What factors should be paid attention to when appreciating portrait photography?

Seven Points for Attention in Portrait Photography

Portrait beginners are not very familiar with the creation of pictures, so there are often many imperfections in composition. Maybe they can't feel it in the window when shooting. After the photo came out, all the defects came out. The arrangement of characters is also the arrangement of scenery. It is also incorrect to overemphasize the background and composition while ignoring the essence of the characters, which becomes superficial. The whole image and characters can't be integrated, and the expression of character connotation in portrait photography is lost.

1. Since the theme of today's shooting is portrait, the proportion of portrait in the whole picture should not be too small. If you don't have a suitable background, you can try to be close to the theme, choose a simpler background, and take advantage of the short depth of field, such as opening the aperture, choosing a lens with a longer focal length or choosing a cleaner scene far away from the subject as the background, which can simplify the background and make the subject stand out.

2. Beginners are used to putting the theme in the center of the picture. You can move the theme to the golden point or golden line of TIC-tac-toe composition, and develop the habit of focusing (locking) first and then re-composing.

3. When shooting outside the park, try not to put branches, bars, beams or reflective points around the model's face. We can properly change the angle between the photographer and the model, and remove these inappropriate scenery gases from the picture by changing the viewing angle.

4. Very conspicuous scenery, such as bright flowers, whether the foreground or the background, should be blurred or faded as far as possible, so as not to follow the model's style and take the lead.

5. Whether it is vertical or banner, it is completely based on the body language presented by the current model and pays attention to the level of the picture, and the special expression is not limited.

6. In addition, we should try to avoid drawing the lines of the whole picture without destroying the integrity of the image, such as long chairs in the park, bars above railings, handrails of stairs, slender columns and so on. In addition, if the arrangement of limbs is not appropriate, it will also cut the image and have a certain impact on the image.

7. Later, when you have a deeper understanding of framing and composition, you can try to break through the existing composition rules, create your own unique style, cooperate with the use of negatives, related lenses and filters, think backwards, boldly arrange the relationship between people and scenery, and find your own style in alternative images.