How to capture infectious portrait photo

Human face is an extremely attractive as a whole works of art. Despite all the face with the same physical structure, but they look not the same. We can say that they are a unique original works. In fact, the face is part of the human body the most personalized, a person's personality characteristics can act on it is not by chance.

Face of each element on the shape, size and spacing of different enough to create a highly characteristic for everyone's face. Even identical twins tiny differences exist in these areas. In addition, the hair and skin texture and color is also each is not identical, even after years vicissitudes, such differences also remain. At the same time, after centuries of generation, a circle of fixed group will have some unique facial physiological characteristics, these characteristics make such cultural groups or regional groups is different from the other groups.

Of course, each person's ability to distinguish all kinds of faces and each are not identical, this kind of ability to ascend to a large extent, also need to pass a lot of practice. In their own culture, we can easily lead to distinguish various faces to recognize each other. But when we are in a strange culture, this kind of discrimination behavior would seem to be very difficult. For example, Europeans are more difficult to identify the Asian faces, and vice versa.

"Face" refers to the positive part of not covered by the hair of the head. If a man unfortunately the bald, even people comfort to the light on the top of the head is called a "extends its expressive face" space, that some of the upper part of the scalp area in fact is not belonging to the category of human faces. All kinds of resources, whether for ear belongs to face a lot of confusion about this, unable to agree. Against that, from this part of the cheek to ear area, namely that is covered by hair or beard, is still considered a part of the face.

Observer unconsciously from top to bottom will face according to the vertical direction is divided into three parts. Of large-area forehead alone constitute the upper area, central area is mainly dominated by eyes and nose, mouth and chin of the lower area. If this three parts contour, this face and presents an ideal perfect facial morphology. However, a far cry from reality and ideal, real people, under the three parts of proportion in the face, don't follow the contour. If the three parts of serious imbalance, the face cannot bring aesthetic feeling to the person, attractive.

Constitute the fourth region of hair. It is located in the upper facial height and three areas close to face. Eyes are just in the middle of the head - note that the entire head is not the face. In general, the proportion of the facial width and height of 2, 3 -, the greater the difference between the average face is not beautiful.

Horizontal eye position also has a perfect standard. If eyes distance just for half of the facial width, namely around eyes were about to in the face of the axis, then this face look will be very harmonious, highly aesthetic feeling. If eye pupil obviously too narrow or too wide eyes, aesthetic feeling lost.

About a person's face is not the same, but the difference in some people's face are more obvious, some people in the face is not significant, but the two completely identical half face does not exist. Through a small play, we can take in everything in a glance, the discrepancy please in around half face illumination under the same conditions, from the face model, and will get the photos from the middle of cut; Next put before the mirror, the two images respectively through the mirror imaging two splicing. In this way, we have a total of three images on hand: the first is the original photograph, the second is the joining together of two left face photo, the third is the joining together of two right face photo. By this, the face around the differences of is clear at a glance.

From top to bottom to observe specific facial elements: starting from the eye and eyelid radian is showing around half the differences; Cheekbones, nose, lips and around half of the jaw is not exactly the same; In addition, about half the overall width of the face also exist differences.

Except by genetic decision about half face each are controlled by different brain regions the physiological mechanism and the cause of the difference. The left side of a person's face (from the perspective of itself rather than the opposite observer) by the side of the brain control (right brain produce and deal with emotions, dreams and creativity), by the head of the emotion and art of the right hemisphere, compared to human left face to right face appears more soft and fragile and innocent, are more likely to express true feelings inside. Human right face, on the other hand, by the competent reason left brain control (language, logic, and analysis capabilities are located in this area of the brain), Therefore, generally speaking, the right face is more cheerful and active, but sometimes it will show a more profound sense of caution, determination and seriousness.

About half a face was head of different functions of left and right hemispheres intersection control, as a result, they have different purpose and operation mechanism. It will be as time passes the more obvious performance in the face. Tend to be more emotional expression, controlled by the subconscious mind from the left side of the face, people can read a person's true inner feelings, aware of his joys and sorrows.

On the contrary, rational control of the right face to show more is to be accepted by the other information. In the process of social interaction, focusing mainly on the other side of the right hemisphere face is very meaningful. Because, if in their dealings with each other, we always know each other the true feelings and to our ideas, so is likely to cause than it is now much more interpersonal conflict.

As a photographer, you can make full use of the difference between the left and right side; consciously focus on show to each other or popularity or personalized side. If you focus on the right face, the model will look in the photo will be more reserved, cool and self-control, of course, may also appear more affinity, active and friendly. On the contrary, if you focus on the performance model of left face, he would appear emotional bold and unrestrained, real and direct, of course, there are may appear more burnout, autism and hostility. By using the corresponding Angle and light, can easily highlight a half face are focusing on the quality. That way, you can in the process of guiding portrait photography, through a certain method, make the model according to your film concept accordingly.

But if your focus is the only model appearance, want him to seem extremely beautiful in lens, then you can be targeted to find each other to make a so-called "chocolate" - the picturesque, piercing face can render is like sweet chocolate, to bring people the enjoyment of pleasure. Through numerous attempts we concluded that both models himself and the viewer, all agree that in the case of most of the lower face looks more gold and moving. Left face is so called "sweet chocolate". Even if the experiment is involved in looking at a group after photos of specular reflection imaging, they still think left face more attractive. Some people know to stay in their own appearance on see its image in the mirror, so they are sometimes difficult to recognize and accept the pictures themselves. The reason is that, imaging in the mirror and picture on the left and right upside down each other, thus looks and impression of you in the photo. In a very special case, photos can be flip horizontal, get a new picture, to get each other to accept. But generally speaking, this approach is considered taboo in the portrait photography, should avoid to use.

