Shooting skills of picturesque portrait

The school of photo photography came into being in the 1980s of 19 and ended in the early 1920s and 1930s. The school of painting advocates that photographers should not stick to the traditional mode and express their personality and talent. Emphasizing the importance of aesthetic elements such as tone, line and balance in the picture exceeds the actual meaning of the photo. At that time, the painting school seldom used collage and superposition to produce similar painting effects, but made them through direct shooting and special techniques.

If in the19th century, the technical threshold is still the natural enemy of the painting school; So now, the difficulties faced by the masters of the film age are almost negligible. In the final analysis, the "access card" of painting is not high, and any photographer who knows the original meaning of painting can do well-because the current technical means and auxiliary props have exceeded the imagination of predecessors. But in fact, there have been many reservations about photo photography, regardless of the division of labor and status of practitioners in the industry. However, in such a wide variety of development roads and such a huge market, photographers hope that their works will become more exquisite. In this context, the painting school, a photography category that was once brilliant and withered in the film era, quietly sounded the drum of recovery.

The school of photo photography came into being in the 1980s of 19 and ended in the early 1920s and 1930s. The school of painting advocates that photographers should not stick to the traditional mode and express their personality and talent. Emphasizing the importance of aesthetic elements such as tone, line and balance in the picture exceeds the actual meaning of the photo. At that time, the painting school seldom used collage and superposition to produce similar painting effects, but made them through direct shooting and special techniques.

If in the19th century, the technical threshold is still the natural enemy of the painting school; So now, the difficulties faced by the masters of the film age are almost negligible. In the final analysis, the "access card" of painting is not high, and any photographer who knows the original meaning of painting can do well-because the current technical means and auxiliary props have exceeded the imagination of predecessors. But in fact, there have been many reservations about photo photography, regardless of the division of labor and status of practitioners in the industry. However, in such a wide variety of development roads and such a huge market, photographers hope that their works will become more exquisite. In this context, the painting school, a photography category that was once brilliant and withered in the film era, quietly sounded the drum of recovery.

What is the essence of photo photography? Can visual art be sublimated through painting?

If painting photography needs a definition, it needs a positioning. In fact, based on a higher level of aesthetic needs, the works of art are placed in a mysterious position: compared with the lively fashion photography, it seems to be more "Chun Xue" and more meaningful; Compared with simple instant shooting, it has more connotation. Personally, photo photography is actually a photographic work that combines instant shooting+time or space scenes+painting techniques. In short, if transient photography is a witness of history, we can make a footnote for it; Painting is a prop that can decorate life and a carrier that can take care of aesthetic enjoyment. It should appear in every corner of people's lives.

For photo photography, "painting" is a form. To turn this form into a meaningful work, it is necessary to integrate personal ideas into photos. So "painting meaning" emphasizes the word "meaning". If we only pursue the effect of the picture and ignore the intention in the picture, it can only be a failed work.

Compared with the two, photography is more documentary than readable. A photographic work may not please readers, but its historical inheritance makes it have historical value. Painting is more readable than recording, and the painter pours his intention into the canvas more directly, attracting people's attention with its unique artistic value.

The most fundamental thing in learning photo photography is to accumulate aesthetic knowledge. In addition, it also needs to have strong control ability of image software. If you have both, it is not a dream to be good at dancing with long sleeves in photo photography. The predecessors of the film era created this unique artistic type through various technical means, but they can only interpret the point, line and surface of photography aesthetics through unique texture and scratches. Now, we can use a lot of shooting materials and rich technical means to fully express the "meaning" of painting in photographic works. The meaning of painting and the recording characteristics of photos, the result of the addition of the two will go beyond their separate meanings.

If this is an added value of photos and paintings, how is this value reflected? How to realize this addition?

When I was young, I studied art, loved oil painting, and came into contact with the world of image editing system. I had the desire to combine art with portrait. Through gradual exploration, accumulation of experience and countless attempts, I finally stumbled out of a picturesque portrait road. Here are some experiences to share with peers.

