Facial photography

People's faces are divided into long, wide, fat and thin, and their skin is rough and soft. When shooting, we should make good use of the intensity of light, the direction of projection, the size of light ratio, the tilt and tilt of camera lens, and the position of human face in front of the camera, so as to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, correct defects and beautify the image.

The following points are explained in different situations:

1. For those with rough facial skin, acne or defect, it is not appropriate to use tonic light, but to use backlight or soft scattered light. At the same time, you should avoid taking big close-up photos. For example, soft lenses can be used, or a vaseline film can be coated on UV lenses to soften rough skin.

2. For children with normal face, it is advisable to adopt soft light, take a lower light level, teach positive light level and a smaller light ratio, and highlight the delicate and soft texture of their skin. On the other hand, for the elderly, it is necessary to adopt higher and more lateral light levels and greater light ratio to enhance the characteristics of rough skin and deep wrinkles.

3. For chubby faces, it is advisable to use metering and highlight levels, and the light ratio is larger. According to different situations, you can also use the method of shooting down or shooting from the side to weaken the chubby face.

4. For people with thin faces, you can use positive illumination and small light ratio. In terms of shooting angle, you can use upward shooting or frontal shooting to make your face look fuller.

5. For people with asymmetrical faces, photometry is generally used to highlight the side to be seen and hide the defective side.

6. For those with deep eye socket, exophthalmos, protruding forehead or upturned lips, use light with less intensity from the front, especially those with baldness or ears, and block the light to reduce the light. Make it less conspicuous.

7. When the bridge of the nose is too low, use sidelight to make it stand out.

In a word, proper shooting angle, reasonable use of light and true, vivid and natural expression are important factors to shoot a good portrait, but when using light and shooting angle, we should be just right and not overcorrect, which will only backfire.