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General Portrait Composition Tips
- 3. TIP 1: GET CLOSER! WRONG RIGHT xTOO MANY THINGS xTOO MUCH SPACE NO UNNECCESSARY THINGS NOT TOO MUCH SPACE
- 4. TIP 2: RULE OF THIRDS PLAIN STATIC BORING DEADCENTER
- 5. TIP 2: RULE OF THIRDS FANCY & DYNAMIC
- 6. TIP 3: SPACE OVER HEAD
- 7. Not putting on enough space makes the model or subject look AKWARD and CRAMPED.
- 8. TIP 4: SPACE IN FRONT Ideally, leave a space in front at the direction where your subject is looking.
- 9. TIP 5: NO TO CROPPING!
- 10. Try to avoid cropping off your subject’s hands or feet – either leave them in or crop in tighter to the knees and elbows. When you crop off a small part of an appendage it tends to look amputated.
- 11. TIP 6: TILT THE CAM
- 12. A 5-10 degree tilt will seem crooked. Consider a 30-45 degree tilt.
- 14. Notice that Picture 1 is definitely more interesting and contains more flow. It adds an air of mystery as well.
- 15. TIP 7: GET CREATIVE Photography contains no rules. Just EXPERIMENT, and be ORIGINAL.
- 17. TO RECAP:
- 18. TIP 1: GET CLOSER! TIP 2: RULE OF THIRDS TIP 3: SPACE OVER HEAD TIP 4: SPACE IN FRONT TIP 5: NO TO CROPPING! TIP 7: GET CREATIVE TIP 6: TILT THE CAM
- 19. TO CHECK, PICK THE PCTURES WITH BETTER PORTRAIT COMPOSITION:
Editor's Notes
- The one on the right creates more impact on the subject and projects more on features.
- YOU CAN ALSO USE EYES AS THE BASIS OF YOUR RULE OF THIRDS. (EX: PIC2)
- *Getting close is ok. But getting TOO close creates a another problem.
- . When you have a portrait with the person looking in one direction ideally you want to leave more space in front of them – allowing them space to look – as opposed to behind. Not to say you can’t do the opposite, as you’ll see later, but it feels more comfortable with space for them to look or move forward.
- Pic 1 is not a good example. Cropped a bit too tight, the model is missing a few fingers and it looks odd. It’s also a bit close on the top of her head and overall the portrait feels crowded.
- Pic 1 s better