of the characters. The hand is an active organ and the second face of human beings. Gestures are the main manifestation of human dynamic strength. The action of depicting characters is mainly expressed by gestures, and the action of the characters' hands in the picture will make the picture full of vitality.