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​How to take a good portrait in autumn

How to take a good portrait in autumn

Beautiful autumn colors and warm sunshine make autumn perfect for portraits, so what do you do in the fall to make a good-looking portrait? Do you want to be like other people in the park, to make the model look like an autumnal portrait with the same monotonous and uninteresting look? Friends of this kind can refer to this article by Stan Horaczek, and he wrote a few Suggestions that should help you.

Note the weather and vegetation conditions of the location

Pay more attention to the environment in the vicinity of the location, which mainly refers to the vegetation condition. Autumn leaves are one of the most important elements in the autumn, but they are so fragile, a cooling or strong wind could make them disappear, bare tree trunk is obviously not an ideal background. So pay more attention to the local weather forecast and snap at the right time. The right time may be shorter than you think.

How to take a good portrait in autumn

Watch the sunset

The best time to photograph is when the sun rises and sets, especially when the sun is warm and soft. The sun is easier to predict than the autumn leaves, but be careful that there are only a few minutes per day of prime time. As the day gets shorter, the sun goes up and down, checking the sunset over the Internet, and not letting the unexpected night "black" you.

Let's start with the simplest

There is an infinite possibility of the composition of the environment, but sometimes it is just too much of a possibility to make the photographer feel dizzy. So, you can start looking for sensations in the most basic way, like I like to have a few big heads first. There are many advantages to doing this. First, it makes sure that you don't go away empty-handed, even if other creative ideas fail, at least a good one. In addition, can make the photographers and models are better, you know a lot of people face the camera will no longer be myself, even if that person is your best friend. Finally, perhaps the most common picture is what the photographer wants most, not everyone loves a big, powerful blockbuster.

Don't forget the details

Each portrait can be very similar or very different, and a lot of the time it's a small detail in the photo. These details are even more important when taking photos, and no details are likely to be nice, but there is a sense of distance. There is a good narrative for the model to pick up a leaf or step on the leaves.

Avoid the vulgar or the vulgar

"Watch us throw the leaves in the air! People have been doing this for decades and there are so many of them, and if you want to make extraordinary pictures, try to avoid them. However, I also found that these "cheesy" photos would be replaced by new ideas and even art. And people seem to really like them, so either avoid them or take advantage of them.

How to take a good portrait in autumn art

Using backlight

The backlight is always popular, and fall is the best time for backlighting. Autumn's dreamy and hazy vision, coupled with the illuminated autumn leaves from the back, are stunning. I don't like to include the sun in the viewfinder. I either hide it behind a model or simply put it outside the photo. In addition, it is a good idea to slowly adjust the Angle of the lens, carefully watch the glare of the lens, and the right glare can make the photo beautiful.

Don't always use a large aperture

As the mention of portrait photography people will first think of background blur, however you can will fall as more as a landscape photography, large aperture is doesn't think so. Turn the aperture to f / 8 or even less, take the background, and the fall leaves in the background are the number one reason you're taking pictures in the fall. 

8th Jun 2017

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