Paper on black and white portrait photography (1)
Photography is a combination of technology and art, and it is a way for human beings to observe and record the world. Photographers convey their spiritual feelings and views on society through images, and the pictures are theirs? Language? Black and white portrait photography is an important part of the photography world. Its unique form of expression makes it have special charm. Pure light and shadow changes and morphological changes are easier to express and create an imaginary space. This paper will discuss the basic elements of black and white portrait photography from three aspects: creative imagination, the creation of light and shadow, and the change of body lines.
Keywords light; Modeling; Lines; Black and white portrait
First, creativity
The conception process in photography creation is a complex spiritual activity, which is embodied in the whole photography process. When creating photographic works, photographers should recognize their own interests and use photographic language to communicate with viewers emotionally. Secondly, he should carefully choose the theme and the emotion to be expressed, and finally choose the appropriate theme according to the above two points, so as to ensure the quality of the work. Therefore, creativity is the key to the success of black-and-white portrait photography.
(a) Find the shooting point of interest
In daily life, people usually don't show enthusiasm for things they are not interested in. Just as people talk about topics they are not interested in, people can shoot things they are not interested in, but this will only create boring images. Therefore, when creating black-and-white portrait photography, the photographer must first find the interest point of shooting. Real people, like photographers, have the same characteristics, and seeing their works will make people feel personally. The reason why the audience will feel this way is because the image makes the audience have instant communication and agitation of vision and emotion. A great photographer knows what he is interested in, what he is bored with, his strengths and weaknesses, and focuses on his strengths. They will also make some bold attempts in other fields to expand their interests and improve their strength.
(2) Choose the shooting theme and emotional tone.
Theme and emotional tone are the soul of a photographic work, and a good photographic work must be touching. The main object in black-and-white portrait photography is people, and what kind of theme to establish depends on the portrait theme we shoot. Different themes and uses have ever-changing themes. For example, documentary photography, photographers should pay attention to recording and expressing the real human society when shooting such subjects. First of all, documentary photography often reflects major social events and historical figures, and black-and-white photography is an excellent way to express historical events and figures. Secondly, the most attractive part of documentary photography lies in his humanitarian spirit. Black-and-white photography is often used to show wars, diseases and natural disasters, while color photos are too realistic to restore colors, which will make the audience bored. The theme of black-and-white portrait photography largely depends on the main object in the picture, while the emotional tone is mostly determined by the theme image and picture composition. Therefore, the facial expression, costume modeling and body language of the characters in the photographic works are also the key factors to determine the theme and emotional tone of the works.
Second, the architectural light and shadow factors
Photography is the art of light and shadow. Light and shadow are not only purely abstract tones, but also can be used to convey information and emotions. The purpose of using light and shadow is to create beauty. Only when light and shadow accurately express people's emotions and spiritual feelings can we really achieve the effect. Black-and-white portrait photography abandons gorgeous colors and makes people pay more attention to the performance of the effect. At the same time, the influence of different light and shadow on the expression, personality and psychology of the characters in the photographic works can not be ignored. Therefore, light and shadow are the life of black and white portrait photography.
(A) the use of light
Sunlight will change its incident direction, angle and intensity with time, which will bring different effects to photographic works. According to the different lighting directions when shooting, we generally divide the lighting directions into five types: forward light, side light, back light, top light and bottom light. The overall outline of the character is clear in smooth light, which can fully express the texture of the character. The side light makes the facial features of the characters clearer and more stereoscopic, and the light and dark configuration and contrast in the picture are clear, which is conducive to expressing the three-dimensional sense of the characters' external contours and complex inner feelings. In the backlight state, most characters are in the dark, and the three-dimensional effect of shadows is weak, which is beneficial to outline the characters and distinguish them from the background. Photographers often use backlight conditions to shoot silhouette effects. The top light will make the skin texture smooth and the skeleton outline obvious; Bottom light is often used as the light of monsters or villains in plays and movies. Generally speaking, such lighting is often used as a form of supplementary light, unless the photographer wants to create a special lighting atmosphere.
