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Four taboos in portrait photography
- Oct 25, 2019
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Editor's point of view: The technique of portrait shooting is a topic that friends who like photography often talk about. It's not difficult to talk about this topic, but it's not easy to shoot it well. The following edition summarizes the shooting taboos in four portrait photography for the first time, novice avoidance, veteran review, hoping to help you reduce the possibility of shooting errors.
1. Avoid big backlight
Backlight is illuminated on the back of the main body, which is commonly called "big backlight". The most typical way to photograph a portrait is to use positive side light. The positive light is 0 degrees. The light illuminated by 45-60 degrees on the side can highlight the outline of the figure, but there will be more shadows. Popular fashion photography will use strong positive light, which is "anti-tradition". The advantage of the lighting is that the main body is clear, the color is bright, and the disadvantage is that the positive light causes the flat effect, so the positive light is also called "flat light". If the model of fashion photography makes up heavily, the positive light is OK; but can the back light really not? Nor is it. Backlight is very dramatic. Photography can be supplemented by a reflecting plate or a flash. But the premise is that a large backlight lens can not make the lens jump, make the color dimmer and reduce the contrast.
2. Whole body photography should not be taken in overhead.
The best angle to shoot the whole body portrait is the waist level angle, that is, the camera is about in the middle of the model's height or slightly high, shooting at a horizontal angle. This refers to the appearance of the whole body standing posture, other people's photos can be used at any suitable angle.
3. Avoid cluttered backgrounds.
If the background of the photograph is disorderly, it is easy to distract the viewer's attention. This is not the original intention of portrait photography. A good background is the effect of embellishment rather than stealing the mirror. Proper visualization can also help to adjust the character's background.
4. Avoid inappropriate proportions of subjects
The subject of portrait shooting is of course "human", in order to highlight the subject, the proportion of people in the picture can not be too small. And the smaller the proportion of the subject, the deeper the field, and the more difficult it is to highlight the subject. It is suggested that beginners take more half-body or even a larger proportion of photos when shooting portraits, so that the subject is distinct and the background is blurred, giving people a look like they are very good at shooting. If relatives and partners ask for photography, they should be able to cope with it.
