When taking a group photo, it is impossible to make sure that everyone has their eyes open, looks directly at the camera, and has a natural expression. An experienced photographer will take many photos at once, and pray for at least one to capture the moment when everyone is on the camera.
How to take a nice group photo?
1. A very important element of photography is light. If you are shooting outdoors, the best weather is cloudy, because the light in cloudy days is relatively soft and will not have a big impact on human faces. When the sun is sufficient, when shooting against the light, the face of the subject will be dark and unclear, and the front light will dazzle the eyes, making the subject squint and have a hideous expression. It is necessary to meter the human face to ensure accurate face exposure. If you have a large flash to fill up the light, the effect will be better. Don't shoot under the shade of the tree, otherwise you will get painted faces.
2. Pay attention to the arrangement of positions. If there are multiple rows of subjects, it is best to stagger their heads, because sometimes the characters behind are blocked. And the patchwork is more beautiful.
3. " Focus ", when the subject is at the same level as the camera's far and near objects, their focus distances are the same, so if the two people in the photo are side by side, we only need to focus on one of them ; But if it is two or three rows, we need to focus on the first row in the middle, if it is a group photo with more than four rows, then focus on the second row. The first point is based on the characteristics of the depth of field, generally the back depth of field is greater than the foreground depth, so it is very scientific to focus on the first row.
4. Pay attention to the emotional guidance of the subject. A good photo requires more than just composition light, but more importantly, the expressiveness and emotional appeal of the photo. The first few seconds of pressing the shutter should guide the subject into a certain emotion and count down 321 to give people a preparation time to adjust their facial expressions.
With Photoshop Elements 2021, you can make everyone smile perfectly even if you don’t shoot well!
Even if all the details are noticed, it is possible that not everyone’s expressions are in place. "Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021" saves you any luck: even if someone looks away in the photo, just use the "Photomerge" "Group Shot" (Photomerge combined group photo) function, you can copy this person's face from other photos to complete seamless replacement.
This function is most suitable for photos taken in continuous shooting mode. Let's see how to use this trick:
1. Open two group photos in the "Photo Editor" of "Photoshop Elements": one is the "target image" you want to correct, and the other is the "material image from which you plan to copy the face" ".
2. Tap "Guided" (Editing Wizard)> "Photomerge"> "Photomerge Group Shot" at the top of the window.
3. Drag the "target image" into the "Final" panel on the right; load the "material image" to the "Source" panel on the left.
Place the photo you want to correct on the right, and place the photo with the natural expression of the blinking member on the left.
4. Use the "Pencil Tool" to apply a few strokes on the face you want to copy, so that Photoshop Elements can recognize the target person. The app will automatically select the entire face.
You don’t have to draw it precisely: just a few strokes on the target face in the photo on the left is usually enough to let Photoshop Elements understand which face you want to replace on the right.
5. In case the replaced face does not fit the body perfectly, you can click "Show Regions" and then use the "Pencil Tool" to expand the selected area, or use the "Erase Tool" Tool) to wipe off the excess. You can enlarge the picture for precise operation.
Use "Photoshop Elements" to seamlessly complete the "face change" operation.
6. After obtaining the satisfactory correction effect, click "Next" and "Done", and the perfect group photo is complete.
After reading this article, I believe you have some understanding of "How to take a good-looking group photo". Even if the photo is not good, you can use Photoshop Elements 2021 to integrate all the photos and adjust the perfect group photo. For more exciting tutorials, please follow macz.com.