(2) the proportion of tones.
The tones of black-and-white portrait photography are mainly black, white and gray. Usually, Gao Fancha's images will have strong tension and artistic expression, while the low-contrast tones will appear calm, and the emotional factors of the three major tones of black, white and gray are relative. When the proportion of tones is different, the emotions expressed by the three tones will also change greatly. Midtones are often ignored because of their low contrast, but they can also be the core of an image. In many excellent black-and-white portraits, the midtones clearly and authoritatively reveal the mental outlook of the characters. In portrait photography, the middle tone is more conducive to the expression of skin texture, which can show every pore on the cheek, every wrinkle on the face and the corner of the eye. The influence of different tones on portrait photography is also very important.
Third, the changing factors of body lines.
Plastic arts attach great importance to the generality and expressiveness of lines, and lines are an important language of plastic arts. Line is an important part of composition and a guide to people's sight. Therefore, photographers can make full use of lines to attract people's attention to the subject. Because black and white portrait images are pure in tone, people can pay more attention to the morphological changes and expressions of characters. In order to reproduce people's expressions, gestures and postures, it is necessary to choose appropriate angles and light to outline people's facial lines and gestures, so that people can feel the visual content of their expressions, gestures and postures and be infected, otherwise, the image will lose its appeal.
(A) the bright line expression of characters
The facial features, hairstyles, and the texture and texture of the skin are all important lines that make up the picture. The expression and manner of the characters should also be coordinated with the limbs, so as to better highlight the theme. Clothing and accessories are modifications to the appearance and image of characters. Choosing clothes suitable for the age, sex, personality, occupation and appearance of the subject is helpful to set off and reveal the physical characteristics, living habits, professional class and verve temperament of the subject. Hats with unique shapes, scarves with different textures and sparkling ornaments can all be used as decorations and embellishments for the appearance of the photographer. The lines formed by different materials and different forms of clothing are very different, and sometimes they become the main components of the picture. The influence of clothing on black-and-white photography has not dissipated with time.
(B) indirect line expression of light, shadow and tone
Modern photography language is a visual language based on visual communication, modern formal language and modern image communication, so modern black-and-white portrait photography also includes modern aesthetics. In the use of light, we should not only consider the figure's body lines and modeling outlines, but also pay attention to the overall tone atmosphere of the picture. Light and shadow are not as easy to control as characters and costumes, which is its charm. The variety of light and shadow makes the same thing shot at different times produce ever-changing effects. There are many ways to effectively control and skillfully use light and shadow, which can not only increase the artistic effect and aesthetic feeling of photos in various ways, but also enrich the spiritual connotation of images. The charm of black-and-white portraits also lies in that photographers use black-and-white images without color interference to express a kind of natural beauty of human beings. It provides the audience with the greatest imagination, which is the charm of black and white portraits.
Nowadays, photography has been unveiled to thousands of families, so photographers should pay more attention to preserving their own personality and choosing appropriate photography techniques to express their themes. The progress of science and technology has led to the rapid development of photography. As an important part of photography, black and white portrait photography is loved by people because of its high generalization and abstraction ability. The real charm of black-and-white portrait photography is that it can show people's common character in a brand-new way. Therefore, black-and-white portrait photography will exist for a long time and occupy a place in the art of photography.
Photographic Papers on Black and White Portraits (2)
Abstract: The world around us is colorful, unpredictable and pleasing to the eye. In such a colorful world, black and white photography, with its unique expressive force and lasting vitality, shows the colorful artistic creativity and imagination that black and white photos can contain.
Keywords: black and white photography; Shade; Charm; mood
It is interesting and challenging to summarize the world in black and white. Black-and-white photography can't attract people's attention through color like color photos, but completely relies on the transition of black, white and gray and delicate levels to express things. In the black-and-white picture, the level and texture of the subject are recorded and reproduced in great detail, and at the same time, the inner spirit infiltrated by the photographer from the work will also make people gasp in admiration and move.
