Tips for choosing a scene for portrait shooting

Good portrait photography must have a good shooting scene to set it off. The following are the tips for selecting portrait shooting scenes that I have compiled. Welcome to read it!

1. For natural and clean photography, campus is the first choice

Whether it is an older school or a newly built campus, it is generally clean and concise, with unified planning of the buildings and different colors. It is relatively uniform and fully complies with the principles of simplicity, cleanliness and uniform colors when selecting scenes. Moreover, in addition to classrooms and corridors, there are also scenes such as libraries and playgrounds on campus, which are all preferred scenes for taking photos.

The colors of the school buildings are relatively uniform, and the hollow walls have good light and shadow effects

Sometimes we may feel that shooting in classrooms and libraries is more limited and only suitable for age groups. For girls who are on the smaller side, classrooms or corridors outside the library are actually more beautiful shooting environments than classrooms. It is best to find a corridor with a classroom on one side and a hollow railing on the other. Such a corridor has a single color, basically only the walls, doors and windows. The hollow railing can transmit natural light, and the large white walls can also play a reflective role. The effect of the shooting is very good. If there are walls or classrooms on both sides of the corridor, it is best not to shoot there.

mainly white classroom corridors

classrooms with retro colors

In addition to classrooms, libraries and other buildings, the school’s sports grounds are also very suitable for photography. For lively girly photos, you can choose the court and runway. The colors of the court and runway are relatively bright and single, which can well set off a dynamic feeling. For natural and fresh photos, you can choose the barbed wire outside the playground. The dark green barbed wire gives people a sense of movement. The freshness of literature and art can also play a very good role in making the background clean and single; those who exercise healthily can choose a gymnasium. The lines and colors of the gymnasium building play a good role in setting off the effect of sports.

The school’s sports hall

2. Parks and green plants are the magic weapon for freshness

In the city, in addition to the clean and fresh campus, there is another place that is very refreshing. Quickly, it comes to mind, that is the park. The park has rich green plants, is simple and clean, has uniform colors and is full of vitality. It is a very good shooting background. There are meadows with white flowers in spring, shade from trees in summer, and yellow dog-tail lawns in autumn...all are good shooting backgrounds.

In spring, the grassland dotted with little flowers is filled with a romantic atmosphere

When choosing a park, choose a place with rich green plants and more flowers and plants, such as a botanical garden, to avoid Parks in urban areas with too many tourists, many buildings, and few green plants. If the park in the urban area is not very large, it will not be easy to avoid the surrounding houses and other buildings when shooting, which will affect the shooting effect. . There are also some newly built parks with too regular green plants and heavy artificial traces, which are generally not suitable for photography.

3. Old buildings bring a sense of literature and art

The rapid urban construction makes old houses seem so precious. The old yards with a sense of life that are still preserved in the city and the abandoned factories that have been converted into creative parks give us a sense of literature and art from decades ago. When taking photos of literary and retro styles, you can look for places like this in the city.

The retro feeling brought by old buildings

The colors of old buildings are generally darker, but window lattice and door bolts will use relatively brighter colors such as dark red and dark green. Close to them , you can get a stronger sense of literature and art.

Older factories and mines are also good shooting locations

IV. The sky is the best background when the environment is messy

Blue sky and white clouds must be the symbol of freshness match. A simple and clean background can not only better set off the characters, but also use the sky as the background in a cluttered or tourist spot is a good way to avoid crowds.

If there is an open space, with the blue sky and white clouds as the background, and the breeze, it will be a beautiful and artistic picture; if it is not easy to find an open space in the city, you can let the guests The photographer stands at a higher place than the photographer, and the photographer stands at a lower position, using the sky as the background for shooting from above.

The blue sky and white clouds are the most natural and pure background. On the empty seaside, as long as you stand there, you will see a beautiful picture

The environment in the horizontal line of sight is relatively messy, so I let Youyou was standing on a high rooftop, and I was standing a little lower than her, shooting from above to get a clean background

5. Regardless of the limitations of the viewing angle, the roadside flower wall is also good

Spring and early summer are the seasons when flowers bloom. Flowers are also one of girls’ favorite scenes, so don’t ignore the flower wall you encounter on the roadside.

I prefer a flower wall with a height higher than the person’s head. The flowers are mainly concentrated on the head and top of the head. It is best to block part of the strong light, leaving the flowers and leaves behind. The sunlight falling through the gaps fell dotted on the face, which was very beautiful.

When taking pictures of flowers, it is best to pay attention to the flowering period in advance, because in spring and summer, the flowering period of some flowers is very short. The peak flowering period of roses is about a week, and after that, they will disappear. Try to prepare in advance. good. The flowering periods of flowers in different places are also different. Even in the same city, flowers in different parks and locations may bloom first or later. This requires photographers to visit the spots in advance to observe the approximate time range of the flowers you want to photograph. Open inwards.

Some flowers have a relatively long flowering period, such as bougainvillea. In many southern cities, you can almost see bougainvillea in full bloom except in winter. Especially in Hainan, they bloom all year round. If you are preparing to take a photo with flowers as the background, but miss the season of spring and early summer when the flowers are most abundant, then go look for bougainvillea. Purple, red, white, and yellow, they all look pretty good when photographed.

6. Rooftops suitable for various styles

Rooftop is a place suitable for taking pictures in spring, summer, autumn and winter, sunny or rainy. The first is because the environment is simple and clean, and the second is because there are basically no people on the rooftop, so the people being photographed will not feel embarrassed or embarrassed.