What makes face look beautiful? Of facial aesthetics are usually with a heavy subjective color and personal preference. Still remain, however, there are a large number of scientific research, hope to find the judge a face of certain criteria. That there is no lack of among them some very enlightening, people find, in fact there are some objective criteria of beauty. In other words, these standards are not affected by personal aesthetic preferences, across cultural boundaries again at the same time, universal time.

Most of these experiments is the basis of the selected photos of the characters, and then make a lot of people to evaluate its "attractive". Before subjects of both the reality of photos, there are "average face" (with a face many people face synthesis), and after late targeted digital modification of facial images. From the result of the experiment, people were summed up five factors can produce more than the average level of attractiveness.

Symmetrical facial form is symmetry for both faces in the vertical direction from top to bottom on the height of the three parts should be similar, and about half a face should be similar as possible. Who has this kind of symmetrical facial would be considered especially beautiful and attractive. This aesthetic even applies to primitive tribal people and newborn babies.

It was discovered that the face of a face more close to the "average face" is more attractive. Nowadays people know the exact reason more: when a face no extremes of facial features, such as too small eyes, big nose, thick eyebrows, lips or is too thin to in chin - will be considered "good". Smooth, pure, slightly tanned skin. This is a positive plus. In many face synthesis or deformation as an "average face" of the process, the skin will be particularly obviously become smooth and pure - this will add additional appeal to this face.

Baby face features. People's "baby face" is a can make the face becomes vivid beautiful positive factors. Big and round eyes, wide forehead, small nose, and chin on collocation, round cheeks and constitutes the main characteristics of a baby face. Baby face, however, these features should not be too much, it is only with some sexy mature facial features together - such as high cheekbones, smooth lips and thick hair - can enhance the charm of the whole face. Under this kind of combination, more highlights the baby face features, in particular, can add women attractive faces. In contrast, a male face to have positive appeal, the doll face features must be much weaker.

These five factors, which affect the face appeal has universality, the reason is that a symmetrical, "average" face means that one gene is relatively healthy, and it is one of the most important standards people choose life partner. Standard for us, it seems, has become a natural aesthetic tendency has the congenital and the universality. But, in addition, personal preferences also affect the judgment of beauty. Preferences differ, the standard is not the same. The beauty of the eyes of the viewer can vary widely. In addition, attention should be paid to the point that, photographing the motivation is not always looks beautiful, the photographer shall also have the other considerations.

The characters in the character and image expression, advertising often face off in perfect symmetry. But, in fact, most people's face is not symmetrical. Further, the greater the difference of about half a face, the face percentage deviation average more far, the owner of this face will appear unique personality, which is more easier to identify. Although these asymmetric face angular, does not conform to the traditional aesthetic, but often it is this kind of asymmetry contains a unique tension and charm, which is to create a picture of expressive character portrait of a condition, this picture will convey more than the "beauty". This kind of character portrait photo viewer is promoted to gauge a person's personality characteristics, and analyze their life experience.

A man's face has been changed, because of this, individuality portrait to have such a good expression. Healthy or unhealthy lifestyle, bumpy fate of wind and rain baptism, or the joy of every heart smile will make their own unique mark on the face. Winding as the years go on, we can from a person's face is more and more obviously read his inner world, traits of character, and the people to the idea of life. Famous playwright George Bernard Shaw who done this now like the following evaluation: 30 years since the beginning, everyone has to take responsibility for their own appearance.

It is this personal life experience, regardless of the vicissitudes, for the social animals that seem especially attractive. For that matter, to performance characteristics of the face can be taken as a theme. As a result, people can (and should) recognized his face these by gift, full of life accumulation of aging.

In fact, the true facial proportions as we usually see with the naked eye is not. When we chat with a man, look at his face, our focus is very concentrated. Look at this time into a small Angle of 20 °, probably at the same time, attention is concentrated on the eyes, nose and mouth of the three with access to information is closely related to the area. Therefore, very few of us will be in addition to the head of the edge area built into the scope of vision. In this case, we can see each other's facial narrow thin than in fact.

Use under a frame model is a focal length range is 85 ~ 85 mm lens of imaging effect and the human eye visual effects described above are very similar. Such lens focal length to make the head portrait in facial ministry, or bust photos look fine narrow thin, therefore very suitable for standard portrait photography.

With short focal length lens, on the contrary, the head is broad, and loss of aesthetic feeling. These include focal distance scope between 50 ~ 70 mm lenses. If use the focal length of 35 mm or less wide Angle lens, the lens face will be part of the serious distortion of aesthetic feeling. Close to the camera's nose can appear unusually large, from a few centimeters they are ears look is very small. This imaging effect should only be used in exaggerated cartoonish photography - of course, this is in advance the permission of your model.

Even if the long focus is not really suitable for facial photography. More than 150 mm telephoto will filter out the facial spatial dimension, to make it look very complication. The two-dimensional plane does not conform to the way we see things, this present photos look very unnatural. But compared with wide Angle lens, imaging produced by using this lens defects is not so obvious, that there are times when a 200 mm telephoto will be mistakenly think that is suitable for shooting portraits.

To mention is that the focal length is under full format specification. That affect the picture composition in fact is the imaging of the camera Angle (and the size of the sensor) rather than the focal length, in view of this, you should pay attention to the cutting coefficient of each camera or format coefficients. With APS - C sensor camera should choose 55 ~ 90 mm focal length, standard of four thirds sensor camera should choose the focal length of 40 ~ 65 mm.