How to instruct novice models to take portraits?

Lead: When you first learn portrait photography, you may start with friends and relatives around you, amateurs or novices. After all, on the one hand, the "cost" of learning is relatively low, and their cooperation seems to be higher. However, compared with experienced professional beans, they may be clumsy or at a loss in posture or physical performance, so it is time for photographers to be "professional"! However, we are just novice players. How can we give them professional guidance and successfully shoot the desired works? Let's watch together.

How to guide novice models to prepare lessons in advance: shooting theme planning

In portrait shooting, thinking about the theme and planning in advance can make the shooting goal more clear, especially when you are facing a relatively inexperienced model or an amateur. It is more important to think about the pictures and contents you want in advance, from the shooting style and the dress of the model to several key pictures and postures you want to present. After all, the photographer of the tube mirror plays a leading role in the shooting process. If you don't know what you want, what should you call an inexperienced model?

▲ You can refer to the model pose in some of your favorite photography works and add your own creativity.

Now the information is so developed, and the resources on the network and plane are abundant. These are the samples that we can refer to in the planning process. From some fashion magazines, photo albums of favorite actors, movie stills, etc. , collect favorite picture styles and model postures for reference. When collecting data, you can make good use of the "Pintrest" cloud tool to collect the detailed information of different websites for easy browsing.

In addition to searching online, there is also a mobile phone app [Posing App] specially developed by someone, which provides about 300 posture examples in different occasions. Interested friends can buy it at NT$ 9 1 yuan.

In addition, it is also important to choose the appropriate theme and scene. As a novice photographer and a novice Madou, it is better for both sides to start with the theme types closer to life. When choosing a scene, you can also choose some scenes with more on-site facilities to facilitate guidance.

▲Pose App supports iSO system and Android system.

Attention! Considering posture in combination with model features

When collecting pose templates and designing poses, don't forget to adjust your thinking according to the characteristics and conditions of the model itself. Moreover, if the difficulty is too high, novice models or amateurs may be driven crazy. Moreover, the model's body shape or facial features may be different from the model in the template, and some postures that require certain characteristics are not suitable for cooperative reference selection.

During filming: chatting and praising

Chatting is an art, and knowing how to chat is also a necessary lesson if you want to learn portrait photography well. This is true for professional beans, especially for inexperienced beans or amateurs. Through chatting, model can relax and present more natural expressions or body movements, and when you talk about topics he is interested in, there may be more different expressions. In any case, let the other person feel your' goodwill', let him feel your serious attitude towards this shooting, and also make him work harder. Don't forget to give him proper praise, build his self-confidence and make him behave more actively.

During filming: hug when it's time.

Perhaps in the process of chatting or interacting, when the model has an instant action or expression that makes you feel great, please don't be embarrassed to let her hold it or do it again. If it is really impossible to restore the "scene", try to recall his expression or action.

▲ When you find expressions and actions worth capturing, you must grasp them well.

When shooting: adjust the pose of the model according to the template.

Pose materials related to beans were collected before shooting, which can finally come in handy when shooting! But don't just let the model set the template and press the shutter. Don't forget to see if there are any unnatural or uncoordinated places, and then make adjustments to make the picture more perfect.

▲ On the left is the action of photographer Andrew S Gibson's reference example, and on the right is the changes he made on this basis.

When shooting: play well by the type of posture.

Pose can be placed by combining reliable elements such as walls, columns and trunks in the scene, which can make the model play better and more natural.

▲ In some examples of female single portrait postures, it is common to rely on something.

When shooting: use interesting props skillfully.

Appropriate props can make the model more integrated into the shooting and more interesting. And I like books, cute dolls, and even bubble water. Anything that can arouse interest or play with the model itself is a good choice. In the process of playing with props by herself, she can capture many natural and lovely expressions and actions!

▲ There is a loop line as a prop, which gives Madou more themes and makes the picture interesting.

Attention! Extra points for details

In the process of shooting, you can pay more attention to whether the physical details of the horse fight are handled well, such as how the hair on the shoulders hangs down, whether there are some unnatural folds on the clothes, and whether there are other abrupt or unsightly objects in the picture. Although some small details can indeed be retouched by retouching software, these things can be adjusted and noticed during shooting, so why must post-processing be carried out?