First, tell me, why do you need a photo session? If for low-grade sites and magazines, then this article won't help you. Here we are going to talk about how to take really beautiful photos. Such that one can be proud of them. Such, thanks to which they become famous and which in 50 years it is not a shame to show grandchildren. Let's leave the technical side of the issue, let's talk only about places, clothes and poses for photographing.
How not to take pictures
Let's start with the common truths that everyone seems to already know, but all the same, thousands of "photo masterpieces" appear on the Internet every day.- Remember these 5 main rules-taboos:
- Never take pictures in the toilet! Never!!!
- Avoid horizontal and unnatural postures.
Lying, crawling, wringing your hands, bending over on an unmade bed, on the floor of an apartment, on carpets is, to say the least, ugly. If you really want to lie somewhere, then it is better to choose a flower meadow. - Do not dress vulgarly: the details of the underwear should not fall out from under the clothes, however, as well as some parts of the body. It is easy to determine this line: there should not be anything in the photo that you would not want to show to your present or future children or parents.
- Do not wear tight-fitting clothes for a photo session, so as not to get a "sausage effect" instead of beauty.
- Don't stick out your lips.
10 tips on how to take pictures beautifully
1. Take pictures in nature. It is difficult to take good photos indoors without special equipment.
2. The pose should be natural. Remember, any pose you are uncomfortable in will turn out badly in the photograph.
Natural pose
3. Don't make a languid expression on your face! A genuine smile or laugh will make even a bad shot more attractive. While filming, remember something very pleasant and smile with that mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa, which makes any woman's face more beautiful.
4. Try to be photographed not in front, but in half a turn. Try not to look into the lens - this can make the pictures more interesting.
5. When photographing, what is closer to the lens looks larger, and what is farther - smaller. Therefore, for example, it is better to photograph fat people a little from above, so that the figure looks slimmer.
Avoid "straight" poses
6. The photo will be more interesting if the lines of the shoulders, head tilt, legs, etc. are not perpendicular. Avoid straight lines and "straight" poses. However, it is also not necessary to bend too much and take unnatural postures. Everything in moderation!
You don’t need to wear green to the photo session, otherwise your face may acquire the same shade. Mike Newming
8. Portrait photographer Mike Neuming advises: "Don't wear green to a photo shoot, otherwise your face may take on the same shade." However, the opposite also works: if the face is too red, then green clothes will help hide this flaw.
9. In make-up, pay special attention to blush to make the face look more expressive. Glittering and pearlescent shades are best avoided.
10. When you feel too stiff, just jump (jump photo). Jump a few times higher, and let the photographer choose the "sport" shooting mode to get several shots in a row. After that you can relax and the next pictures will turn out better.
But most of the time the "jumpics" themselves are the most successful photographs. Use a little imagination to take interesting photos.
... Jumpik is relaxing.
And for those who want not just to be photographed, but also to win at beauty contests or create their own lookbook (lookbook) with photos, there is one magic secret of how to quickly and easily learn how to choose clothes, place and poses for photographing: imitate those who Like.
Choose a famous "style icon", better from the last century, and start imitating her. Imagine that you are her. The one that everyone admires. For example, . Do you think Grace would crawl on an unmade bed in front of the camera or curl up indecently in the toilet? Check out her photos, poses, clothes, makeup. And when you take pictures, think, how would Grace do?