Classic portrait photography skills

A few tips to make people look more attractive

Take a close-up of your body parts.

Just thinking about how to shoot everyone. Sometimes the local expression of characters can attract readers more, which not only explodes readers' imagination, but also has more power in emotional expression. When taking a portrait, you might as well give a close-up of the model's body parts.

Change the angle.

Many times, when shooting portraits, we are always used to shooting from a fixed angle, which makes people feel that the portraits taken back and forth seem to be similar. Perhaps, you just need to change the angle, from the side to the back, from the top to the back, there are many angles that you have not found, which can bring freshness and surprise.

Tilting at a 45-degree angle allows the model to look up and make eye contact with the reader. Facing the light source, it is easier to shoot eye light and the expressive force of the characters will be stronger.

Pose to make the picture fuller.

Posture is also a part of the picture language. A good pose can make readers understand what the model is doing and even convey the theme of the work. At the same time, there are many kinds of gestures to convey feelings, some can make the picture look full, and some can make the picture "move" ...

Holding flowers and covering your mouth with your backhand, in addition to making your hands move, there is also an action that means to gently cover your smile. This is a small and fresh gesture, with full marks.

Play with light and shadow

Photography is the art of light and shadow. Controlling light and shadow can make people as brilliant as photography. Some light and shadow can cover up unnecessary sundries and greatly highlight the main body. Some people can print tattoos with other objects-such as shadows on body parts ... There are many ways to express light and shadow. When shooting portraits, you can pay more attention to where there are beautiful light and shadow, or how to use props to create beautiful light and shadow effects.

Use opaque objects such as curtains to block light, and then adjust the aperture to cover other debris to the maximum extent and only illuminate the main part.

Introduction to portrait photography skills

It is undeniable that the photographer's personal preference plays an absolute role in promoting this kind of minority consumption behavior for film photography that is "dead but not stiff". But it is different from simply entertaining ourselves. If it is placed in the category of commercial wedding dresses, it is necessary to pursue the recognition of customers and time.

In any case, in this era of nostalgia and early adopters, there are still many people who will like movies and their expressions. No matter what kind of media and carrier, you can get pictures full of warmth and smell with your heart, which makes people happy and satisfied.

Film for wedding photography is obviously a relatively small practice. If I explore my original intention, I like it first, and then I hope others like it.

I have been trying to "mix and match" some films at the same time of digital shooting for a long time, which is easy for customers to accept. In fact, no one will not like it. The only question is: how much more do I have to pay for it? Digital has changed us a lot, including photographers or film fans like me. I'm afraid they are contradictory: are they going to die for some futile retention? Is it to leave a unique experience on the last road? Maybe, both.

On the other hand, the movie experience is brand-new for many young people, which is the biggest motivation for them to invest in it. Lomo, Polaroid, Leica and major photography communities have successively opened movie zones. Every hot spot about movies, every nostalgic trend, actually proves this point.

The subtle actions we take on movies now may or may not have an impact on the future. But in any case, it is most important to stick to your own insistence and shoot with your heart. You don't have to see the future clearly, just shoot if you like, finish the last roll, use limited film, think slowly and enjoy photography and life.

1 Feel the charm of color

Different movies have different reactions or sensitivities to colors. This unique performance is very attractive. Nowadays, many people also like to imitate the color characteristics of some films in the later digital color matching.

There are too many professional and technical articles about film color expression, so I just briefly summarize them from the perspective of personal experience. I don't know whether it is coincidence or design. The main color of film packaging is often the best color. For example: Fuji's green, Kodak's yellow, Aikefa's red, Mitsubishi's blue and so on.

2 control the style of tone.

The texture of film imaging has always been talked about by us, especially in the performance of black and white tones. Whether it is sharp contrast or delicate and slick level, the great inclusiveness and plasticity of the film reflect its charm.

From personal experience, domestic black and white films, such as AD and Le Kai, are not as rough as Fuji, Kodak and Yi Erfu. Yi Erfu is the best performer, and there is a lot of room for darkroom development in the later period. He was once called an expert in black and white movies. Developing black and white film by hand is one of the best ways to experience the pleasure of photography.

