Pose is the most important point of a portrait photo

If you want the subject to appear strong, don't let the other side against the wall and things like that. In order to enable him to feel the power and space, can let he raised his chin, seems to be aggressive and confident. In general, commercial photography is showing power in the same way. When the subject to find a good position, but also pay attention to the limbs not too loose, this can increase the composition, the hand posture should also be considered. You can let the subject body slightly toward the direction of the camera, such can appear vigorous, and full of dynamic. If the body is tilted in the opposite direction of the camera, it is relaxed, shy and defensive. Because both sides of the face will be slightly asymmetric, it will be slightly different. Before you start shooting, ask each other like yourself which side of the face, a lot of people are very sensitive to this, but may not take the initiative to mention. If the subject does not have a special feeling which side good-looking, you must photograph on both sides of face.

In the traditional portrait photography, the head of the gesture has specialized skills, including the side, the 3/4 side, the 3/2 side and the 7/8 side are all displayed here. You can refer to the sample. But in the modern portrait photography, character head Angle has become less important, light environment and natural expressions is the key. For portrait on the side the subject of the head and the camera into a 90 ° Angle, when shooting showed character to the left, in this way can we get the pupil.

General condition, the hand of the few hang down at their sides, but once you have camera, you will be at a loss, don't know where to put the own hands. If you want to take the natural posture, hand movements is the key. They will not feel natural low. The trick here is, at least for a hand to do something, you can let the thumb hooked his pants pocket, let hand back of the chair, or provoke a strand of hair with your fingers. If it is friends, family or couples people photography, you can let them interact through the arm action. Like the hand in hand, live in each other's waist, big hug, etc. So you also can let a face closer to some. For 1/3 portrait, let people into side, and then let the head turns to the camera. About to the nose and cheek lines overlap. For 2/3 portrait, let people into side is first, and then transferred to the angles between two thirds of the flank and front.

In the shooting process must be careful to confirm the details of the omission. For example, look at the bra with no hidden, collar to have stuck up, hair chaos not disorderly, etc. Pay attention to these details will allow a lot of time to save a lot of time. Some photographers love to do, once the subject to pose, put the arm will be rushed over to help each other, comb my hair. If this is the personal habits as a photographer, it is important to note that before to allow need access to each other. Because some people don't like to be touched. And have family or friends is the best shooting is present, so as not to have any misunderstanding in the process of contact, or behavior caused by the other party, otherwise can't explain clearly.

Accurate method is to pose the instructions of the demonstration, make the action, if still won't do again after other allowed to help each other adjust action in the past. Ready to shoot, after also can fine-tune the other person's action, through dialogue and gestures to direct each other reach the effect you want. For 7/8 portrait, let people into side, and then moved to seven 8 of the Angle between flank and front. A positive portrait, the character positive should be towards the camera.

In large Angle shot, the subject body posture can be used to create beauty and move feeling. Hands on hips can build triangle shape, for example, at the same time can also highlight the subject of the waist line is suitable for thin people. Women's position

Sitting position [is] a common position, subject to sit, below the general composition of the intercept to the middle of the thigh of the subject. If the chair is income, need to confirm the color of the chair, such as state meet the photos required. As long as the common man sat down and posture will relax, just need to remind each other sit up straight, especially want to figures for confidence. When shooting can let the subject's arm pose different attitude, see what is best. Such as on the knees, chair, near or on the face.

Usually said "photo weighs 4.5 kg" is also has the certain basis. When the subject in the face of positive lens, the width of the whole people will be amplified, let the body appear thick than actual. Unless you want to take out the effect of aggressive, or try to make the subject's body turn an Angle in one side slightly. 45 ° Angle is the thinnest.

The subject's face can be a variety of angles. It can be the same as the body, with the camera into a 45 degree angle. or to the body in the opposite direction twist, close to the shoulder. When the neck and shoulders turned to different directions, near side of the shoulder will be slightly higher than the far side of the shoulder, characters can appear more elegant.

If it is a "standing", you can let the other side will focus on the back of the foot, and put the other foot forward slightly, to keep balance. If you are sitting, let on people cross your legs or feet, can appear more feminine. If is close to 90 ° half side of the shoot, be careful not to let nose than face boundary, because when you receive in the cheeks, nose than outstanding outside when small, less prominent. If let the subject beyond the scope of far side cheeks, nose will make the nose look too big. Want to shoot a person well need to make the subject a little bit turned towards the direction of the camera, until his nose in the cheek within a boundary.

