How to shoot a beautiful and fashionable female portrait

Lead: Traditional female photography usually highlights the gentle and charming characteristics of women, so the picture pays attention to soft light and harmonious colors, and also pays attention to the curve expression of limbs and facial lines from the composition. Therefore, we should pay attention to the difference between the head, bust and full-length portrait of the characters, as well as the cooperation with the background, especially the focus, aperture and exposure. Come and have a look!

1. Use the A-aperture priority mode to make the figures and backgrounds appropriate.

The telephoto lens has a unique shallow depth of field effect under large aperture, which is a sharp weapon for shooting portraits. Using the A aperture priority mode, shooting with a large aperture as much as possible can blur the background, blur the messy branches and flowers in the background into soft color blocks, and avoid interference with the subject. The viewer's attention can be more focused on the subject's face and observe subtle expressions. In places where the environment is messy, the blurred background makes the picture cleaner and more harmonious, and the impression is more comfortable.

Focal length 122mm aperture f/2.8 shutter1160s sensitivity ISO 640 exposure compensation+0.3e.

Using a professional zoom lens with a constant aperture of 70-200mmf/2.8, the Jiao Wai background at the maximum aperture is fuzzy and natural and soft.

Tip: In addition to carefully observing the posture and expression of the characters, the background should also be included in the observation range. Some objects with ugly shapes or lines, even if blurred, will still interfere with the main body or even the whole picture, which needs to be avoided by changing the perspective.

2. Moderately reduce the aperture and improve the image quality.

The imaging quality of most lenses is not the best at the maximum aperture. If the light conditions permit, a higher resolution can be obtained by narrowing the aperture of 1 ~ 2. For f/2.8 constant aperture zoom lens, the aperture value between F/4 and F/5.6 is often used in actual shooting, and the focal length above 100mm can also obtain ideal background blur effect.

Focal length 145mm aperture f/4 shutter 1/250s sensitivity ISO 100 exposure compensation -0.7EV

Reducing the aperture of 1 can improve the imaging quality, and the background blur effect is moderate.

85mm is the most typical portrait lens, and NikonAF-S85f/ 1.4 is the king. It should be noted that although this lens has excellent image quality, it also has excellent image quality performance at the maximum aperture, but if you use the maximum aperture f/ 1.4 to shoot close-ups of people, it is likely to cause clear eyes but blurred nose, which obviously does not meet our appreciation needs. Therefore, if the photographer needs to blur the background, he will use f/2 or f/2.8, and at this time, he can also get obvious background blur effect. Similarly, when using Nikon AF 105mm f/2DC and 135mm f/2DC fixed-focus lenses, we should also pay attention not to use the maximum aperture as much as possible.

Focal length 105mm aperture f/2.5 shutter 1/500s sensitivity ISO 320 exposure compensation +0.3EV

Nikon AF 105mm f/2 DC lens is an excellent portrait lens, and its unique DC defocusing function can achieve a high degree of background blur.

3. Use different reflectors to adjust the light.

The reflector is one of the most commonly used auxiliary props for portrait shooting. It is best to find a special assistant to be responsible for eliminating facial shadows and balancing the light ratio by adjusting the reflection angle. Common reflectors have three colors: white, silver and gold, of which white is the most commonly used.

The silver reflection intensity is too high, and the gold reflection has a strong warm yellow tone, which is occasionally needed in special circumstances. When the intensity of light reflected by the reflector is too strong, the assistant can increase the distance between the reflector and the subject to obtain a natural and imperceptible soft light supplement effect.

Focal length 70mm aperture f/3.5 shutter11250 s sensitivity ISO400 exposure compensation-1EV

Sunset light has a strong warm tone and tends to be yellowish. At this time, it is not advisable to use a golden reflector to avoid excessive color cast.

Fashion alternative style

1. Perspective effect of wide-angle lens

The wide-angle lens has a wide viewing angle, which can not only shoot the whole body of the model, but also bring a wide range of background into the lens. Because the distance between the subject and the background is far away at this time, the perspective effect is further exaggerated, which requires the photographer to have super observation and imagination and dare to try all kinds of unconventional seats to achieve extraordinary visual effects.

Focal length 16mm aperture f/1/shutter1100s sensitivity ISO 100.

The wide-angle lens captures the monks and temples in the picture.

2. The elevation shooting highlights the straightness and extension.

When shooting a portrait (especially a full-length portrait) with a wide-angle lens, tilt the lens slightly upward, and under perspective, the lines will converge upward to form a guide to the line of sight, making the legs of the character slender and the figure tall and slender. Elevation photography often takes the sky as the background. At this time, we should pay special attention to whether the model's face exposure is sufficient and whether it needs to be corrected by exposure compensation.

Focal length 170mm aperture f/2.8 shutter 1/320s sensitivity ISO 500 exposure compensation-1EV

The slightly upturned angle helps to highlight the tall and straight figure and slender legs of the model.

3. Overlooking photography emphasizes the sense of space compression.

It is also common to take portraits at high angles. Photographers can use wide-angle lenses or telephoto lenses. A condescending perspective can create a sense of oppression in the picture. In special occasions, you can even take a shooting angle that is close to the complete top view, so as to obtain a completely different visual performance from the normal perspective.

Focal length 70mm aperture f/3.5 shutter11000 s sensitivity ISO 400 exposure compensation-1EV

The slightly overlooking shooting angle compresses the viewing angle of the picture and guides the line of sight to concentrate.