Sunny days can be refreshing. The railings on the rooftop are paired with blue sky and white clouds, which is very clean; rainy days can be a little moody. The gray sky, brick wall buildings, and an umbrella can give you a slightly gloomy feeling.

The perfect match between the unique rooftop and the sky

When looking for a rooftop, try to look for a lighter color. White and light gray are the best ones, and the rooftop railings are the best color. Don't be too flashy. It is best not to pile up clutter on the rooftop. Clean and simple is best. If it feels too monotonous, you can also prepare chairs, sofas, ladders, clotheslines, sheets and other props to add a sense of life.

The rooftop with white railings brings youth and freshness

7. When we walk on the road

The road is not only uniform and clean in color, but also has a sense of extension, which can It improves the layering and perspective of the picture, so the road is also one of the frequently used shooting locations.

When choosing roads, you can look for ones with uniform and clean colors and preferably fewer cars. Roads in the suburbs that have just been repaired and have not yet been opened to traffic are the best. The scenery beside the road should be as simple as possible. It is best to have an empty and single background.

If you want to shoot a more casual and handsome feeling, you can choose a road with a darker color. The sides of the road can be empty or have street lights or buildings as a foil; if you want to shoot a more natural and fresh feeling, you can choose a road with a darker color. For a shallower road, it is best to have trees and other green plants on both sides of the road.

The sense of freedom on the road

The road with shade trees on both sides

8. Outing in the suburbs

The environment in the city is relatively limited , you might as well go to the suburbs around the city on the weekends. There are generally beautiful rural countryside around the city. Farmland, big trees, grassland and field paths, sunshine, breeze and fresh air all give people a fresh and vibrant feeling. Riding a bicycle, playing with windmills, and having a Picnic...

When you come to the countryside, you naturally start to play with windmills with childlike innocence

When you come to the countryside, how can you not have a bicycle?

9. Smart lake and sea

The sea in each season has a unique taste. If your city doesn't have a sea, a lake can give people a sense of agility.

The colors of the sea and lake will show different feelings as the seasons change and the sun rises and sets.

The sea in summer is usually blue, with white waves, and the blue sky with white clouds, making it a fresh and enthusiastic scene; in winter, the sea is a little deeper, the wind is stronger, and it looks more lively. Quiet and deep, suitable for quiet emotional shooting.

On a sunny day, the passionate sea

Crystal powder and quiet blue seaside morning glow

Silhouette of the sunset on the seaside

10. Indoors< /p>

Indoor photography is more common in cafes and rooms with a homey feel. When choosing a cafe, choose a place with windows and direct natural light. It is best to keep the interior design simple, with uniform wall colors, and the colors of the furnishings and walls complement each other. Try to avoid cafes with too many colors and cluttered furnishings. When the light on the wall and the color of the furnishings are cluttered, such a background can easily distract the eye and make the characters appear among a pile of clutter, losing focus.

Cafes with clean and coordinated colors

Taking photos in your own room is actually the most natural and relaxing state. If the lighting and furnishings in your room are not suitable, you can also find a feeling. For shooting in a room in a home environment, many hotels or rental studios now have such rooms.

When choosing a room, the first thing to consider is natural light. If you don’t particularly want to shoot the feeling of night scene lighting, windows and natural light are very important in shooting. The colors and furnishings should be as simple and clean as possible. It is best not to exceed three colors. You can choose neutral colors and earth tones as the main ones. You can choose solid colors or plaid or striped bed sheets. If you don’t want to capture the cute girly look, don’t leave out patterns such as pink and cartoon patterns.

Home is the most relaxing place

11. How to shoot a clean feeling in limited scenes

When shooting in the city, you will often encounter To a more limited scene, or a scene with a lot of people, how do we solve this problem?

If there are a lot of people when shooting or the environment is relatively limited, we can choose to use the sky, the earth and a flat background as the shooting background. The simple and clean sky and earth can set off the characters well, and the uniformly colored background can also highlight the main subject of the picture.

Lying on the grass is also one of the ways to get a clean background

A flat background refers to a background without depth of field, such as a wall, a flower wall and other flat surfaces, which is not only clean Unified, no passers-by will appear behind the person being photographed.

The flower wall is a good flat background

The artistic old wall and the dots of light spots produce a smart chemical reaction

You can use it when shooting Take an upward shot, with the subject standing at a higher place and the photographer standing at a lower place. This can also effectively avoid cluttered scenery and large crowds at the ground level.

If the light is suitable, backlighting is also a good way to filter out cluttered backgrounds and make the picture more beautiful.

The beautiful backlighting that girls love

If you go to a city or environment that you are not familiar with and cannot choose the shooting location properly, then you need a large aperture lens . Most girls can't resist the effect of background blur. The environment is messy and there are too many tourists. So let's take a close-up and blur these out.

Leaves, flowers, and even crystal hairpins can also be used as the foreground to block the clutter and distractions around the characters, and sometimes can also be used to block tourists. Just put these small items in front of the camera, and the halo produced by the crystal hairpin in the sun is also a very beautiful effect.

Using foreground occlusion and close-up background blur, who can know the environment behind you?

So, you don’t have to find a beautiful and atmospheric scene to take beautiful photos. You don’t need to be too picky about the scene. If you find a suitable viewing angle and good color light in a limited environment, and then use the tips we just mentioned, you can still take clean photos.