Every time I see tourist photos of middle-aged aunts on the Internet, it is ridiculous: fairy collective silk scarf photos, national unified scissor hands, pretending to be delicate orchid fingers, and even a silk scarf + scissor hand combination......
I have to say that the aunts really took pictures of silk scarves, scissor hands, and orchid fingers. But it's hard to hide the rustic and thunderous nature of these poses!
What many people don't know is that the pose for a photo can also change age. If you think about it carefully, when it comes to middle-aged women taking pictures, they will only think of silk scarves, scissor hands, and orchid fingers.
The influence of the old-fashioned photo pose can't even be carried by female stars. Ruby Lin is in her 40s and still maintains herself like an 18-year-old girl, but why does she still smell like an aunt when taking pictures?
The culprit is the photo pose! It is too old-fashioned than scissor hands, and it is obviously much younger than before when it is replaced with a cheek support at the back! It turns out that when a woman reaches middle age, not only can she reduce her age by maintaining it and dressing well, but also her good photo pose can also show her youth~
Pose 1: Wearing a silk scarf and pretending to be a fairy to take pictures has long been outdated
Saying that "wearing silk scarves" is cheesy is not prejudiced against middle-aged people, but that this posture is really too vulgar! The single silk scarf is too greasy, and the collective silk scarf is like entering a silk hole, which is even more shocking.
The silk scarf is essentially a photo shoot with the help of props. Since the silk scarf is too vulgar, why not change to a more elegant prop? Holding a fan to half-cover his face, holding flowers and pretending to smell them...... are more elegant than silk scarves.
Posture 2: Compared with scissor hands, national unification can't save the rustic
Not to mention "Scissorhands", this nationally unified tourist pose is rustic to anyone, and it looks both passerby and restrained in the camera.
More fashionable than scissorhands are the camera in hand, the hat is raised...... Scissorhands, this pit that has been stepped on by others, let's not step on it a second time~
Posture 3: Orchid fingers, middle-aged people are really not suitable for pretending to be "ladies"
The orchid finger is one of the basic gestures of classical dance, which requires an elegant and subtle hand shape. But in real life, most middle-aged people are stiff and rigid compared to their orchid fingers, and they are extremely pretentious when presented in the lens.
Like this mother's original composition and shape, she was defeated by the orchid finger. Change your posture, pretend to hold your arms, and look ahead to take a side face, which is a proper atmosphere and beautiful photo.
Other poses: Girl's feet, Welcome, Butterfly wings
Never underestimate the creativity of aunts, in addition to silk scarves, orchid fingers, scissor hands, but also developed other aunty photo poses:
A single person has orchid fingers, a concave shape, a beautiful one, and a skirt to imitate a butterfly's wings...... Stay away from all of these poses!
<思路一>Create a sense of story when choosing scenes and doing actions
Photographs are not only a moment, but also a story. Even if you are middle-aged and old, taking pictures with a sense of story can also move people's hearts.
How to make your photos have a sense of story: Choose an atmospheric background such as a park bench or coffee shop, wear a cheongsam, a top hat and other retro-style clothing, or pretend to enjoy it with your eyes closed, and pretend to meditate without looking at the camera to set off the story.
<思路二>Avoid deliberate posing and create a sense of relaxation
The postures of silk scarves, scissor hands and orchid fingers are always very rustic, and they are also related to the obvious traces of action posing, so it is recommended to choose some more relaxed shooting methods:
For example, when taking pictures, choose more movements with supported limbs, such as putting your hands on a chair, leaning on a tree trunk, etc., you can also take pictures while walking and running, and you can also take more side shots to avoid looking directly at the camera.
<思路三>Add foreground to create virtual reality and enrich the picture layer
Sometimes even if the pose and scene are in place, there is still a sense of passers-by when filmed, most likely because the picture is too monotonous and the scene is too solid. For example, when taking a photo with flowers, if there is no foreground, and the flowers and characters are too solid, the picture will appear thick and mixed.
