What are the composition techniques for portrait photography?

Traditionally, there are four ways to compose portraits - full-length portrait, three-quarter portrait, half-length portrait, and close-up.

Please note that these methods are just a few standard shooting methods. In the new generation of photography, they are often extended from this to more lively cropping methods.

Full-body portrait: A portrait with a scene shows the relationship between the portrait and the scenery. The character is placed in a tic-tac-toe position, the scene retains a sense of visual extension, and the portrait’s eyes retain visual movement.

Three-quarter portrait: A portrait with a scene that is about 10 centimeters above and below the knee is a three-quarter portrait.

For portraits with scenery, the layout of the scenery will be considered again, so the picture will retain more space.

The eyes of the portrait retain visual movement lines, the characters are placed in a tic-tac-toe position, and the scene retains a sense of extended symmetry.

Half-length portrait: A portrait with a scene and about 10 centimeters above and below the waist is a half-length portrait.

If you want to take a half-length portrait with a scene, you can use a horizontal composition.