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Советы как снимать портрет

Every self-respecting photographer should certainly be able to shoot a portrait.

After all, art is art, but all work must be repaid. Therefore, if you are shooting a commercial, it must do everything possible and impossible so that the customer was satisfied with your work. And as often, people do not like the way they come out in photographs, then your goal is to maximize the work performed like a client. Well, I think, with lyrical digression can check out and go directly to practical advice on how to photograph a portrait

To make a good picture, you need two things: a little technical skills (approximately 20% success rate), a creative flight of fantasy (the remaining 80% success rate). With the second I have no power to help, but happy to help you with the first.

Council №1 - podgotovka.K any shooting, especially the portrait you need to prepare. Therefore, think in advance where you want to shoot: the street or in a studio. Discuss the concept of a model desired shooting. For their part, see interesting patterns of light when shooting in the studio or interesting pose for the model.

Council №2 - communicate with the model. Your job, as a photographer, to create the most comfortable conditions for your model. Chat with her, tell funny stories from life. Do not forget to praise the model, to make her feel relaxed and at ease.

Council №3 - use when shooting in natural light. And to add depth snapshot using Reflector.

Council №4 - places emphasis on the model. Visually isolate model in three ways: depth of field (to ensure smooth background blur), light or contrast.

Council №5 - point shooting. To the people in the photos did not look like alien monsters with unrealistically huge heads or long legs, choose the correct point shooting. If this shoulder portrait - hold the camera at head height if the full height - then the camera should be at waist level.

Советы как снимать портрет
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