Like professionals shooting portrait photos

Compared to the landscape, portrait photography to relatively easy, because it is not like the climate, the light is so difficult to human control. Shooting portraits can move the location, use an external Flash, and can replace clothes

Compared to the landscape, portrait photography to relatively easy, because it is not like the climate, the light is so difficult to human control.

Shooting portraits can move the location, use an external Flash, and can replace the clothes or make some gestures — here the only limit you are your imagination, that's right, imagination — and this is to shoot portraits of the key. Learning photography portrait is one of the best ways is to professionals ' learning, here are some to think like a professional skills can help you beat the shocking portrait photos.

1. with your models to establish harmonious communication

This is all skills in one of the most important master it!, you'll be in portrait photography expert way.

As far as possible, let them relax and have fun point — if you do this, good photos will follow. If you are also looking for models, your girlfriend or boyfriend will be your photography portrait photos of the best starting point.

2. use a telephoto

Your lens is also a very important factor.

You need to fully understand the characteristics of the camera and how to play to its advantage. If you have a digital camera and a standard zoom (typical is the 18-55 or so focal length) of the equipment, then you have to shoot portraits of good equipment. If the focal length over 100mm or more, of course, better.

Use the zoom lens in telephoto end-to-beat portrait is ideal.

Telephoto lens can produce compressed, so that the face becomes more flat and likable. You can start from 100mm-zoom, above the photograph is used shima 50-F2 lens 150mm 100mm side.

3. using the wide angle end

Don't waste your lens for wide angle-side.

Documentary and humanistic photographers like wide angle lens, it is because they can approach the subject, have a presence and cozy, but also to show the subject's environment characteristics. But be careful not to be too close to the end with wide-angle shooting objects — that distort their features, and you may be to put a treat! above this photograph is Canon 17-40 F4 lens shot in the end, 17mm noticed the dramatic background.

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You can buy some special designed for portrait photography.

One of these is good and not expensive standard lens — 50mm lens. Why is the lens 50mm? this lens is the ideal focal length portrait shooting (in APS-C sensor camera). This header is sharp, but also quite cheap, especially the second hand.