How to make high-end portrait

When it comes to shoot portraits, will think of countless playing the light and the shooting method, these methods are difficult to systematically classified, but a picture of a good portrait rub canvas prints works will have some common features, background, for example, a simple and clean, prominent theme, vivid expressions of the characters (body language). Today, we are going to teach you a trick -- how to through low-key photography, take a good portrait!

What is a low-key portrait? Also darkened, mainly refers to the composed of black ash and color brightness low tones, corresponding to high profile, is a part of the picture. But low-key tone portrait is to use this feature to add a little low brightness high tone in contrast to realize the special style of portrait and portrait. Low profile is not a simple reduction of exposure, but through a large area of the dark hue and normal body exposure combined skillfully through the contrast between light and shadow to create atmosphere, makes the picture more by the impact. This method is often used to create a more profound image, can add special temperament to the character makes the picture more beautiful. So, today we will talk about how to make it like a low-key!

Method one: both sides of the auxiliary light
Shooting photographs by the side light and backlighting, used in the abstract depiction and create a deep and mysterious atmosphere. A portrait to create a deep, dark visual effect, so choose the right background is a very important factor. The background material generally should choose light absorbing materials such as well. Black black plush cloth, cotton cloth, no imitation cloth, rough dark colored walls; color with pale blue, green, red, purple, black and dark brown. This method can ensure the main light towards the side retain enough detail hair outline of the show was just perfect, but also can make the model phase separation and background. In the past, the portrait to ensure complete facial details, as far as possible to reduce the model on the face of the shadow, but the canvas prints photos are often too monotonous and cannot give the audience a deeper emotional feeling. Two Picture is a relatively simple example, you may still feel isn't dark, so we can also further enhance mutual tone, and even the use of Rembrandt light.

Method two: single light source

This method only in the left side of the model placed source, flash lights playing to the reflector, the reflection light model, the main light source and a reflecting plate put in one place, the effect is more focused light and therefore more likely to form a larger area of the shadow on the face model.

When shooting portraits, should choose some rigid light boxes, small size, light condensing good, such as naked light, or nest in front of the lamp, spotlight barrel or beam barrel. Try to avoid using rectangular, square or octagonal Soft boxes, because the light scattering are relatively large, not suitable for the performance of low, heavy, dark picture. The effect of this method is stronger than a method, background and the characters almost together, facial details less contrast more. In contrast, the characterization is also more profound. The basic principle of portrait photography is a focus on the eyes, this is especially important in shooting photos, because most of the paintings are shaded, only rely on the eyes as the screen center, eyes has decided the whole picture of the impression, so be accurate focus.

Method three: natural light source
In addition to the artificial light source, we can also use simple natural light, allow the model to sit at the window, the location of the windows in the model's face on the front side, guarantees the facial contrast (don't let the other half of the face is completely missing details). Shooting parameters should be adjusted, so that a large area of the screen to achieve a similar effect under exposure. The difficulty of using natural light shooting is light source (Windows) are fixed in position and light divergence, so shoot to try and find the best position and posture model where the, to grasp the distribution of light and shade in the scene is the key to realize the low profile effect.

Can be found in front of a few examples of the original image is not very low-key, this is because in addition to shooting style, to complete a low-key portrait of canvas prints late works, is also indispensable. The main idea is to strengthen the contrast, further down the dark, hidden by dark accents large redundant elements, the formation of abstract background; keep small bright hue to outline the subject, seize the visual focus. The picture is a low-key portrait shooting style, but also to the photographer used a test light, we shot in addition to master certain skills and methods, special attention should be paid to improve their grasp of light and color composition of the accumulation of experience in order to make a satisfactory portrait!