To make a good portrait photograph

First, what is portrait photography? What is the key to the success of portrait photography?

Portrait photography is photography of a person who is subject to a static or dynamic character, canvas prints focusing on his appearance and mental outlook. All kinds of subject matter involving characters and characters are the category of portrait photography. Such as portrait, family life and family together, lovers are fond, wedding etiquette, childhood documentary, dynamic campus, the outlook for the elderly, travel range, fashion wear, stage performances and sports activities, job site, festival events, local conditions and customs, social news, body art, etc., wide variety, optional everywhere. In general, the field of photography art, and the corresponding specific category, besides portrait taken shadow, more family, children, travel, cheap canvas prints online wedding, and sports, stage and social reality, and even the human body photography, each has its own characteristics, interconnected, and often and to figure within a series, collectively known as photographing.

In real life, each person's appearance and personality traits are different, and the mental outlook and the knowledge world are changing. A picture of a character, if he captures the expression and emotion of the subject, but does not perform well, he cannot afford to look closely, and lacks the artistic expression. On the other hand, if the appearance resembles, acrylic prints australia and the appearance and the emotion unmarked, the character's performance is bound to be inflexible, has no lasting appeal. Photographing, therefore, not limited to shoot, but shall, according to the theme, the characters of foster strengths and circumvent weaknesses in appearance, outstanding aesthetic feeling, so that through the appearance, can communicate better and score the mental outlook of the characters, which makes the characters in the picture looks more beautiful than the real subject, more vivid, more spirit.

The photographer in addition to correctly grasp the camera to use technology, in view of fine works, on the basis of knowledge and learning about photography, often carefully observe the life of all kinds of characters, serious thinking, develop agile thinking and judgment ability, so that the figures taken shadow practice, can do not have eye, deliberately innovation, time to select subjects, and seize the typical and vivid subject instantly, photos to clap a plenty of characters.

Second, what kinds of shooting methods are there in portrait photography?

The shooting method of the portrait photography is not only the combination of posing, capturing and swinging. Each has its own characteristics and requirements, and it is related to each other, which makes up the indispensable modeling technique of portrait photography.

1, posed

In the whole process of photography, and always let the subject completely know someone in the photo of myself, so that the photographer can have more sufficient time, to prepare for filming and subject to the mercy, finished making. Therefore, this mode of shooting is also called manipulation, or it can be called the subject's all-knowing shooting method, which is used for portraits, group photos, souvenir photos, advertising photos and so on. But at the mercy of the situation, the photographer should try to relax the subject's mind so as to cooperate with the shooting.

2, paparazzi

In the whole process of the photographer, it is impossible to let the subject know that someone is taking a photo for himself, which is the typical and vivid moment of the photographer's direct ingest of the characters' activities. Therefore, it can also be called the subject unknown shooting mode. In this way, perhaps the composition and light are not satisfactory, while the subject is in a relaxed state of activity, and the manner is more natural. But subject to a rich life experience and keen eyesight, in passing all kinds of people, good at grasping subject is the most typical and the most perfect, the most able to bear or endure look, press the shutter in a timely manner.

3. Holding and binding

Namely the whole process of photography, although let the subjects know someone in the photo of myself, but it doesn't tell the exact time, so that the subject's attention is focused on the things we do, and the photographer to have a certain amount of time, choose the best Angle and light, and pass by smaller range of adjustment and put cloth, at the appropriate time to press the shutter. This kind of shooting mode, and the advantages of both shooting and capturing, can be captured in the grasp, and in the pendulum. Therefore, it is also known as "pendulum" or "grasp", or "the subject".

Third, how does the portrait photography layout?

The layout of portrait photography is to simplify and exclude everything that is irrelevant to the subject according to the theme, and arrange the main characters in the dominant position. This dominant position should not be in the center of the picture, because this seems to divide the picture into two parts, appear inflexible, blunt, and lack artistic expression. Usually, the main body can be arranged in the golden section aesthetic point. So-called golden, is one of the plastic arts composition rule, is a line segment is divided into two parts, make the most and the ratio of the whole is equal to the ratio of the smaller parts with the most, the ratio of 1:1. 618. The law applied to photography composition, is to use the ratio, the shots are two straight lines with the picture, the picture about the average divided into nine, take the four lines in the picture in the formation of the four intersections, as the golden ratio. Generally speaking, these four intersection is known to have aesthetic value, regardless of any one of them, are all arranged subject ideal location, because this position have change, and have a stable and comfortable feeling, meet people's aesthetic requirements. In addition, it is also necessary to pay attention to the arrangement of characters and other scenery, which should be distinct and uncomplicated and not piled up. Sometimes, in addition to the proper arrangement of the position of the main body, it is often necessary to play the role of a perm or balance through another portrait and scene. Pictures about dynamic characters, such as young children learning to walk, bike race, etc., will be in front of the dynamic characters, more leave some blank parts, so that can have room to stretch forward, so as to conform to the habit of seeing things.

Fourth, how to master picture balance?

Equilibrium is a concept on the mechanics, used in photographic composition characters, is refers to the subject of the image is in a state of relative balance, so that the images can produce stability, comfort on the vision. In order to master the balance of portrait photography, we should pay attention to the following aspects:

1. The character's first face.

The face of the photographically, in the vision, the face is heavy, the hind brain is lighter. Therefore, when photographing the side image, the image needs to be slightly behind, and even behind the back of the brain, there is no space left to make the front of the face bigger than the back of the head. In this way, it can give the view of the face to stretch, and can maintain the balance of the picture. However, there are some themes that show "momentum" plot. The front space of the face is smaller than the back of the head, so that the image has a sense of weightlessness, which is a special arrangement of the subject according to the need of the theme.

2. Subject

See the book "what are the structure forms of portrait photography?" In this case, the subject is prone to bending, leaning, or tilting, often leading to a feeling of weightlessness. To do this, can through the body's own shoulders can own hand related to the theme and the foil objects, such as books, flowers, tea cups, fan as a "pad", can make the body of the weightlessness is sedate.

3. Subject and foil.

The subject of the subject matter of the scene, in the visual, the portrait heavy, the scenery is lighter. To this end, the area of the space occupied by the characters can be smaller, and the space occupied by the scene is arranged larger to achieve the picture balance. Film characters, for example, write a bust of scenarios, including characters, large-area can arrange leans to one side, accordingly, on the other side of the table, or ink stone objects can be placed down the ink bottle, to keep balanced picture.

4. Dark and dark side troops.

In the composition of the characters, the light and shade are different, and the visual weight is different. Generally, the color is dark and light. Usually, a small area of dark mass is balanced with a large area of gray or light. If a certain part is too deep or too shallow, the weight is not coordinated enough, can choose in too deep place the scenery of light color to make "liner"; you can also choose dark objects for "gaskets" in too light areas. However, it should be strictly observed that a certain contrast can be made between the deep and the deep, so that the weight and balance of the picture can be enhanced.

5. Color

Different colors, different visual components. Usually, warm color, bright color is heavy, cool color, dark color is lighter. The law of its balance also wants to use the warm color or bright color of small piece to correspond to the cool color of big face or dark color. For example, the warm color around the face of the face, can arrange a large cold color; When photographing warm portrait photography, large canvas prints should make the facial skin color is bright as far as possible, and the warm color of the surroundings is dealt with dullness, it is easy to highlight main body, can make the picture get color balance again.