How to pose differently when taking photos

How to pose differently when taking photos

1. The head and body should not be in a straight line. If the two are in a straight line, it will inevitably feel dull. Therefore, when the body is facing the camera, the head should be turned slightly to the left or right, and the photo will appear elegant and vivid; similarly, when the subject's eyes are facing the camera, turning the body to a certain angle will make the photo look elegant and vivid. It makes the picture appear lively and dynamic, and can increase the three-dimensional effect.

2. Avoid keeping your arms and legs parallel. Whether you are taking pictures of a sitting or standing position, never let your arms or legs be parallel, as this will make people look stiff and mechanical. The appropriate approach can be to continue one song or both to form a certain angle. In this way, it can create a sense of movement and a variety of postures.

3. Try to keep the body curves clear. For female subjects, it is necessary to show their charming curves. The usual approach is to have one leg of the character actually support the weight of the whole body, with the other leg slightly raised and leaning against the standing leg. The arm should be turned around to show its narrowest side, and the chest should pass through The curve of the waist should show its height and fullness as much as possible. At the same time, one hand of the character can be placed on the hip to provide the necessary width to the picture.

4. Avoid sinking in the sitting posture. When showing the subject's sitting posture, do not let him or her sit in the chair with the whole body as usual. If this is the case, her thighs will be in a resting state, so that the fat part of the upper legs will bulge, making the legs look thick. The correct approach is to move the patient's body forward, sit close to the edge of the chair, and keep the chest up and the abdomen in. This can avoid the phenomenon of drooping shoulders and bulging belly.

5. The camera should be far away rather than close. Generally speaking, when taking portrait photos, it is better to be farther away than closer. Because when the lens (especially a short focal length lens) is very close to the subject, distortion will occur. Therefore, when taking photos, you should choose a lens with a suitable focal length and keep a certain distance between the lens and the subject. Based on practice, we know that if you use a standard lens to take portraits, the optimal distance should be between 6---8 feet (1.8~2.4 meters); for busts, the optimal distance should be between 8---9 (2.4~2.7 meters) between 13---22 feet (3.9~6.6 meters) for a full-length portrait.

6. Show good hand posture. The subject's hands do not occupy a large proportion of the picture, but if placed improperly, it will destroy the overall beauty of the picture. When shooting, pay attention to the integrity of your hands and avoid making them feel deformed, broken, or incomplete. For example, when you place your hands on your hips or put them in your pocket, part of your fingers should be exposed to avoid giving the impression of being cut off.

Internal action: Professional models have a trick: pressing the tongue against the back of the front teeth of the upper jaw can make the mouth and lower part of the face look better.

Show emotion: Showing emotion in your eyes can make your photos look affectionate. Imagine you are smiling and listening to your lover's heartfelt words, but don't let your eyes go blank.

Narrow the nose: Tilt your head slightly upward, and your nose will look smaller.

Silence is beautiful: Don’t speak, so as not to affect the beauty of your mouth.

Psychological hypnosis: Imagine that you are the most beautiful person. Don’t always worry about your appearance. You must be relaxed and confident.

Stay calm: Smiling is the most photogenic expression, but don’t laugh, otherwise the fine lines around your eyes will become obvious and you will lose your bearing.

Be careful about your standing posture: stand up straight naturally and straighten your back. Then your long legs and hip curves will naturally appear, and your expression will be bright and energetic.

Get a prop: In the early years, Faye Wong gave a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum. The singing in that performance was first-rate, but it always felt a bit monotonous because they gave Faye Wong, who was not very expressive, a headset. Without a microphone in hand, the diva is helpless. So if you don’t know where to put your hands when taking a photo, grab a prop like a book, cup, or mirror.

Secret Techniques for Photogenic Celebrities

Taking photos has almost become a part of celebrities’ careers, so the techniques they use to make themselves “photogenic” are also professional.

● Use eyebrow gel

Charlize Theron’s makeup artist Anastasia uses eyebrow gel to modify her eyebrows. Its texture is somewhat similar to hair wax. When applied, the eyebrows will look Instantly thicker.

