First, the characteristics of light.
As we all know, photography is to find and control the right light, so let's start with the basic characteristics of light. Wide light sources can reduce shadows, reduce contrast, suppress textures, and provide more uniform lighting for the scene. Diffusion makes the light source wider and therefore softer. The light reflected from walls, ceilings and reflectors is diffuse light. The closer the light source is to your subject, the softer the light will be, while the farther the light source is, the stronger the light you will get. Light has color, which is called color temperature. Our eyes can hardly notice it, and the digital camera records it. You can use white balance to adjust color casts or emphasize them. In addition, you can use the filter to change it.
Second, the skill of taking pictures of people.
1. Place the camera in portrait position.
Putting the camera on its side will produce an image in a vertical format (higher than the width) that is more suitable for taking photos of people. Sometimes, the landscape format is best for a group of people, or you deliberately want to add something else to the background of the camera.
2. Be close enough to your topic
A good photography skill is to try to fill the picture with your theme. If you are taking a portrait of a person and only want his head and shoulders, it is best to stay close to the subject until there is only a little space on his/her sides and a little space above their heads.
3. Pay attention to where the light shines on your subject.
Bright sunshine will produce strong shadows, and if the angle is wrong, it may bring very unpleasant effects to people's faces. It is much easier to shoot people on cloudy days, because no matter which direction you face, the light will not change much. If you can't do this, please find a shadow area and always pay attention to the shadow on the subject's face. The best working condition is that the background, subject and camera are covered by direct sunlight. Indoor portraits, large windows are considered as good light sources, and some reflectors are used to adjust the light.
4. Correct composition
Trigonometry is the most commonly used composition technique. The basic idea is to divide the picture into three equal horizontal parts and three equal vertical parts, which will create a grid composed of nine pictures and four main intersections, which are areas that are easy to attract the attention of the audience. The purpose of using the trisection is to try to form a picture so that the important part of the subject can be placed on any of the four points.
Looking for a simple background
It is very important to take a good photo not to distract the audience from the main theme, so please try to find a background with less elements and colors or not interested.
Pay attention to your eyes
I've always wanted clear eyes in portraits. Manually select the autofocus point above one eye of the model, or use the central focus point to lock the focus on their eyes.
7. Adjust the camera to the eyeliner height.
The height of the camera relative to the eyes of the subjects plays an extremely important role in determining their appearance in the final image. When dealing with objects much taller than you, you should consider letting them sit down or find something to stand on, so that you can keep their eyes level.
8. Use aperture priority mode
Set the camera to "Aperture Priority" mode, so that you can control the depth of field. When shooting people, the depth of field is the first thing you should pay attention to before pressing the shutter, which determines the degree and content you want to focus on.
9. Use a telephoto lens
Taking photos of individuals and groups with telephoto lenses can help in two main ways. First of all, a longer lens usually makes your subject look thinner. Secondly, a key determinant of depth of field is the focal length of the lens. The longer the lens, the easier it is for you to blur the background, and the more blurred the background is when shooting, which will isolate your subject from the background and make people look pleasing. But don't use such a big aperture when shooting a group of people, because it will cause some people to lose focus. In order to ensure that everyone is focused on taking pictures, please use a larger aperture to get a greater depth of field. Another lens choice for portrait photos is the standard lens, and the classic portrait focal lengths of full-frame cameras are 50mm and 85mm fixed-focus lenses.
10. Attitude of a single object
Perhaps the easiest way to start is to avoid letting them face the camera directly. Let your subject make a 45-degree angle with the camera.
Angle, and then let them turn their heads to face the camera to shoot, it will also have a slimming effect on most people, or shoot this posture from different angles and angles.
1 1. The posture of a group of people
When you arrange a group photo, you may first consider the height, put the tall man in the back and the short man in the front, but please remember to pay close attention to the clothes. When you focus on everyone's height, it is easy to miss the color conflict, which will be more obvious in the final picture. To make sure everyone looks clear, you need to use at least f/8 aperture and wide-angle lens. But if you want to take indoor group portraits, you need to use high ISO.
In order to take a clear picture under this aperture.
12. Don't miss this shot.
Everyone likes scary photos. They are some of the most natural portrait photos you can get.