The direction of the line of sight

Portrait, the subject's eyes can see also can switch to the lens. You can look up make eyes bigger; you also can look down to highlight eyelash, appears dignified, or display the feeling of deep in thought. Looking down at the camera, if the subject from above can let the other side to tighten the chin, head forward, so can open more big eyes, and reveal the pupil at the bottom of the whites. This can also embody the sense of obedience or provocative. It is also often adopts the perspective of fashion magazine. When shooting you should pay attention to the position. If head pressure too low, it can make the forehead too eye-catching, and make eyes look stiff.

The tilt of the head

In the daily interactions, people will unconsciously tilt to one side in the head, it is generally used to represent a focus or to listen to. Under is opposite the camera Angle, let a female the subject a little tilt the head, you can make her look more approachable. Before pressing the shutter button, you can let each other's head tilted to one side, and then to the other side tilt. According to the Angle of the subject's body, there will be a side appear more natural.

Hand movements

In determining the hand movements of female subject, usually the outline of thumb less feminine, so try to get a pinky closest to the camera. To ensure that at least one hand in do something or take something, hand can touch the hair or face. But at the time of an action guide, pay attention to let the other side feel natural, otherwise action will look very stiff.

The Angle of the character of hand may also affect soft feeling. Here in the first photo, the character's hand is very wide, and the joints are clear, relative to the side of the hand, the second photo is of the first and more masculine.

The posture of the male

At the time of photographing male, need posture and when women are completely different. Whether business portrait photography or profit, all need to pay attention to this. Like to show the female curvaceous and elegant feeling, filming the men need to take a strong, strong and confident feeling.

Body shape

Shoot female when the ideal body shape is an hourglass, while shooting the men when it should be inverted triangle wide shoulders with slender waist. To highlight the men's body, must put the neck and shoulders turned into a square in order to increase dimension sense as far as possible. Let the subject slightly lean forward towards the camera can appear more broad shoulders, but must pay attention to let the subject shoulders relaxed, or show is not confident, but offensive.

On the subject posing, try to get closer to the camera than the waist, shoulders so as to make the waist appears finer. If the waist a bit become an Angle not straight to the camera, it will look more show thin some. Good posture, of course, also can strengthen effect. Let the subject straight and belly in body, also can strengthen show thin effect. People if not facing the camera, cannot feel stressed out men. Men always want to appear strong. So it is best to front view, with emphasis on the shoulder width.

Standing posture

Let the subject feet apart and shoulder are the same as wide can reflect the sound confident feeling. If you want to relax a little feeling, can let the subject, leaning against the wall near the wall side of the leg forward and the other leg crossed, tiptoe chooses the ground. Using a low Angle shot can reflect strong characters, or even the feeling of arrogance. Let the subject positive towards the camera, can let more wide shoulders. Try to make the subject stand up straight, not loose, so just appear confident.

Sitting position

If it is a very relaxed sitting position, you can let the subject back to the shooting, and the curve from a leg, the ankle on the other leg of the knee. If you want a more active posture, can let the subject body bent forward, two elbows on the thigh. Hand can be placed near the knee, with his hands crossed or slightly. When shooting posture, you can let the subject body slightly forward, to show positive or alert. On the contrary, if the body leans back, it is relaxed and leisurely.

Control eyes

Big eyes are less attractive to men than to women, because men do not need to show weakness or submission. So take men, in order to get the eyes have to dot, can let the subject head a little bit backward, and let the jaw thrust forward, this highlights around chin lines, and reduce the surface area of the eye to show. If the subject can be naturally half squinting so much the better. Half squinting nowadays eyelid, can cover more eyeballs, mysterious and sly. When shooting to avoid high Angle under the subject the camera, especially when shooting close-up, if so, the eyes will open more bigly. Let the subject looked up, and just like in the face of dazzling sunlight slightly narrowed his eyes. So in a high angle shot can avoid making the innocent feeling.

Hand movements

No matter what kind of person, should have at least one hand some action. It's also same for shooting men. If their hands around face, it can appear too feminine, or pull the tie cuffs can still. You can also put his hand in pocket, or a prop in hand, such as jacket or something. You can also put his hand on the side surface of the object, or chest stand. If the subject hands fell in two sides, looks not so natural. Let the hand a little action, such as in his pockets, thumb hook belt buckle and so on.