3 Feel the texture of the particles

The normal sensitivity of film is 25 degrees to 3200 degrees, and now only the common 100 degrees, 200 degrees and 400 degrees can be seen on the market. Most other high-speed movies are hard to find. The smaller the degree, the finer the graininess and the greater the graininess; At the same time, the thickness of particles also depends on lighting conditions. When there is plenty of sunshine, the particles are more delicate than when there is insufficient sunshine, which is similar to digital representation.

However, in any case, the film can not be as smooth as digital imaging at low sensitivity, and the presence of graininess is one of the characteristics of film images.

Digital has always emphasized noise reduction, but graininess is not an important criterion to judge the quality of photos. If you try to use film, you may be able to look at some problems from a habitual way of thinking different from digital.

Enjoy the surprise of uncertainty.

Shooting with film can bring us a lot of unknowns and uncertainties. For those who are used to using digital cameras that can be seen immediately, the process of using film is more like a process of re-understanding photography. Even a thoughtful cinematographer has only basic predictions and judgments in his mind at the moment he presses the shutter. What the final imaging is like, and whether there are any accidents, we must wait until it is developed.

Ancient portrait photography skills

1, antique is not a simple patchwork.

As long as you have classical scenes, classical beauties, ancient costumes and classical shapes, everything is ready? In fact, these need to have, but not all, pieced together antiques, not really rich antiques.

Antiques are classics, not out of date.

Don't think that you blindly copy the classics and completely copy them, thus lacking the sense of innovation.

3. Don't follow the routine of other subjects too much.

If you think that ancient portraits are just dressed differently and photographed in the same way as other modern portraits, then your photos may be stiff and modern, but not poetic enough.

Introduction to ancient portrait photography

You may sell clothes in a treasure when you shoot ancient costumes ~

When you photograph ancient buildings, you may be a persistent fan of the scenery of ancient buildings.

When you shoot classical beauties, you are one step closer to ancient portraits.

The best three elements of ancient portraits: ancient costume+ancient architecture+classical beauty.

Antique portraits need to be planned from the aspects of early preparation, shooting ideas, shooting process and later stage. Your works are highly dependent on your ability to understand the classics, and your ability to shoot the theme and interpret and plan later.

Different devices have different effects.

Sharp tools can do a good job. However, in this respect, the requirements for equipment are not too great. Generally speaking, long focal length, fixed focal length and wide angle can be combined, depending on personal preference.

Main lens

The advantages of fixed focus are accurate focus, delicate picture, slight graininess and accurate photometry.

long shot

The telephoto effect has a sense of compression. Long-distance shooting can blur the background, make people in the messy background stand out, leaving only the hazy outline of ancient buildings, highlighting the classical beauty and rendering the artistic conception.

wide-angle lens

Wide-angle with short focal length, wide viewing angle and deep scenery is usually suitable for shooting large scenes, such as buildings and landscapes. However, because ancient portraits are often combined with ancient buildings and the big environment, the proper use of wide angle can enhance the momentum of the picture. It is especially suitable for the ancient style creation of martial arts style.

Antique scene

The most important thing in antique shooting is the overall atmosphere. Harmony is the most important melody. It is best to make a field survey before shooting, and match models, costumes, etc. according to the scene.

1, courtyard garden

Pavilions, bamboo groves, rockery ponds ... The works full of these China elements reveal a sense of photography different from the popular Chinese style.

2. Tea room

The original ecology of the tea garden, full of green eyes, is a good place to show fresh and old portraits.

3. Bamboo grove

Bamboo is also a hermit. Since ancient times, bamboo forest has a reputation of lofty and delicate. It's a paradise to shoot ancient scenery in the bamboo forest.

4. Small hut

The small hut is quaint and quiet, creating a secluded atmosphere like a hermit.

5. Palace wall

Palace architecture is the most magnificent ancient architecture. Both structure and form are helpful to make a magnificent style.

Have you learned the above ancient portrait photography skills?