In portrait photography, the characters are the main body of the photographer. The composition of portrait photography is to place the subject in the picture and how to highlight the composition technique of the subject. In portrait photography, simplifying other elements in the picture to highlight the composition of the characters is the basis of all portrait shooting, which is the basic common sense that photographers must master when shooting portraits. In portrait shooting, simple composition is the key to success. The common composition techniques of portrait photography are: straight line composition, triangle composition, diagonal composition and curve composition.
How to choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits? Before shooting, the photographer should consciously choose the appropriate composition method according to the different subjects. Then feel the mood of the main character and the surrounding environment to determine the shooting style. For example, a wise old man can be photographed with a triangular composition, but if a child is directly photographed with this composition, no matter how the picture is shot, the child's sense of stability will not be captured, and only dramatic effects will appear. The specific situation needs to be grasped flexibly.
Choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits
1 / 1600s   f / 2.8   focal length 85mm   ISO 50
The horizontal composition is suitable for the combination of human and landscape
Choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits
1 / 320s   f / 7.1 focal length 45mm ISO 100
The photo is simple and generous. The background is a clear blue sea and blue sky. The color of the model's skin is contrasted with the blue of the background. The white swimsuit makes the picture bright, white and clean.
Choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits
1 / 250s   f / 11 focal length 35mmiso 200
This picture adopts the horizontal composition with the beach as the theme background, and the posture of the model's hands stretching adds tension and dynamism to the picture.
L-shaped composition gives visual extension to the body
Choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits
1 / 250s   f / 8   focal length: 20mm   ISO 100
The model in the picture forms an L-shaped composition with an extended sitting posture. The model's line of sight is consistent with the direction of leg extension, and the center of the whole body is slightly inclined to the center of the picture, which can avoid the weightlessness effect brought by the L-shaped composition.
Triangular composition for indoor portrait
Choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits
1 / 200s   f / 8.0 focal length 125mm   ISO 200
When taking the photo, the subject's body is half squat, and the three points of human face, hand and buttocks are taken as the vertices to form a distorted triangular composition visually. Holding the knee with both hands downward and covering the knee with the palm, the incomplete feeling of the lower limb being intercepted and photographed is reduced. The lower arms are also slightly bent to avoid the rigidity of vertical lines.
Stability of triangle composition and atmosphere
Choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits
1 / 125S   f / 16.0   focal length 40mm   ISO 200
The photo shows the sitting posture of the bright characters in the dark background, and obtains the triangular composition directly. Lighting from the top of the head, lighting the exposed skin of the characters, showing the sexy beauty of women. The combination of the two makes the characters sexy and grand.
Curve composition makes women more beautiful
Choose the appropriate composition techniques for different portraits
1 / 200s   f / 9.0   focal length 135mm   ISO 200
When shooting, let the subject lean forward to highlight the curve of the chest, then lift the arm naturally, press the back of the hand on the waist to highlight the curve of the buttocks, which perfectly shows the S-shaped curve of women. When shooting, we should also pay attention to the natural head of the characters to show their temperament.