How to achieve both form and spirit in portrait photography?

Taking a portrait photo should not only look like a portrait, but also look more beautiful and vivid than the real person being photographed. When taking portrait photography, ordinary photographers should grasp the mental state of the subject well, and at the same time show the advantages of the subject's appearance as much as possible, not only showing the mental state of the subject, but also showing the beauty of the subject's appearance. Only in this way can we take excellent portrait photos.

People's mental outlook refers to people's demeanor, which is an important aspect that must be paid attention to when shooting portraits, and it is also the soul of a portrait photography. In the process of shooting, if we don't pay enough attention to the attitude of the subject, or because we are too manipulative about the subject, the shooting process will drag on for too long and we can't catch vivid moments, or the subject's attitude in front of the camera will affect the performance of the subject's mental outlook. There are some photos, although the exposure is normal, but the light and shooting angle are well handled, and the mental outlook of the subjects in the department is not "vivid" enough. This portrait is not touching.

When grasping the mental outlook of the subject, we should pay special attention to the moment of shooting, and we should be able to quickly grasp the vivid expression of the subject with typical significance for a period of time and use skilled photography skills to shoot him. The highest expression of a character's true expression is often only a moment. Photographers should be able to grasp the expression that best represents the character of the person being photographed and quickly press the camera shutter during the changing emotional period of the person.

In portrait photography, in addition to expressing people's mental outlook, the appearance of the subject also plays an important role. People look different, and everyone has their own characteristics. Old people have the characteristics of old people, young people have the characteristics of young people, and children have the characteristics of children. People in different occupations sometimes have different characteristics in appearance. These differences reflect the appearance characteristics of each person and are an important aspect of the external image of the characters. In portrait photography, we should show everyone's different appearance well.

In short, in the process of shooting, we should carefully observe the subject, analyze its appearance characteristics, find out the most representative of their own mental outlook and the most typical appearance characteristics, and highlight them. In addition, we should try our best to avoid and correct the physical defects of the characters, show the skin texture of the characters well, and do well the hand movements and body postures in the picture.