Eight skills to bid farewell to mediocre portrait photography

Lead: The concept of portrait photography is not limited to shooting people, but to maximize the expression of the photographer's artistic conception and highlight the characteristics of people. How can we avoid the mediocrity and stereotype of the sugar water tablet model? The following eight methods may give you unexpected gains.

Stunt 1: promising.

Author: Simon 7 (Lin Xie)

Shooting people with the foreground will form a space with a certain depth, and the foreground will focus on the subject more easily. What kind of foreground, frame, even hand-to-face and so on can be used.

Trick 2: Use a wide angle.

Author: Fox Vision

Although some wide-angle focal lengths will cause some distortion (so your model will be in a good mood), this portrait shooting effect has enough visual influence, and it is also a common method to express major issues and people in documentaries and news shooting. When the background has a line shape, look at the picture below to form a radioactive' eye-catching effect'. Stunt 3: Creative background.

Author: Lian

Regarding the background, it is not to usurp the role of the master, but to break the routine to highlight the subject of the characters? Make the shooting background dramatic and colorful.

Trick 4: Change the lens angle.

Of course, you can tilt the camera to take pictures, and the horizon is oblique. It doesn't matter, your role will be more dynamic. When shooting like this, try to make a diagonal composition and break the stable rules. Is it more vivid?

Stunt 5: Out of focus.

When we take clear photos as the standard to measure good photos, out-of-focus is mentioned many times. Perhaps out of focus will capture the true feelings of the subject and the photographer's feelings about the subject.

What happens if you add a large aperture and lose focus? Maybe there are unexpected dreams and mysteries.

Stunt 6: experimental theme.

Try different emotions and emotions, and even play the extreme emotions of the subject. The expression of the theme may make your work different.

Trick 7: Looking for interesting subjects.

Looking for people of different ages, nationalities and backgrounds as subjects to shoot quickly in a simple background; I'm afraid the old-fashioned shooting theme can't do this, right? Make your photos interesting and eye-catching.

Trick 8: Not necessarily? Show your face?

You can adjust the direction of portrait shooting according to the environment. Who says a portrait must be? Show your face? A good portrait always emphasizes the subject's aura and reflects the photographer's unique ideas. Remember, a good photographer never follows the public, he guides them.