How does portrait photography capture portrait emotions?

Portrait photography has always been the most popular photography subject. How to shoot creative themes to convey the emotions and feelings at that time is a challenge for photographers, because people must feel the emotions of the picture after taking pictures, not just a model. Next, we will introduce eight ways to take portraits that express emotions and communicate with the audience. Let's see how to shoot them.

1. Pay attention to the posture and range expressed.

Capturing the mood when taking pictures helps to determine what you want to convey in the picture, which may only present the upper body and reduce interference with other parts of the image. The key information of the interesting points in the recording picture is the smile shown by the eyes and facial expressions. Also, pay attention to the background. Because maybe the background will distract the attention of the model, but if you are expressing body language, you should also pay attention to the posture. Therefore, we must consider the composition of the picture, so that the image can convey emotion and meaning as clearly as possible.

2. Choose simple lighting.

Simple lighting helps to capture emotions more clearly. Sometimes you don't need an extra light source, so you can convey your emotions more clearly. If you add shadows to the lights, it will also make the sad mood in the picture more obvious.

3. Communicate clearly with the model what mood we want.

Talk to the model before taking pictures. What kind of image creativity do you want? How do you want to convey your emotions? This is not only to say "smile", but also a way to stimulate feelings. Say a hypothetical situation, what do you want to see him feel? In that case, for example, winning the grand prize, what emotions do you need to express in the picture?

4. Make friends with models first

Communicate with models or convey our needs, and invite models to talk and ask questions before starting work to increase mutual friendliness.

5. Let the model play freely

Tell the model to perform the required operation, not only follow the instructions, but also let the model know what the picture wants. By guiding facial expressions and gestures, we can create an atmosphere of thinking and imagination for the model and show the photographer's emotions more accurately.

6. Don't look at the camera

In emotional photography, more emotions, sadness and waiting are conveyed. In order to make people who don't look at the camera worry, the model doesn't need to look at the camera when shooting, so as to avoid the excessive tension of the model and affect the final shooting effect of the portrait.

7. Allow interesting gestures

Telling the model that you can make an interesting gesture will help the model not to be nervous and relax, and convey more natural emotions in the later pictures.

8. Use different themes to tell the emotions conveyed by the model.

In the case of shooting different emotions, for example, if you want to shoot sadness, you must use props around you, such as imagining losing your beloved pet, never seeing very close friends again, never eating your favorite dishes again, but you must respect the model and respect the model's feelings.