How to shoot humanistic documentary photography

Brief introduction: Humanistic photography is a very special category in photography. Its essence is to pay attention to people's living conditions and reflect people's essential characteristics, including living conditions, spiritual pursuit, customs, history and culture. Humanistic photography can be said to be an art, which is obviously difficult for Xiaobai, a beginner in photography. For Xiao Bai who wants to improve his photography skills quickly, he might as well learn the following skills.

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People are the main object of documentary photography, so communication is essential if you want to shoot a wonderful documentary film, and the best way to communicate with local people without barriers and quickly narrow the distance between yourself and the subject is to accept them and blend in.

Photographer Xiaobai wants to photograph the local customs of this period, and the best choice is to bring a high-end portable digital camera, which is compact, simple to operate and easy to master. The outsole has high image quality, and the continuous shooting is fast and easy to master. The NFC function is transmitted through the camera. Canon G3 X camera is such a portable digital camera, which can effectively reduce the invasiveness of photographers. The optical zoom of 24-600mm allows photographers to shoot local customs from a distance.

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Since people are the main object, the quick and simple way to take the photos you want is to let the subject? Pose? .

1, let the subject depend on some objects.

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People leaning against foreign objects usually tend to be still, which reduces the difficulty of shooting. This is a good choice for Xiao Bai, who is a beginner in photography. Above, the tall and solemn church and the priest sitting quietly in the chair convey a calming power. The photo was obviously taken with a telephoto lens, and the wall background was blurred to some extent. The bouquet in the close-up adds a touch of agility to the whole picture, and the 24-600mm optical zoom of Canon G3 X camera can be easily realized.

This photo of grandpa's sleeping face is an extreme expression of taking pictures by relying on objects. How's it going? It's much less difficult to shoot! The telephoto lens of Canon G3 X camera is used to take pictures of Grandpa's nap at a long distance, which avoids the possibility of disturbing Grandpa at close range. Under backlight shooting, the large-size sensor of Canon G3 X camera can collect more light in a short time, effectively reducing the contrast between light and dark, and ensuring the harmony of light in the picture.

2. Communication between subject and environment

It is best to add some objects with local cultural characteristics or can explain the identity of the subject around the subject in the picture.

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In a foreign kitchen, all kinds of utensils are arranged neatly and chefs are cooking food. What are they laughing at? Bake what? What will the chef do next? The subject and the surrounding objects? Communication? Let the photos contain more humanistic information and more narrative.

Do local residents interact with musical instruments? Communication? Did you hear their powerful folk songs?

Step 3 record special events

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Recording the special activities of local people can make the photos more story-telling. In the Spanish bullring, the moment when the matador flies over the red cloth to compete with the cow is frozen by the camera. Standing in the stands, Canon G3 X camera is not only a camera, but also? Telescope? 24-600mm optical zoom brings exciting bullfighting scenes? Pull? To the eyes. Canon G3 X camera has a continuous shooting of 5.9 frames per second and an autofocus continuous shooting of 3.2 frames per second, which can quickly capture and freeze the wonderful moments in the bullring.

4. Try various expressions

Although the smiling expression is safe, it is also easy to lack new ideas and profound meanings. Let the subjects try different expressions, during which they can show themselves to express their ideas.

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Generally, a calm and trance-like expression will make the photos deeper and more likely to be associated. A little change in face angle and eyes may change the atmosphere of the whole photo. The old man, holding a lamp and smoking a cigarette, sat in the bow and looked into the distance. Although it is not winter, it gives people a kind of? An old man was fishing in the cold Jiang Xue? Vast and boundless. The large sensor of Canon G3 X camera collects a lot of light in a short time, which effectively reduces the noise in the picture.

Step 5 pay attention to composition

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When shooting multiple objects, we might as well let them make some arrangements, whether it is creative or interesting, which can add a lot of color to the photos.

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