How to shoot portraits at close range in macro mode

Close-up rings are one of the cheap options. Its principle is very simple, that is, the distance between the lens and the focal plane is widened to produce an enlarged effect. So, how to take a close-up portrait in macro mode?

Different from normal macro photography, the skill mentioned in this paper is to take close-range portrait photos in macro mode of digital camera, which is 40-80CM instead of 1- 15CM.

Many players of consumer digital cameras will be troubled by problems such as excessive depth of field and poor background blur caused by small imaging area of digital cameras. In fact, proper use of the macro shooting function of digital cameras can effectively solve this problem.

"Close-up" shooting principle:

"Close-up" photography can usually be achieved by using macro photography mode. For example, some digital cameras can clearly shoot objects with a distance of 4CM-70CM in macro mode.

Compared with ordinary photography, "close-range" photography can achieve better background blur effect because the subject is close to the lens and the depth of field is smaller.

When macro mode is used to "close up" portrait faces, it usually blurs the background and highlights the subject. The following "two pictures" were taken in portrait mode and macro mode.

Compared with the first two pictures, the background blur of the first picture is not obvious, and the background blur effect of the picture taken in macro mode is obvious. Using macro mode in portrait shooting can often blur the background and highlight the subject.

When digital cameras use macro mode to shoot portraits at close range, they should also pay attention to the following points:

1. It is best to adopt full manual mode or aperture priority mode, and set the aperture as large as possible, such as F2.8, f3.5… ............................................................................................................................... Whether the light is sufficient under automatic or programmed settings.

2. Pay attention to the choice of focus. Macro shooting generally has a shallow depth of field. If the focus is not properly selected (front or back), the imaging quality will be affected. It is generally recommended to focus on the eyes of the subject.

3. If macro shooting is too close, like wide-angle shooting, there will be obvious perspective deformation in all corners. Pay attention to the distance between the photographer and the model when shooting. In addition, the camera should be as level as possible with the model. Don't make a model's small nose into a big nose.

4. Macro shooting Because the subject is magnified, the slight vibration during shooting will seriously affect the imaging, so in the case of insufficient light, finally use a tripod or hold your camera.

5. To get a good depth of field effect, we should also pay attention to the distance between the subject and the background behind it. If the distance between the background and the subject is too close, you can't get a good depth of field effect.

Macro shooting is well used, and the distance between the subject and the background behind is mastered, so that the whole background is obviously separated from the subject car and people. At the same time, the focus is chosen on the MM plane, which clearly shows the car and the model.

Because the background is close to the subject, the effect of shallow depth of field is not obvious even if macro shooting is applied.

Pay attention to metering when using large aperture. Although the depth of field effect is obvious, the model's face has been overexposed.

In fact, it is nothing new to apply macro photography to portrait shooting. Many professional photographers have also used this method when taking pictures of hair salons. Macro portrait shooting is actually not difficult at all. As long as you practice more, I believe you can make good use of it.