Traveling and taking photos are essential. What is the best composition ratio for portrait photography?

When we travel, it is essential to take pictures, especially portraits. The composition of portrait photography is not much different from that of other kinds of photography. Photographic composition is entirely used to guide the line of sight. For portrait photos, our goal is to guide the audience's eyes to the eyes of the subject. Images rarely use only one composition method, and often use various techniques to achieve the desired effect.

Composition is how to use the space in the picture. Although you may feel oppressed and restricted by this obstacle when you are creating, there are still many possibilities to use space. There is no harm in learning composition, which can help us know how to shoot with basic composition principles.

Portrait photographers usually take pictures of subjects in three forms: full-length photos, half-length photos and head photos.

Full-body photography, like its name, aims to let the audience know what the subject looks like. This is an important framework form, because it is the same as the way we usually look at everyone we meet. It also shows the relationship between the subject and the surrounding environment, which is more important for some portrait photography than other framing methods.

Half-length photos are smaller than full-length photos, but they can provide more subject information than traditional head photos. Generally speaking, the bottom of the bust starts from the knee, but it can also start from the navel and end at the head. It is very popular in personal photos, family photos and advanced portrait photography. Half-length photography is conducive to narrowing the distance between the subject and the audience, and there is no need to have a close relationship between them or collect a lot of information about them.

Head shot is not only a type of portrait photography, but also a shooting method. It is very close to the subject, usually from the chest line up, and sometimes even close enough to cut the top of the head from the picture. As mentioned earlier, portrait photography and close-up portrait photography are both used to show the face and expression of the subject, which is a good way to show close contact with the subject. Every time I shoot, I regard it as a necessary way.