At this time, it is recommended to put a thin layer of elements such as flowers and leaves close to the lens to shoot the effect of bokeh in the foreground, which can better highlight the characters and shoot a sense of space~
>> take solo photos: close-ups and full-body photos are exquisite, away from the angle of death
(1) It is more suitable to take close-up shots of single people, and you can also not look at the camera directly facing the camera
When taking photos, you can also choose a pose according to the angle of the shot. Taking solo photos, facing the camera is the most common shooting method, to enhance the appeal of the photo, you must have rich expressions, laughing, smiling.
If you are not good at expression management, then take a side face or not look at the camera, focus on the mouth and hands, or use props, just smile + simple hand movements to avoid the embarrassment of taking pictures.
(2) Take a single photo of the whole body, and the shooting angle + action has a sense of extension
When taking full-body and half-length photos, more attention is paid to body movements and shooting angles. The full-body photo should be high, and the photographer can slightly buckle the phone/camera inward, parallel to the waist, and shoot at a distance of about 2m from the person.
Half-length photos should show a small face, so that the phone can be taken parallel to the ground and parallel to the chest. Try to choose a posture with a sense of longitudinal extension for both the half body and the whole body, such as raising the hand to touch the forehead, lifting one hand to the sky in reverse, etc., so that the body line is straight, Y-shaped or A-shaped.
>> Take multiple photos: find the key to taking pictures, and never be an "aunt" again
Key 1: Avoid uniform movements, and make the difference more vivid
There are different poses for multi-person and solo shots. The selection of multi-person group photos is too neat and uniform, and the traces of posing are too heavy, like taking graduation photos, lifeless.
The multi-person photos should be good-looking, and the main melody should be unified but the movements should be different. If you all wear clothes of the same style and similar tones to take pictures, the action is like the picture above, some people hook their shoulders and backs, some people ride sideways, and some people tilt their heads and wear sunglasses...... Choose different movements.
Key 2: When taking photos with multiple people, it is more suitable for capturing and avoiding still posing
Previously, it was said that avoiding posing can make photos more relaxed, and in addition, it can also make multiple photos more realistic and infectious. You can capture two people walking hand in hand, and when multiple people get together to drink coffee and chat.
When the number of people > 4, you can also divide into 2-3 groups with different numbers to take pictures: 4 people will be in a combination of one or three, and 5 people will be in a combination of two or three. Each set of movements can be staggered, but they should revolve around a central theme.
>> precautions for middle-aged photography: In addition to the pose, there are also these details
NO.1 Pay attention to the relationship between the dress and the background tone when taking pictures
In addition to the important posture of middle-aged photos, the background and lighting are also very important. A clean background is more suitable for wearing colorful and colorful clothes to make the picture "live". If you take photos against a dark background, increase the lighting.
Change to a background with rich colors, and wear basic colors, plain clothing, and background colors are more stunning. For example, the sea of flowers and forests that middle-aged people love are more suitable for wearing plain skirts and solid-color shirts.
NO.2 Pay attention to the light when taking pictures, and avoid "big backlight" to take pictures
Anyone who knows how to take pictures knows that photography is the art of light. What is the most important thing in taking a photo besides the pose? Of course, the "light angle"! When taking photos outdoors, you should avoid large backlights, otherwise the photos will be completely black.
Indoor photography should avoid top light, it will be scary and old. Under normal circumstances, taking photos with the light from the front will make you look whiter and younger. When the light is too strong and easy to expose, you can face the light from the side, use the side light, and you can also turn around to shoot the background.
Who said that the camera is only friendly to beautiful women and young people? Middle-aged people take pictures too much like aunts, isn't it because the posture of wearing silk scarves, scissor hands, and warped orchid fingers is earthy and vulgar?
It turns out that if you change the fashionable photo pose and find a more friendly angle, the middle-aged aunt can also become a "frozen age goddess" in the lens, go and try the effect~