What should I pay attention to when taking photos of ancient costumes?

Clothing photography is a part of artistic photography, and it is often shot in photo studios or photography studios.

When shooting, models or consumers should put on ancient costumes, dress up with retro makeup and modeling, and completely reproduce ancient life through angles, light, expressions, clothing, makeup and background. It should be noted that the costumes provided by costume photography are only costumes with ancient elements, not real historical costumes.

First, if you are a photographer:

Then you need to know that every dynasty in ancient China had different styles and styles of clothes, such as Hanfu, Tang suit, Manchu double-breasted robe in Qing Dynasty, etc. Each one has its own characteristics and charm. The generosity and freedom of Hanfu is the highlight, and the elegance of Tang suit also attracts the attention of new people. Anyway, it is better to be professional.

Is it very emotional to let your customers put on a Hanfu dress and sit in front of an guqin, touching the strings with bare hands and sleeves? Not appropriate? It doesn't matter. Try putting on the Tang suit again. Put on a complicated and luxurious Tang suit. Exquisite silk fabrics and gorgeous styles will definitely make you feel excited in an instant ... If you can't do it again, you can put on the headdress of the Qing court and suddenly become a "princess", which is not bad.

(A), the characteristics of ancient costumes

1. Times characteristics of ancient costumes: cultural atmosphere and living habits at that time.

2. Color: China is dominated by red.

3. Styles: Emperor's costume, Empress's costume, Concubine's costume, General's uniform, Chivalrous costume, Chivalrous women's costume, Scholar's costume, Princess's costume, Official's costume, Palace's costume, Mythological costume and Legendary costume.

4. Patterns: peony, chrysanthemum, pine, bamboo, plum, dragon, phoenix, etc.

(B), the traditional shooting methods of ancient costumes

1. Ancient costume modeling

(1) storyline: male left and female right. In ancient times, men were superior to women and their left hands were big, so there was a habit of respecting the left in ancient times. Based on historical figures, ancient life can be reproduced, and a historical process can be replayed with a historical figure as the theme. (2) Men should sit steady, appear generous and highlight male chauvinism.

(3) Sit and stand neatly and symmetrically.

(4) Beauty is very important. Without it, gestures cannot produce an ideal picture language. The expression of eyes in classical beauty advocates smiling without showing one's teeth, looking back with his head down and looking out of the corner of his eye.

(5) When two people sit side by side at the same time, the man's legs should be slightly apart and slightly wider than his shoulders-his hands are empty and his knees are flat; Women's legs should be slightly close together, and men's hands should be flat on their knees.

2. The application of costume props

(1) We should not only study the characteristics of historical periods, but also study people's basic necessities of life.

(2) Ancient costumes include: doors, thread-bound books, suitcases, folding fans, sandalwood fans, birdcages, plush chairs, firecrackers, abacus, gold ingots, sunglasses, red hijab, hookah, long stemmed Chinese pipe, tea set, gong pa, hydrangea, chess, calligraphy and painting, Four Treasures of the Study, ancient vases, paper umbrellas, antique mahogany furniture, etc.

3. Application of clothing background

(1) The background of ancient costumes is dominated by gold and red.

(2) Special background for ancient costumes: real scenes, picturesque scenery, painting ancient buildings, red, black and white, etc.

(3) The novel photography technique of expressing modern people's thoughts is put on modern ideology.

1. Clothing: combination of ancient and modern, combination of Chinese and western (such as bride's clothing+groom's tunic suit)

2. Makeup modeling: based on ancient makeup, artistic modification is carried out.

3. Beauty: The beauty of ancient costumes should be neat, dignified, implicit and not exaggerated.

4. Props: Ancient props are the mainstay, and modern props play the role of finishing touch.

5. Background: Try to keep the ancient characteristics.

(4) Composition of ancient costume shooting

1. Stable: up, down, left and right are relatively balanced.

2. Plane: The picture should be horizontal and vertical.

3. completeness: don't feel that the picture is incomplete, and strive for perfection.

Second, if you are a consumer:

Here are some references, please consider them as appropriate.

(1) service:

How many sets of clothes can I provide for you and how many times can I do styling? It's usually light makeup, and there's nothing wrong with it. Of course, some people are suitable for heavy makeup, which is a personal problem. ) Can you provide 3 pairs of exclusive follow-up services for 1 (photographer, makeup artist, lighting engineer)? Do I need to buy ampoules for makeup? Are the glitter eyelashes and wig accessories for makeup free? )

(2) Price:

Generally, 499 (there may be four sets of clothes, and one set costs about 100 yuan), 699,899,999 ... If there are promotional activities, there will be a lot of discounts.

Other places that spend money say that makeup and styling are free. Actually, cosmetics are charged separately. Photography agencies will provide you with makeup packages, including: manicure 10 yuan (reference price), decal 10 yuan (reference price), powder puff 10 yuan (reference price). Of course, sometimes some photography agencies will buy negatives later (one from 20 yuan). As far as someone knows, most photography studios now give away all the negatives.

(3) Photography institutions:

This is not recommended, you can search for it yourself.

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The above text is for reference only, thank you!