We often say that the eyes are the window of the soul, and the eyes are also our most expressive place. One eye can tell us many stories, but for portrait photography: if you want to show the model's emotions, you have to grasp the model's eyes well. If these are not well grasped, even if the light and composition are good, more films will fall into mediocrity. Here's Gao En Video Shooting Company to talk to you about how to show the model's emotions through portrait photography.
First of all, it may sound like an obvious answer to ensure that the eyes are in focus when shooting, but when shooting portraits, we often use a large aperture to separate the background, which leads to the narrowness of the focus area, which will easily cause insufficient focus of the eyes.
Of course, in the process of shooting, we also need to pay attention to the position of the eyes in the picture. We can follow the classic composition principles, but we can't abide by the rules for every picture. Although the rule of thirds is always a safe choice, you can also try more possibilities when composing pictures, such as placing the eyes in the center of the picture, or marginalizing the eyes, but using the negative space in the picture can also play a role in highlighting the subject.
Our big watery eyes can also be reflective, and many interesting photos can be taken by using the light source reflected from the surface of this eye. These reflections are various, and they can be in various shapes, shapes and colors. Of course, it depends on the size, shape and color of the light source itself. Reflections in the eyes will also add more drama to the image and make our portrait photography more vivid.
Although eye contact is not necessarily guaranteed in portrait photography, on the other hand, eye contact will definitely strengthen the viewer's influence and understanding of the photo itself. If you want to stimulate the viewer's interest in continuing reading, you must set up some kind of impact, and eye contact can undoubtedly maximize the distance between the viewer and the main model in the picture, and make the viewer more interested in walking into the inner world of the main model in the picture.
Just as we like to look into each other's eyes when talking to others as equals, photographers can also create eye contact to allow viewers to interact with your photos.
All in all, for a portrait photography, eyes are undoubtedly a good starting point. From conception to composition to the performance of the model, it is very important. Of course, the most important thing is the performance of the model. Otherwise, no matter how well you shoot, the model gives you a dull look, which may only have a negative effect. Photographers should also know how to mobilize the emotions of models, so that models can show their truest feelings through their eyes.
