The Importance of Back in Portrait Photography

Lead:? Photography is the art of subtraction? This sentence is catchy and still applies when shooting portraits. The role of background is to set off the theme, but it can't rob the theme, so it is based on the principle of simplicity. Seeking change in simplicity is the direction of dealing with the background when shooting portraits. Let's have a look!

Background plays a very important role in photos with people as the main body, and the relationship between people and background can reveal people's inner world. Background is one of the most important elements in portrait shooting, which can set off the theme, create the situation and increase the aesthetic feeling.

From the practice of portrait photography, the background may be varied, including plane, depth, indoor and outdoor? How to describe the personality characteristics of the subject with background can be considered from the following aspects:

First of all, according to the theme that the photo wants to illustrate, choose the background of the photo of the person. Photographers usually have a very clear creative theme. Because of the different themes, photographers should make reasonable choices according to the specific circumstances when choosing the background.

For example, to show the professional characteristics of the subject, we can shoot with natural light in the field with the work site as the background, thus creating a normal atmosphere in the picture, taking the environment as an important part of the picture, setting off the characters with the environment and reminding them of their inner world with the environment.

If the photos reflect the appearance and temperament of the characters, the background should be simple and simple, which can greatly strengthen the subject and make the characters vivid.

In order to depict the characters' personalities and artistic achievements, the photographer chose a huge abstract painting background and painted the clothes of the subjects. Therefore, this unique background highlights the image of the characters and is unforgettable.

Second, choose different apertures according to the content of the background. Once the content of the background is determined, how to express the background becomes a key issue.

The specific expression of the background depends on the content of the background. If the background is the whole picture, an organic and important part of the picture, which can convey a lot of information that helps the audience understand the subject, then the method of narrowing the aperture should be adopted to make the details of the background quite clear. If the background is only used to appear in the picture as a tone component different from the main object, you can use the method of enlarging the aperture to make it appear blurred in the picture.

Third, grasp the proportion of the background in the picture. How much position should the background occupy in the picture? There are no rules, but some principles can be referenced.

If you take an environmental portrait showing the occupation of the subject, the background can be larger, as long as it is not big enough to take a tourist photo of the person. When there are places of interest in the picture, the background can occupy as many positions as possible to avoid taking incomplete scenery. Also, there should be more backgrounds for taking full-length portraits of characters, so as not to cause embarrassment, while there should be less backgrounds for taking chest photos and head photos, so that the audience can concentrate more on the subject.

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Fourth, avoid some bad backgrounds. A good background can set off and beautify the subject, while a bad background will affect the beauty of the picture. In photography, there are some scenes that are generally not suitable as backgrounds:

1. The scenery is messy and complicated.

2. The bright blocks in this scene usurp the role of the host.

3. Scenery with cool colors (because when it is reflected on the face of the subject, it will make the character look sick).

4. Scenery with unusually strong contrast.

The above demonstration photos are a good reference for you, not the law. After mastering the principle, not only the background processing is perfect, but also the amazing and applauded background can be changed. Come on!