Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Portrait photography skills

Portrait, is always popular photography subjects, although portrait photography type is diverse, different styles, this article covers some basic skills that are, in particular when shooting portraits, more women are

Portrait, is always popular photography subjects, although portrait photography type is diverse, different styles, this article covers some basic skills that are, in particular when the female portrait shooting even more practical.

Make the background blur

Important:

1. Select the bright portion as a background, and make substantial blur.

Select light to illuminate the bright portion of more as a background so that you can avoid screen to heavy impression.

It is important to note that the colors richer evergreen tree, even if it were a color, the blurrier look will not be too beautiful. The background was photographer is not necessarily if plants, or you can choose the colours of the walls.

2. use of backlighting let hair produce highlight effect.

In allowing the photographer station location must be careful when playing, select the appropriate location, so that hair appear highlights, looks very bright.

Once the hair is shiny, the photographer's face will give the viewer the impression of a special. If the hair looks black, the overall picture will appear darker, the photographer needs to be consciously join highlights.

3. use reflectors make darker face become bright.

Effective use of reflectors can make backlight cause of dark face become bright, let skin rich texture.

When shooting portraits, in principle, you should use the backlight or side light, not suitable for use to face obvious shadows with light. So when in outdoor photography portrait reflective plate must be carried by shooting tools.

4. when the composition can be cropped off the arm.

Sometimes photographer posture makes its shoulder or wrist part is outside the scope of the composition, it will not be a problem.

It can make the screen change, bold feel, so don't hesitate to shoot. If force is photographer of all income, it would seem mediocre photos. Try to picture composition.

Anyone want to attempt shooting out has a beautiful background blur of portrait photographs.

Here first of all introduce the causes of background blur. Manufacturing blur lens elements to aperture size and focal length. These two factors interact to produce blur effect. Lens must, the larger the aperture, the background blur effects. Aperture value fixed, focal length, the longer the background blur. From the conclusions, bright maximum aperture and focal length longer telephoto lens brings the most visible blur.

This is a key can be emphasized by the photographer, and let the picture of simplicity of photographic methods that can be fully used for portrait photography, can also be applied to other scenarios.

However, the background blur means close zoom range (depth of field), narrow, most likely because of subtle reasons led to the failure of Coke. So use this technique when shooting portraits, lost focus requires special attention. Do not use a tripod but handheld shooting must repeatedly shoot multiple photos. To do a combined focus of psychological preparation, using continuous shooting mode as much as possible the shutter release.

The background and be clever fusion of cosplay wide-angle portrait

Important:

1. show space spacious feeling

Photos of perspective is very wide, cheerfully on top are revenue picture.

Use wide angle

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