Exploring the posing skills of portrait photography

For portrait photographers, the pose of the model is a great challenge. Whether it is a novice or an experienced veteran, sometimes we just look at the model's mind blank.

The posture of the figure's body can express the emotion of the figure and enrich the expression form of the picture composition. The beauty of portrait photography is to express the beauty of characters and the beauty of picture situation through their body language.

When shooting portraits, cleverly designing the beauty of the scene can create the beauty of the plot and artistic conception. Let's take a look at what we need to pay attention to when posing.

First, stand.

Standing posture is one of the most common postures in portrait photography. Standing portraits can fully show the body lines of characters, with great aesthetic freedom and many postures.

First of all, the feet should be placed reasonably and stand steadily to show the body shape; Swing the leg first to determine the center of gravity leg, the other leg can be more casual, you can use overlapping steps, inner eight characters, outer eight characters and other shapes to express the leg posture; The shape of crotch and shoulder determines the line of waist, and the posture can be changed by the height and twist of shoulder and crotch. The shoulder line and the crotch line are horizontal, so the posture is dignified. The greater the included angle between the shoulder line and the crotch line, the more lively the action of the role. Through the lines of upper limbs and trunk, various beautiful posture structures can be formed, and gestures can make the posture of characters more changeable. Standing portraits generally adopt S-shaped, triangular, diagonal and other composition methods.

Standing posture is one of the most common postures in portrait photography. Standing portraits can fully show the lines of characters, with great aesthetic freedom and many postures. Pay attention to the following points when posing as a portrait:

A. One leg of the subject stands straight, and the other leg is freely crossed or slightly lifted. Don't bend your straight legs, and keep your body straight when you lift your legs. The laying of legs and feet is the premise of laying upper body parts.

B, the subject's head, chest and buttocks are generally not in a straight line. Let the main line of the body form a curve or S line.

C, head, chest, buttocks formed by the plane block should not be in a plane. For example, when the chest lump is forward, the face should be sideways. For example, when the chest is sideways, the ass should be turned forward.

D. general standing posture requires swinging from the feet.

Second, sitting posture

Sitting portrait is more limited than standing portrait, but sitting posture can form a beautiful curve, which is also conducive to eliminating the tension of the subject. Sitting portrait is suitable for static characters, and the expression of the subject should be restrained and animal. The shape of the spine is very important in representing portraits sitting on the side. When the subjects sit down, they should sit on the front of the chair in a virtual posture, so as to avoid the thighs looking thick and the back unable to lean on the back of the chair. Pay attention to supporting the upper body with his spine to make his posture natural. When sitting, it can coordinate with the limbs to form a smooth body curve, which is generally composed of frames, diagonals and curves.

Sitting posture is based on sitting posture inclined to the camera at 45 degrees, which can be divided into three types: oblique sitting posture, back sitting posture and side back sitting posture. The angles formed by the upper and lower torso can be divided into right-angle sitting posture, obtuse sitting posture and acute sitting posture. If the legs are crossed, they can be divided into thigh crossing and calf crossing.

When shooting sitting portraits, we should pay attention to the following aspects:

A, sitting portrait is suitable for static performance, and the subject's expression should be restrained, including animals.

B, the treatment of subjects' joints is the key part. On the whole. It's rare to take pictures in a sitting position, because then your knees will rush to the camera and your thighs will look thick and clumsy.

C. The spine treatment of sitting portraits is also very important, because the emotions of sitting portraits are written on the back, especially when shooting the side facing the sitting posture and sitting posture. When the mood is high and the spirit is full, the spine is always straight. When in a bad mood, the spine will be greatly curled, while the spine in a normal state of mind is only slightly bent. Therefore, when the subject sits down, the photographer should remind him not to sit too firmly, to sit in vain, and not to lean back on the chair. Pay attention to supporting the upper body with his spine.

D, sitting portrait is not easy to show the figure, generally do not choose loose and fat clothing, in order to better reflect the figure curve and the lines of limbs, it is best to let customers wear tight clothing.

E. When you are sitting, you should first look for the most suitable body proportion from the lens. Only when the proportion is normal will the visual experience be comfortable. The smoothness and integrity of lines is a problem that can not be ignored in sitting posture modeling. Sitting posture often interrupts the extended figure curve, and the lines in sitting posture are often locked and appear messy. Sitting posture can more calmly show the modeling advantages of the upper body, and can make full use of the characteristic curve of the outer contour of the upper body to show the figure. Coupled with the coordination of limbs, a relatively complete and smooth body curve can be formed. When dealing with exposed parts of the body, such as arms, waist, abdomen and thighs.