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How to compose a portrait to make it look more out of place

A way to make portraits more out of the circle: shoot with side backlighting. Sunlight in front of phone; shot from the front. Sunlight behind the phone; shot from the side. The sun is behind the mobile phone; take a close-up of the person's face; compose the picture according to the rule of thirds.

1. Side backlight shooting. The sun is in front of the phone. Composition: 9:16 vertical screen, with maple trees and maple leaves as the background, and the characters as the foreground. Place the character on the vertical line on the right, and the character occupies the lower right 4 grids; the tree and characters occupy half of the picture, and the background occupies half, forming a diagonal composition.

2. Frontal shooting. The sun's rays are behind the phone. Composition: 9:16 vertical screen, with maple trees and maple leaves as the background, and the characters as the foreground. Place the character on the left vertical line, and the character occupies the lower left 4 grids; vertical composition.

3. Shooting from the front and side. The sun's rays are behind the phone. Composition: 9:16 vertical screen, with maple trees and maple leaves as the background, and the characters as the foreground. Place the character on the left vertical line, and the character occupies the lower left 4 grids; vertical composition.

4. Take close-ups of people’s faces. Composition: The horizontal screen is 16:9, with maple leaves as the foreground, the characters occupy two-thirds of the right side of the picture, and the eyes of the characters are placed at the upper right intersection. Horizontal composition.

5. Rule of thirds composition. When shooting portraits, divide the picture into three equal parts horizontally and vertically. The torso of the character can be placed on each dividing line. Placing the character at one of its four intersection points can make the portrait more distinct. Highlight the main character.