● Soak a makeup sponge in hot water

Most makeup artists use a slightly damp sponge to apply base makeup. It can absorb liquid and cream molecules at the same time, making them better blend together. But Nicole Richie's makeup artist Efrat soaks a makeup sponge in warm water. The hotter the water that soaks the sponge, the easier it is to apply the foundation evenly, and the foundation does not dry out in a short time. Ordinary people who don't need makeup can take pictures at this time. good!

● Hair dryer to heat the mask

Many celebrities will apply a facial mask before taking pictures and putting on makeup. Anne Hathaway’s makeup artist Efr will use a hair dryer to heat the mask before using it: “It feels great. , and the heat generated can also help the essence penetrate into the deep layers of the skin.”

● Let the brush "wet" first

How do celebrities create eye makeup with sharp outlines and three-dimensionality, but the makeup looks transparent and clean? “Damp your brush before dipping it in powder.

"Pat McGrath said that she does this for celebrities and supermodels. "But the closer to the time of makeup application, the better the transparency, so it is best to take pictures immediately after setting the makeup. After taking photos for a while, it’s time to remove your makeup and start over again. There is no way to add water later. ”

● “Triple Oil” fakes perfect skin

Paris Hilton once experienced such a “mixed foundation” when working with Stila’s makeup artist Sarah Lucero – “Professional makeup Artists usually mix moisturizer and highlighter into a drop of foundation. " Stila makeup artist Sarah Lucero said that she used this special mixed foundation for Paris Hilton. In fact, you can also do it yourself before taking pictures. If you have good skin, you can choose a pink highlighter. If you If your skin tone is dull and uneven, you can choose gold.

● Can’t pierce the “window paper”

The camera’s flash cannot make the skin transparent, but it can make it special. "Shine" means that celebrities must apply a lot of powder to keep their faces pink and tender when taking pictures. In order to prevent the powder from being too thick and heavy, makeup artists first cover their faces with a thin layer of tissue. Then apply powder through it. This layer of paper towel can filter out excess powder and make it extra light every time you apply powder.

●Eyeliner shock absorbing method

A lot. The royal makeup artists of Hollywood stars spread this simple "shock-absorbing method" for perfect eyeliner: when drawing clear and accurate eyeliner, they will wrap the eyeliner with a rubber strip, which can prevent the fingers from slipping and increase the control of the pen. < /p>

Tips for shooting instant photos and photo stickers

1. Try to keep your cheeks slightly profiled at 45 degrees or 65 degrees, so that your face will look smaller and the contours will be more obvious.

2. The expression should be as natural and cute as possible, but don’t be stiff. It’s best to make your eyes slightly squinty when you smile. If you smile too exaggeratedly, crow’s feet will appear. It’s OK to show your teeth or not.

3. The posture can be exaggerated, but be careful not to frame or cover the friends beside you.

4. It is best to shrink your neck and look up, so that the eyes will be bigger and more powerful. God. (Note: We recommend stretching your neck to show elegance when taking photos from a distance)

5. Pay attention to the frame when taking photos, otherwise it is easy to take a half-face or half-hand photo. .

The beautiful appearance of portrait photography is unique to commercial portrait photography. The audience of commercial portrait photography is customers. Since most customers want the photos to appear beautiful, this needs to be done. Photographers make full use of shooting angles, props, environment, lighting and modeling to beautify customers. In commercial portrait photography, the beauty of the characters should be determined based on the following aspects:

1. The temperament type of the customer.

A person’s temperament is a comprehensive reflection of experience, literacy, and living conditions. After seeing and contacting customers, photographers should have a general classification of the customer’s temperament. For example, some customers are lively and lively. Cheerful, some customers are quiet and dignified, some are noble and elegant, etc. For example, when designing for quiet and dignified customers, the facial expressions should be subtle, the limbs and body shapes should not change much, and the character's posture should be small. It should be static.

2. The external characteristics of the customer

In portrait photography, the focus is generally on facial features and body shape. Different facial features have different beauty styles. The customers we photograph all have more or less imperfections in facial appearance and body shape, for which the beauty styling should be different. :

1. Protruding forehead: When shooting, the subject should be asked to tilt his chin upward. Or design the subject’s hands, hair, etc. to cover up the forehead.

2. Fat face: When shooting, let the subject face the camera from half side. When taking frontal portraits, avoid using a large flat light.

