What are the effects of shooting angle and distance on portrait photography?

Lead: In portrait photography, different shooting angles and shooting distances directly affect the shooting effect. Let's take a closer look!

1, the influence of shooting angle on shooting effect

The shooting angle of portrait photography refers to the shooting direction of the subject, which can usually be divided into four basic angles: positive, lateral, high and low. Take a frontal portrait from a frontal angle, focusing on the width contour of the face; When taking a portrait, because the lens is facing the body, the focus is on the width outline of the character. It is easy to show the ups and downs of face and figure when shooting portraits from the side. The positive and negative angles of portrait photography can also promote beauty and avoid face defects. For example, a straight nose bridge and a slightly protruding chin can show beautiful wavy facial lines by shooting from a side angle; For some long flat faces, the characteristics of long flat faces can be hidden by choosing a certain side angle. For the face with protruding forehead or stiff nose, shrinking chin or high cheekbones, these features can be hidden and beautified by shooting from a positive angle.

Angle refers to the pitch of the camera. Due to the perspective principle of lens imaging, the top of the head with high angle can play a role in highlighting the top of the head, expanding the forehead, narrowing the chin and hiding the length of the head and neck. , so that the portrait has a slim image; Taking a full-length portrait will make people feel short and lean forward, while the ground behind them is obvious and the horizon is raised; If you shoot more than one person, the vertical lines, backgrounds and objects on both sides will be deformed outward.

Low-angle upward photography, for the frontal bust, will have the imaging effect of narrowing forehead, enlarging chin, protruding nostrils, too long head and neck and full face; And the horizon behind him drops or hides; When taking a group photo, the vertical lines of people, background and foil on both sides will deform inward.

2. The influence of shooting distance on shooting effect.

The shooting distance of portrait photography refers to the distance between the camera and the subject, which is related to the transparency of the image. Usually the shooting distance should not be too close. Otherwise, it is easy to produce bad perspective deformation. For example, close-up avatars often have grotesque imaging effects with big nose and small ears. Generally speaking, the distance to shoot an avatar or bust can be controlled at about 2-3 meters, and do not approach 1.5 meters. The shooting distance of the full-length portrait can be controlled between 4 and 8 meters. The shooting distance of group photos can be flexibly grasped according to the number of people and the length of formation arrangement.