Since1Daguerre's photography was published in French Academy of Sciences on August 9th, 839, photography has gone through 170 years. Nowadays, the world is entering a rapidly developing information age, and color pictures can better meet the requirements of the times and convey information more accurately, which is loved by the public. But it is in such a colorful world that black-and-white photography attracts many photographers with its unique expressive force and lasting vitality. On the one hand, there is no fading problem and it can be preserved for a long time; On the other hand, from the perspective of reflecting the photographer's ideological connotation and creative concept, black and white photography is more symbolic, simpler and more imaginative, which may be the greatest charm of black and white photography.
First, the emotional field of black and white photography
Black, white and gray tones have their own characteristics, which affect people's visual experience. White is swollen and conspicuous, which is easy to arouse the excitement of the viewer; Black is deep, vigorous and dignified, which helps to create a quiet atmosphere; Gray is calm, with delicate and simple emotional characteristics, which can make people feel quiet and peaceful. When acting on vision, only by organically combining white excitement, black quietness and gray calmness and contrasting with each other can we form three emotional areas in the picture, which is the unique charm and artistic conception of black-and-white photography.
Shadow tone is the basis of black and white photography modeling. The processing and application of shadow tones are related to the modeling, texture, three-dimensional sense, spatial depth and overall atmosphere of the scene, to the balance and contrast of the pictures, to the formation of harmony and unity, and to the realization of creative ideas.
High-profile works are dominated by large areas of white, and the pictures are the most eye-catching, which can arouse the viewer's bright and relaxed physiological feelings. High-profile black, because of contrast and contrast, will appear unusually prominent, full of jumping feeling, and often become the interesting center of the picture. Low-key works are mainly black, which can make people feel solemn, profound and mysterious. The white in the picture is quite active and exciting, and is generally the soul of the work. High-low-key photography actually abandons the gray of a certain area, narrows the scope of the peaceful area, and correspondingly strengthens the special tone of excitement and silence. So as to create a certain emotional atmosphere to influence the audience's feelings.
The middle tone is mainly gray, giving people a soft and peaceful feeling, and the picture tone is delicate and rich. In the middle tone, black tends to be low-key and white tends to be high-key. Only by trying to expand the gray tone can the work reach the truth? Peace? . Making full use of the tone of black-and-white photography can not only enhance the sense of space and perspective of the picture, but also make the viewer have a strong visual feeling, thus triggering emotional singing.
Second, the artistic language of black and white photography creation
The artistic language of photography is the factor of the picture structure, and black and white is a high generalization and refinement of the colorful world. In graphic plastic arts, black and white are the simplest, purest, strongest and most vital languages. Black and white complement each other and live together. Without one side, the other side will cease to exist. Black-and-white photography replaces a realistic color world with monochrome images of black, gray and white, which can more accurately reflect the aesthetic consciousness and ideological connotation of the creator.
In content, black-and-white photography embodies the photographer's aesthetic evaluation of life and the life itself with aesthetic value; Formally, black-and-white photos show artistic images that conform to the laws of beauty, meet people's aesthetic needs and give people a sense of beauty.
Black-and-white photography presents the color changes of objects in the form of gray scale, and shapes them in shades. The objective image reproduced is not the original, this kind? Distortion? It happens to be the characteristic of art, and any art can't be the reappearance of life, but must be an expression, which is also the dividing line between the truth of life and the truth of art. The art of photography is instantly solidified, and it is a concrete portrait. Therefore, the difference between appearance and performance is easily overlooked or even misunderstood. Black-and-white photography shows reality by finding the distance from reality and forming visual differences. Black-and-white images extend the charm of photography with their own unique creative methods, giving photographers a broad creative space and making photographic works more artistic.