3. Face-slimming type: When shooting, let the subject's face face the camera, and use large flat light and low light. Don't make the cheekbones or cheek contours of the character's face stand out when looking in the viewfinder.

4. Abnormal nose shape: When shooting, ask the subject to face the camera half or sideways. Shooting from the front while avoiding the face.

5. Gaobiliang: When shooting, let the subject face the camera, use flat light and soft light.

6. Concave nose: When shooting, let the subject face the camera, and use the forward light position. It is best to produce highlights on the character's nose.

7. Baldness: Let the subject wear a hat or wig when shooting. Do not make the customer bend down and face the camera with their head.

8. Double chin: This is a common phenomenon regardless of whether you are fat or thin. When shooting, ask the subject to extend their chin forward and lengthen their chin muscles so that they will not be crowded together. You can also shoot from a high position.

9. Two eyes of different sizes: When there are obvious big and small eyes, the stylist can solve the problem by applying fake double eyelids, or you can ask the customer to open the small eyes wide or turn them when taking pictures. When looking at different places, you can also bring the subject's small eyes closer to the lens, and use small perspective changes from near to far to modify the subject.

10. Protruding eyes: When shooting, you can take a frontal portrait and use flat and soft light to shine on the subject.

11. If there are scars on one side of the face: Ask the subject to face the scarred side away from the camera or cover it with hair, hands, or accessories.

12. Fan the ears: cover it with hair, hands, and headgear, so that the ear close to the camera is in shadow. It is not suitable to take frontal portraits.

13. Eye-to-eye contact: Try not to take direct-view shots, and let customers turn left and right up and down to find the most suitable angle for shooting.

14. Short and fat body: Let the subject wear dark clothes and shoot with dark background and props.

15. The legs are slightly shorter: When shooting, ask the subject to wear clothes of the same color, and shoot from a low position.

16. The arms are too thick: improve them with clothing. When taking pictures, keep your arms away from your body. Do not squeeze your arms. Cover your fingers with accessories to reduce the area occupied by your arms in the picture.

17. Protruding lower abdomen: During the photo shoot, ask the customer to raise their chest and tighten their abdomen, and use gestures or holding flowers to improve it.

18. When two people take a photo, the distance between fat and thin is too large: let the thinner person get closer to the camera, cover part of the other person or turn the angle to make the fatter person look thinner.

19. The legs are too tight: let the subject wear a long skirt or cover it up with props and accessories.

20. The hand shape is not beautiful: turn the angle of the hand and choose a beautiful angle to shoot. If the angle is not ideal, you can wear gloves or cover it with accessories.

3. The posture and deportment of the subject

1. Standing portrait: Standing pose is one of the most common postures in portrait photography. Standing portrait can fully display the body shape and lines of the character. , the beauty has great freedom and many postures. When posing for a standing portrait, you should pay attention to the following points: A. One leg of the subject should stand straight, and the other leg should be freely crossed or slightly raised. Do not bend the straight leg, and keep the raised leg straight. Peace. Positioning the legs and feet is the prerequisite for positioning the upper body parts. B. The head, chest, and buttocks of the subject are generally not in a straight line. Let the main line of the body form a curve or S-line. C. The planes of the body mass formed by the head, chest, and buttocks should generally not be in one plane. For example: when the chest body is facing forward, the face should be turned to the side, and for example: when the chest is turned sideways, the buttocks should be turned to the front. D. Generally speaking, standing postures require starting from the feet. :

2. Sitting portraits: Sitting portraits have greater limitations than standing portraits, but sitting postures can form graceful curves and are also helpful in eliminating the subject's nervousness. The sitting posture is based on the diagonal sitting posture at 45 degrees to the camera, and is divided into three types: diagonal sitting posture, back-facing sitting posture and side-back sitting posture. Judging from the angle formed by the upper and lower body, it can be divided into right-angle sitting...

This just means the posture you want to pose. Taking good photos mainly depends on the keenness of the photographer himself. Insight and feeling, through the subject to be obtained, and reasonable control of the depth of field, will have good results. If the focus is on the person, it is better to shoot 3/4 of the body, and the white space on the top of the head should be small. The position of the body should be 1/3 or 2/3 of the width of the photo, and the background will be blurred, which will have a good effect. Personal opinion, you can try it.