How to make a good portrait?
Today's post is an answer to the ever-arising question of how to take good portrait photos. The tips I present below are my thoughts based on the experience I have gathered so far.
1. Find a good light.
Even if I'm photographing in the golden hour or on a cloudy day, I constantly observe how the light is distributed. I am looking for interesting glimpses, I am looking for places that look great thanks to the falling light, and which fit the person who is posing.
At first I didn't have an eye like this. I didn't notice many things, I walked past great places indifferently. But when I went back there after a while I was more aware of what I was doing. I had a stuck in my head that I had to carefully and carefully observe the light and the surroundings. I could see a lot more which translated into great shots.
It's hard to come up with a recipe for finding good light. It is even impossible. You just have to observe and try, there is no other way and there will be no other way.
2. Take care of the background order.
Another basis that many people forget about because it "blurs the background". What am I asking ?! Anyway, it has a huge impact on the photo and if such a "photo debut" does it on a coincidental basis, this is what his photos will be, random. Nothing will give a new, beautiful body and glass for the lowest national ones.
If the background is wrong, despite good lighting, a good pose and other positive factors, the photo will still suck. Simply in the world.
Even if the background is so blurry that you can hardly see what is in the background, you can choose its colors, brightness and clarity. These are very important factors that we can control and control.
It is a bit different in the case of less background blur. Then you need to take care of other factors such as: integrating the photographed person into the place, careful control and conscious placement of elements in the frame, and a good composition of the whole.
The basic mistakes of beginners are, for example, protruding branches from behind the model's head, a mess in the background that distracts attention and cutting off important elements in the frame.
The fact that you are taking a portrait does not mean that you focus only on the correct positioning of the model and good lighting. The background is just as important.
3. Low aperture = background blur + focus on the wasp. photographed.
Using a wide aperture for people photography gives good results. Then the attention of the recipient at the first moment focuses on this person and not on a hundred other things in the background. This is why I recommend using a low aperture value, especially outdoors.
Additionally, a lens with a longer focal length and the distance of the subject from the background will help to blur the background.
Although I must admit that I often put people, for example, against a wall. I only do it when I want to achieve a specific effect. However, in most cases, my outdoor shots have a blurred background. I use high apertures in studio photos, but then the background is uniform and does not distract from the subject of the photo.
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