Meaning "is greater than" painting "

For a successful work, the unique connotation in the picture is always the focus of surprise and worth pondering, but the means of expression are often inadvertently ignored. Because the brushstrokes of painting, photography and production skills are controllable and can be realized through a lot of practice, and the "meaning" of the concept is the diamond in the gold. So before shooting, you must ask yourself: What is my creative intention? What kind of scene do you need? Where is the venue of the performance? What age is it now? In short, there must be no plot, no story, or the picture will have no cornerstone.

"Painting" is greater than "photography"

The essence of photo photography is always photography, but if it is divorced from the form of "painting", will photo photography be meaningless? As one of the external features, "painting" is a part of this form. Since it is a painting, it should follow the aesthetic principles of painting. How to make the picture more beautiful, more in line with aesthetic principles and realize the arrangement and combination of shooting elements. The requirements for running out of light are the same. Beautiful works are the art of light, not only photography but also painting. Knowing more aesthetic laws is an arduous task before the "painting school" and the highest criterion of perseverance.

"Take" is greater than "Do"

The quality of the photos is good, and the later work will be reduced accordingly. It is wrong to blindly pursue the last link and rely on the later stage. This requires the author to master the photographic equipment like an armband and use his own photographic equipment reasonably. If you like to waste the shutter, you will often lose patience with the subject in random shooting. This is not good for "photography" or "painting". It should be said that the best way for photographers to break through themselves is to understand life, understand the normal life of their subjects, and express it in combination with their own scene choices. A good way is to make a draft in advance, and it is best to draw a sketch with strokes, and fully communicate with the subject before shooting. It would be better if there were similar photos for reference.

"Do" is greater than "Type"

Painting is realistic and freehand, graceful and unrestrained, so is photo photography. It is very important to master different techniques to complete your own works. Friends who know painting know that the textures and lines of sketch, gouache, watercolor, oil painting, traditional Chinese painting, mixed pigments, mixed materials, canvas, sketch paper, sketch paper, gouache paper, watercolor paper and even wall painting are different, and the textures of brush strokes are also different. There are countless texture elements waiting for us to explore. On the other hand, it depends on the number of "galleries" mastered by photographers, that is, the accumulation of shooting materials by photographers. After "technology" and "gallery", it is the "type" of the model. The "shape" obtained in an instant may be close to perfection, but the theme connotation and expression form of painting are the key to the success or failure of the work. To put it simply, the realization of "texture" of picture elements is the key link in the later stage.

So how should we understand the creation of picturesque portraits?

Nowadays, picturesque photography seems to be a small river in the mainstream, and this unique expression is accepted by more people, especially portraits and landscape works. Specific to the creation of picturesque portraits:

Extensive commercial communication

From the moment of the birth of photo photography, portrait painting is a major topic. There was even a small climax in the 1980s. At that time, many advertising pictures were always endowed with some traces of texture and wear intentionally or unintentionally, while the photographic works of the same period were very inclined to the background similar to oil painting effect. One by one, works with oil paintings as the background and people in front have covered the whole market like mushrooms after rain. However, at that time, there were still great limitations in making outdoor portraits. Only by rubbing the negatives with unique textures and then developing them in the darkroom can we achieve underexposed or overexposed photos with different colors.

Nowadays, the increasingly mature post-imaging technology has narrowed the gap between imagination and reality, and this freer form of expression has also been loved by creative and new media artists. In the photographic auction market or the sales market of photographic works, a large number of conceptual works are presented in the form of portrait, and the author's unique creativity and thoughts are expressed through the origin of the plot of portrait. This kind of work often appears in previous biennials or trade fairs, and has always been the darling of visitors and buyers, and is an extension of pictorial photography commercial works.

The Fusion of Painting Meaning and Words

Gaudy portrait photography often pays more attention to the accuracy and emotion of model performance. So is photo photography. In fact, every painter prefers his model to be a professional model in front of an easel. However, when facing the mass market instead of auction or gallery sales, portrait shooting will return to the original point, and the best way to take care of customers' emotions is to explore their historical and aesthetic interests. The author has taken similar photographs. The faint watercolor traces remind customers of their happy childhood. Turning yourself into a protagonist in a painting as a model is a better way to get a good impression besides talking. Pictorial works pay more attention to life than life. Even ordinary customers are not allowed to have failed works, because they are yours, not just customers'.