Analysis of the reasons why taking photos is not photogenic

Why are some people obviously very beautiful but their photos are not photogenic? What is the reason? This article was carefully edited by me. I hope this analysis of the reasons why photos are not photogenic can help you!

(1) The importance of the eyes to the facial features

What we are talking about here is the eyes, not the eyes. In a portrait photo, no matter how fancy the clothes or the environment are, what we look at for the longest time is the person’s face, and on the person’s face, more attention will be focused on the eyes.

The distance between eyebrows and eyes determines the outline of the eyes. If the distance between eyebrows is close, it will give people a masculine and sharp feeling; if the distance between eyebrows is long, it will make people feel feminine. The closer the eyebrows are to the eyes, the more they visually enlarge the outline of the eyes, making the face look smaller.

In comparison, the distance between the eyebrows and eyes of the first subject is closer, so the outline of the eyes appears to be larger.

(2) Sleeping silkworms will make the eyes look bigger

The role of sleeping silkworms on the eyes is to visually increase the content of the eyes by increasing the shadow area and increase the relative vision of the eyes. area. Therefore, people with indigestion will feel that their eyes are larger, making their face look smaller.

In comparison, the first subject with the silkworms seemed to have a wider range of eyes.

(3) The contest between long eyebrows and short eyebrows

Slender eyebrows will visually make a person’s face thinner and narrower.

For the same person, long eyebrows will look smaller than short eyebrows.

(4) The fourth factor that determines a small face is the forehead.

Whether or not one dares to show their forehead is a major issue for a person’s facial features. test.

Normally, we think that the height of the forehead and hairline is the key to determining whether the face looks small. However, this is not correct. What really affects the visual area of ??the face is not the height of the forehead hairline, but the hairline of the sideburns, that is, the width of the forehead.

The distance between the hairline of the temples and the eyebrows is the key to a bigger face. The closer the hairline of the temples to the eyebrows, the smaller the face.

(5) The growth condition of the mandible directly determines the outline size of the face.

The growth condition of the mandible directly determines the outline size of the face.

What is the proportion of the jawbone that makes a face look bigger? Which part of the face is the widest and will make the face appear bigger?

From the picture, we can see that among the facial bone contours, the forehead is the widest, which is not easy to make the face appear big; the cheek bones are the widest, which is easy to make the face appear big; the mandible is the widest, It’s easiest to show off your face. Therefore, the distance between eyebrows, eyelids, eyebrow shape, hairline and jaw determine whether the face looks small or not. If you want to make your face smaller and look more photogenic, you must start from these five aspects to improve it.

2. Tips for small faces that girls like

Through the above analysis, we know the five major factors that affect whether we are photogenic, then we can find out how to make our faces look better based on these factors. A little tip.

(1) First of all, you must have a hairstyle that suits you

Here is a talk about what kind of hairstyle can make your face look smaller and more photogenic. If you don’t have a delicate face, try not to tie your hair in a ponytail or put your hair behind your ears when taking photos. The hair on both sides of the face plays an important role in perfecting the lines near the mandible.

The difference between tying your hair up and letting it down

If the distance between the forehead hairline and the eyebrows is too far, it is best to put your hair down to cover it. Partially, or with some bangs. If you have a short face, you can choose a middle parting. If you have a longer face, you can choose a side parting. The middle parting will make your face longer. However, the middle parting will visually narrow the width of the frontal bone. If you want the frontal bone to be wider, it would be better to choose a side parting.

If you have a long face, you can choose a partial parting

(2) Use makeup to make your face look smaller

When applying makeup, choose longer eyebrows with a natural arc. If the distance between the eyebrows and the eyes is too far, you can draw your eyebrows slightly toward the eyes, or you can draw a natural curve. This will make the eye area wider and make the face appear smaller.

(3) Appropriate expressions make the face longer

In terms of expression, you can smile more. A slight smile that shows a little bit of teeth can make the face longer, as can the chin. Being more pointed will not make the lower jaw wider, and the eyes will become more vivid, making the lying silkworms more obvious. We know that lying silkworms will have bigger eyes and a smaller face if they are more obvious.

But don’t smile too wide, as smiling too wide will make your face look bigger; don’t purse your lips, smile slightly toothy, don’t bite your teeth, and your tongue can be placed on the roof of your mouth or up and down. middle of teeth.

If you want to laugh, you should smile with your mouth open, showing only the upper row of teeth, and extending your lower jaw as far down as possible. Smiling just makes your face look bigger.

An open smile that exposes the upper row of teeth can also make the face longer and slimmer. When you are not smiling, you can try to gently move the lower row of teeth forward, and you will feel that your chin is a little longer than usual.

(4) The shooting angle that specializes in big faces

The shooting angle that specializes in big faces is when the subject’s line of sight is lower than the horizontal line of the camera. You can take a slightly overhead shot, which will make the forehead appear the largest and the chin the smallest. Although the upward shot makes the legs look longer, it also makes the face look bigger.

If you are looking straight at your face, you can lower your head slightly, tuck your chin, or turn your face slightly to the side. This effect lowers the distance between the eyebrows and the eyes, so that the mandibular line seen will be longer than that seen from the front, so the face will appear to be slightly longer, and turning the face sideways will make the chin appear slightly pointed. .

The angles from the front and side and looking back are also commonly used angles to make the face look smaller. The principle is that the subject’s line of sight should be lower than the horizon of the camera.

3. Find the good-looking part

When observing the facial features of the person being photographed, in addition to finding a relatively good-looking angle, you must also find the good-looking part of her local features. If the person being photographed has nice-looking dimples when she smiles, you can make her smile more and highlight the more beautiful features of her smile.

The eyes of the person being photographed look so sweet when they smile, so take a close-up of the eyes.

The subject’s nose and chin are very beautiful. You can take some close-ups from the side to highlight the advantages in this aspect.

These characteristics are not easily discovered by the subjects themselves. In portrait photography, girls also prefer more beautiful close-ups.

4. Put aside the commonly used perspectives

Put aside some commonly used perspectives, you will get unexpected results.

(1) Looking backward

Let the subject lie down, and the photographer stands in front of the subject’s head and shoots towards the feet. This angle of looking backward is not something people often see. The normal angle you see, so the aesthetic requirements for facial features suddenly become different, and it looks more photogenic than the frontal view.

(2) Use foregrounds and props

When shooting, adding some foregrounds, such as leaves and flowers, can block and weaken some defects, which can make the The picture looks fuller and softer. You can also use hands, leaves, books, and other portable props to block and weaken.

If the distance between the eyebrows and the eyes is far and there are no lying silkworms, you can also wear black-rimmed glasses without lenses when shooting to modify the eyes.

Expansion:

Composition has nothing to do with gender and is applicable to both men and women.

In fact, the composition method used for photographing girls is still practical for photographing boys. Here I mainly emphasize three composition ratios: 2 to 3, 5 to 5, and 1 to 9. Below we will use examples to show you each ratio. When using these composition ratios, you must learn and use them flexibly.