Portrait photography: how to take fresh and elegant photos

(A) the flexible use of lens focal length

Whether it is wide angle, telephoto or standard focal length, it also has its own characteristics. When taking portraits, you can think about what focal length lens can produce different effects. Even if the model is the same person and the composition changes, the result is very different!

(B) looking for non-line-of-sight angle

When taking landscape photos, we often say that we should find a special angle to make the photos more varied. In fact, people are also like this. Don't just shoot at eye level, try shooting from high, low and side, so that the same model will bring different feelings.

(3) Try the "off-plane flashing light" effect.

"Off-plane flash" is a very profound knowledge, and it also needs some skills in terms of distance, angle and flash output. Beginners should practice more and try more.

(d) using the "calendering" technique

Calendering means that there is plenty of sunshine when we shoot in the sun. At this time, we can set the camera to M mode, reduce the height of the background by speeding up the shutter, and then illuminate the people (foreground) with powerful flash or outdoor lighting, so that not only the background is rich in color, but also the people will stand out like "light".

(5) Looking for backlight

Backlight is a very useful portrait photography technique at sunrise and sunset. As long as you let the camera shoot in the direction of the sun with natural light and improve the overall brightness when necessary, you can take warm and emotional photos! If it is shot at sunset and dusk, the edge of the model's hair will glow with glittering gold, which is very beautiful!