Chinese painting pigments are generally divided into mineral pigments and plant pigments, and there are twelve standard colors, such as titanium dioxide, gamboge, sand, eosin, rouge, cyanine, tricolor, tricolor, phthalocyanine blue, ochre and black.
If you want to make your antique photography outstanding in the later period, you must know more about these colors. The color of the antique environment can be adjusted with reference to the colors of several Chinese paintings later, provided that you really understand these colors.
Environmental choice of ancient portraits
Ancient portraits can make girls as beautiful and elegant as ancient women, full of classical charm and elements of China's classical cultural style. Antique portrait photography not only pays attention to the classicality of the picture, but also needs to be combined with the traditional culture of China in order to obtain the beautiful artistic conception and delicate feeling of the picture.
There are great differences in shooting techniques between ancient portraits and modern portraits. Photographers often like to blur the background in order to highlight people when shooting modern portraits. But ancient portraits should not only highlight the characters, but also combine the characters with the shooting environment, in other words, environmental portraits.
According to the characteristics of ancient portraits, there should be some uniqueness in the choice of environment. It is suggested to shoot in a mountain stream, which can give people a quiet feeling. The woman in the painting is like the ancients, talking about intimacy. Moreover, when shooting in the mountains, you will often encounter fog with cloud-like effect, which can add a fairy to the film. At the same time, try to avoid modern facilities in the picture, such as wires and mobile base stations. If it is really unavoidable, you can also consider blurring the background with a large aperture or post-processing.
What preparations need to be made in the early stage
Antique portraits need to give people a sense of substitution, but they can't give people the feeling that modern people wear a costume. Therefore, theme planning is very important.
To plan a group of ancient portrait works, a photographer needs the accumulation of traditional culture and ancient aesthetics, and the inspiration can come from film and television, literature or painting. In order to get the perfect photo, we need to communicate with the model fully before shooting, so that she can understand the theme and shooting ideas, and the two sides can better understand each other when shooting.
It is recommended to choose Hanfu for clothing, because Hanfu is divided into different styles regardless of dynasties, and there will be no big restrictions on the subject matter of shooting. Wei Jinfeng is a popular style at present. It is recommended to choose a pink high-cut skirt with a big sleeve shirt, a collared skirt or a high-waisted skirt. Pink can make the characters in the scene more conspicuous and inconspicuous.
In order to make the picture look full of fairy tales and highlight the texture of clothes, it is suggested to choose high-quality Hanfu, because high-quality Hanfu will be much better than cheap Hanfu on the Internet in color matching and embroidery. In order to show the elegant texture of Hanfu, try to shoot in windy weather, which requires a high shutter speed. It is suggested to use a shutter higher than 1/320s to solidify the floating Hanfu, and at the same time, appropriately reduce the aperture, increase the resolution and highlight the texture of the clothing. Generally, the lens needs to close the aperture of 1-2 to get the best picture quality, but the lens EF 35mm F 1.4L II has excellent imaging, and it only needs to close the aperture of 1/3 to get a sharp enough picture.
In terms of makeup, the focus is on eye blooming. Ancient women like to use rouge, and their eye makeup is rouge color. No matter what color Hanfu you wear, rouge color is always the most classic. Many girls like to use false eyelashes, which is not recommended here. The emotions conveyed by eyes are far from being replaced by thick eyelashes. Slightly swaying eyebrows can highlight a woman's fortitude. A small flower bud on the forehead, long hair fluttering, and a simple and unpretentious hairpin on the head can present a feminine but unpretentious temperament.
Lighting skills of ancient portraits
Modern portraits usually use artificial light sources to illuminate models, but it is not suitable for ancient portraits. Although lighting can give people a three-dimensional sense, natural light makes the film more realistic, so it is recommended to shoot with natural light.
Antique portraits are most suitable for shooting on cloudy days, because the light on cloudy days is softer, the sunlight is more uniform after being scattered by clouds, and there will be no large shadows when shooting. When shooting on cloudy days, it is recommended to use the camera's Av mode to shoot, and the metering mode is recommended to choose evaluation metering. Because cloudy days scatter light, the light ratio is rarely too large, so it is safer to use the above settings, which not only makes the exposure accurate, but also preserves the details of the clouds. If there are many dark parts in the scene, such as shooting on rocks, it is suggested to halve the exposure compensation slightly to avoid overexposure.
It is not suitable for taking photos of ancient portraits with soft style in sunny days with strong light. But if you must take pictures on sunny days, you must remember to bring a reflector, which can fill in the shadows of people's faces when shooting, so as to get a picture with a small light ratio.
Composition skills of ancient portraits
The composition of ancient portraits is not difficult. What needs attention is how to combine the characters with the environment perfectly. Several common composition methods are summarized here for your reference.
Three-point synthesis
Triangular composition is very common in photography, and the perfect balance between characters and environment can be obtained by using triangular composition.
Central synthesis method
The central composition method is also a common technique in photography, which centers the subject, thus achieving the effect of highlighting the subject, and is very practical in photography.
Guide wire forming method
Use branches as a guide
Golden section synthesis method
The golden section composition pays attention to the balance of the picture, and the characters take the golden section of the face as the visual center, which makes the readers shine at the moment.
Size contrast synthesis method
This is often used for environmental portraits. Using the perspective of 35mm lens, it creates an effect of being near big and far small, and perfectly combines the characters with the environment.
Close-range composition
The necessary close-ups are essential when shooting. Using the small wide-angle angle of the 35mm lens, you can also take into account the environmental information and set off the character's temperament when shooting close-ups.
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It is not difficult to take a group of ancient portraits. You just need to prepare carefully in advance and be bold and confident when shooting. The result will always surprise you. Summer is here, and it is a good time for an outing. Bring your girlfriend or best friend and take a group of ancient portraits.