Hand photography

With the growth of age, for the elderly who have entered the age of 60, the desire for photography has obviously weakened. When you kindly want to take a picture of him, the answer is often: "What am I going to do with that?" . So, how to take pictures of the elderly?

Shooting for the elderly, you don't have to pursue the diversity and beauty of posture like shooting people of other ages. Their limbs have lost their flexibility, and their postures are mostly stiff and clumsy. Don't expect them to make a gesture of rejuvenation before taking pictures, but do everything possible to avoid the old age and try to show their good mental state. Because their emotions and gestures are unique, their emotional expression becomes more profound and serious, and they are unhappy or sharp-edged.

Old people will have this special emotional reaction in certain circumstances, so don't force them to have your ideal expression when shooting. In those frowning, Gherardini expressions, as long as you carefully observe, you will find that there are profound contents. When taking pictures of old people, you should also be careful not to disturb them too much. If there is too much interference, it will destroy the natural form and perhaps annoy the "old children".

Take a photo of the old couple who live together, sit side by side, and urge them to sit closer to make the picture more compact. Take a middle shot first, and then see how the close-up effect is. Panoramic photos of the elderly often lack aesthetic feeling, and years have pressed their bodies almost without beautiful lines. Of course, old people of different ages and situations are different to some extent, so there is no need to be strict. For those old people with poor prototypes, we should take clever posture to avoid them. Shrugging his shoulders and hunching his back can make the old man sit up straight, concentrate on reading and reading newspapers, and effectively avoid bad looks. If the old man has a big belly, let him (her) sit in a spacious chair and take a photo, which can also cover up his shortcomings.

For those elderly people who are hard to win, we should dispatch light to beautify them. When shooting, using semi-backlight and front light reasonably and skillfully can effectively overcome the defects of the old man's face. When using semi-backlight, most of the face of the character is in the dark shadow, and the obvious shortcomings will not be obvious because of the concealment of the shadow, while the sharp contrast will make the photo show a strong three-dimensional sense and make the character vivid and powerful. When using low-angle positive light, it can significantly dilute the wrinkles on the face of the person, making the skin look full and youthful.

For those old people whose appearance is not ideal, we should capture the present and make up for it. As the saying goes: "smile, ten years old." When shooting, if you feel that the appearance of the old man is not ideal, you can push the picture into a close-up of the face, and at the same time you can have a good look at the situation at that time, which often helps to portray the mental outlook of the characters and make the old man look radiant in the photo.

The old man put more love on his grandchildren's children. He is in poor health and cares about their grandchildren's sufferings. Many photos of old people were taken with their grandchildren. Only with children can their lives become full of vitality, despite hardships. Having children, they have become much younger. Sometimes they use funny expressions and lightly chastising language to coax children not to cry, and sometimes they giggle with strange actions. These ordinary actions contain the affection and love of the old people, who pour their love into them. At this time, the old man's feelings are the most abundant, and his posture is also active, which is an opportunity to shoot.

Every holiday, scattered children often gather in the residence of the elderly, or invite the elderly to one of their children's homes. The old man is proud to see his children and grandchildren. When they are surrounded in the middle to take pictures, that kind of pride is often beyond words; Later, the elderly may also take the initiative to ask for a photo with their grandchildren. Small hugs, great reliance, old people are like magnets, and that kind of intimacy and sweetness will be very touching.

In addition to family happiness, the elderly also have the joy of old friends. When I am not accompanied by my children and grandchildren, my old friends often spend time together to amuse themselves. Old people often take common interests and common language as a link to form small groups and engage in irregular but regular activities. Chatting, playing chess, raising birds, planting flowers, painting, calligraphy, playing Tai Ji Chuan, practicing Qigong and other activities. , can be hunted and photographed, as long as you have the heart.

With the growth of age, the birthday of the elderly is more and more cherished by themselves and their children and grandchildren. The scale, form and atmosphere of the birthday should be shot into the camera one by one. On this day, you can often photograph the energetic faces of the old people, not just the rich banquet. When taking birthday photos of the elderly, let them sit in front of the cake with candles, and let the children and grandchildren take photos together to show the family's family happiness. When taking photos of the life, study and entertainment of the elderly, we should reflect their characteristics. For the elderly with vigorous posture and straight body, you can shoot more than half of your body, and for the thin elderly, you can shoot at a natural light head-up angle to make them full; For stout old people, you can shoot at a low elevation angle to make them look tall and straight.

When the old people are old, I don't know whether it is out of the wishes of the old people or the requirements of their children. It is inevitable to take a photo that they will leave to future generations after their death and can be treasured for future generations. It may be appropriate to name it "photo of the remains". However, in filming, this is just a sentence that can only be understood and cannot be expressed. No photo can replace the photo of the body. The photos with children and grandchildren and showing life scenes are not solemn enough, and the serious and solemn shooting form and characters' expressions are easy to accept.

When taking photos of the remains, we should choose the front angle of the characters, and the camera should be parallel to the faces of the characters, so as to accurately express the characteristics of the characters. The background of the photo of the remains must be simple, and dark gray walls or other decorative items can be used as the background. The contrast of characters' faces, the contrast between characters and background should not be too big, and the tone should be darker. People had better wear dark clothes, so that the lower part of the close-up photo has a dark black tone, which not only makes the photo have a sense of stability, but also conforms to the meaning of the photo.