Third, the emotional acceptance of black and white photographic works
The acceptance of photographic art is an aesthetic activity with photographic works as the object. The potential aesthetic characteristics of photographic works can only be revealed in the aesthetic activities of the recipients' appreciation and understanding, and the acceptance process of photographic art is always accompanied by the emotional activities of the recipients. Tolstoy said in On Art: Art is based on people's ability to accept the infection of others' feelings. Black-and-white image visually abandons the inherent color of the outside world, making the image in? Specious? The state of alienation has opened the distance from reality, and the so-called distance produces beauty. The distance here is actually a kind of psychological distance, which is the course of the appreciator's cognition of art and communication of emotion, and also the free space for the appreciator to gallop his imagination and participate in creation.
In the artistic acceptance of black-and-white photography, on the basis of feeling and understanding, the receiver will break through the limitation of the picture space of the work, expand association and imagination, endow the work with more aesthetic connotations, and recreate the artistic image in the work. When sorting out historical memories, faded, yellow and scratched old photos are more intimate and real, which can make viewers feel deeply nostalgic.
Is black and white image better than color image? Distance? Advantages: In today's world full of color photos, the audience will feel that black and white photos with the same theme are more artistic, expressive and imaginative. Ansel? Adams once said that black and white is superior to color in photography that expresses painting.
Black and white photography is a world full of charm and personality. When people wander around, accept the world with delicate hearts and feel everything, they will be even more moved.
Photographic Papers on Black and White Portraits (3)
Abstract: Black-and-white photography seeks the combination of light and shadow in this vast nature, and uses the expressive force of three tones of black, white and gray to refine and compress the colorful colors of the world, so as to express the body, texture and emotional appeal more richly, and make the picture effect elegant and vivid, more concise, concentrated and concise. Today, color photography has become a civilized game in the hands of ordinary people, and black and white photography has regained its glory. This is the art of black and white photography.
[Keywords:] black and white, abstract, concise, beyond
Photography began with black-and-white photography, which abstracts the colorful real world into three simple and elegant colors: black, white and gray. Compared with complicated color photography, it is more concise, concise and pure. Black and white photography is a highly refined image language, which peels off the flashy surface of fifteen colors, expresses the essence and connotation of things, and shapes the abstract beauty and distance beauty of images and reality. Black-and-white photography not only opens the distance from reality, but also gives photographers unlimited creative space. Black and white photography is relative to color photography. Usually black, white and gray are used to express photographic works. Abstraction and conciseness are the biggest characteristics of black-and-white photography. In black-and-white photography, the high-profile charm of white, the implication of gray, and the mystery of black bring people visual and ideological transcendence, allowing you to feel the world with its abstract and unique charm. Black and white photography is by no means a simple tone of black, white and gray. From the psychological point of view, black, white and gray have the characteristics of arousing visual nerve perception first, especially black and white can attract people's visual attention. In photography, black, white and gray scenery and color scenery bring completely different visual effects and psychological feelings. The mysterious tone of black and white photography can increase the depth of the content of the photo itself. From an artistic point of view, black-and-white photography needs to transform the colorful world into a simple world of black, white and gray, and summarize and refine various color relationships into various tonal relationships of black, white and gray to express the subject, which constitutes a special language unique to black-and-white photography. The special language of black-and-white photography involves three aspects: black-and-white modeling language, emotional language and relational language.
(A) the relationship between black and white in black and white photography
Black, white and gray are the basic languages of black-and-white photography, and their isomorphism forms the color beauty of black-and-white photography. However, they have their own unique aesthetic attributes. In people's daily life, black has formed a sense of weight and a psychological hint of backwardness. If black silk is often used in the picture, then the works often contain profound themes, creating a psychological atmosphere of deep shipment and fear of goods. White is more noble and elegant, such as the use of most white in the picture, which is most likely to induce the viewer to feel relaxed and excited. The biggest visual malignancy of gray tone is peace.
(2) The beauty of black and white photography.
Modern science and technology have brought us into an era of expressing the world with color carriers. When we easily record our life memories with color photos, and when color dazzles us, black-and-white photography seems to have gradually left us. However, when we happened to find several black and white works dotted in the color world, black and white photography was not as dull as yesterday's stars. On the contrary, with their unique aesthetic value and artistic charm, they give us strong visual impact and rich associative space. The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said: the combination of mutually exclusive things, the most beautiful harmony caused by different tones, everything is produced by struggle. ? The art of black-and-white photography is expressed through the contrast of black, white and gray. When these two colors are put together, it is the easiest to attract people's attention and affect people's feelings. Black-and-white photography explains the nature of natural scenery through the change of hue, and entrusts the photographer's thoughts and feelings. Therefore, the unique beauty of black and white photography is more attractive, more touching and can give people a strong sense of beauty. Contrast with hue, the beauty of harmony. Beauty lies in simple richness, agreed changes, abstract concreteness, open concreteness and emotional richness.
(3) The abstract and associative world of black-and-white photography
I think there are great similarities and differences between black-and-white photography and color photography in order to deeply show a person's personality characteristics. Color photography is full of vitality and profusion, and color will give people many color choices. You can change the theme and tone of the color. Black and white photography seems more realistic. In pure tone images, people and their inner world can be more truly reflected, which makes you more eager to understand and observe the information connotation given by pictures. It throws away all brightly colored coats and does not add any changed real colors. Real? Naked? In the lens, a look, a smiling face and an expression all seem so? Accept everything? The truth is exposed. Personally, I think that's the real expression, that's the real world, that's the real self, that's the real heart. There is no denying that black-and-white photography gives people a space full of fantasy. In the tricolor tone, it gives you longing for your inner world, and it seems that it can also give you satisfaction when your inner world can't reach it. Personally, I think such abstraction and fantasy can't be given by color photography. The contrast between the three colors of colorful color photography and black-and-white photography looks so vivid and unique. Color photography mostly gives people colorful and bright colors and a fairy tale-like fantasy world, while black-and-white photography can not only show happiness, but also give people spiritual cognition, as if suddenly entering the inner world, allowing viewers to find more common cognition. First of all, I personally think that black-and-white photography is slightly better than color photography in vision, because black-and-white photography can attract people's attention and attention. Black-and-white photography has the characteristic of arousing visual nerve perception first, which can attract people's visual attention, impress people's inner world and give people a completely different visual effect and psychological feeling from color photography, because people's eyes are more sensitive to black, white and gray than other colors. The abstraction and fantasy of black-and-white photography are vividly displayed here. It can arouse the association and imagination of the viewer, greatly expand the information content of the picture, and be full of fantasy and abstraction. Compared with color photography, black-and-white photography is more serious and solemn, without any modification or packaging, and it seems to show you more seriously. Black and white photography is an abstract and subjective expression of the real world. Compared with color photography, it forces photographers to pay attention to the meaning behind the work, walk into the work and express the work. Therefore, it can give the performance object a kind of soul, be closer to people's hearts, and let the viewer get a broader visual and psychological space. Black and white photography contains unique primitive beauty, life beauty and emotion, which makes our natural occurrence related to life and inner thinking, and is also the sound and inner world of beauty.
Many people think that black-and-white photography gives people a feeling of depression, and there always seems to be a kind of sadness in it. I think this is because they haven't really entered black-and-white photography. Black-and-white photography can also produce cheerful and happy pictures, but what it wants to express is a little richer, not only the first impression given by the picture, but also more thoughts in it. Light is an indispensable factor in photography. The light determines the tone effect, and the effect is very different when different lights are used for the same subject. In black and white photography, the use of light is particularly important. Low-key works are more suitable for sidelight shooting. At the same time, the use of light is not only reflected in the feeling of picture brightness, but also affects the overall texture. In the visual resolution range, any light and shadow, light and shade changes will affect the visual texture effect. From a psychological point of view, texture not only affects the visual image, but also produces a strong emotional effect, even more intuitive than the effects brought by light and color. Black and white photography can give a charm to the landscape and emphasize its importance, especially in portrait photography. When representing characters, black-and-white photography expresses personality with unique tones. The black and white poles form a strong contrast and contrast, and all kinds of gray colors that are infinitely transformed transition between black and white, forming a rich and delicate black and white portrait photography language.