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Everyone loves photographing nails these days. After a fresh manicure or extension, you want to demonstrate the “update” to your friends.
Or maybe you just like the composition with macro photography of nails, because now really unique pictures are painted on the plate in various techniques.
Or are you a professional hair extension artist who needs to update his portfolio on a regular basis to attract potential clients.
In any case, in all these situations, the skill of the photographer does not hurt. The popularity of the idea will depend on the quality of the picture and the composition itself, as well as a number of small things.
Let’s look at 10 interesting options on how to beautifully and correctly photograph a fresh manicure.
10 Attributes in the frame
We do not recommend that you photograph hands the way you did a couple of years ago – just crossed fingers on a beautiful rag. Now the trend is subject photography – some kind of dishes or a delicious appetizing dish next to a neat female pen.
Filling the frame with meaning is very easy if you take a picture of a new manicure on a juicy fruit (apple, papaya, bunch of grapes, etc.), or near a cup with a beautiful cappuccino.
Women’s hands look elegant, shifting love letters or collecting a herbarium. Ideally, if the item is combined in color with a manicure. Remember that the background should not be sloppy.
9. Set direction
Have you noticed that most craftswomen photograph brushes stacked on a horizontal surface? So, the fingers, and with them the new manicure, look a little “sad”.
Marigolds should also inspire optimism, so it is important to apply a psychological trick – keep your hands above the surface with your fingers slightly raised up.
Or you can put your palm on the wall diagonally – so the blood will drain from the fingers, the skin of the hands will look lighter and younger.
But the brushes leaning on some object (for example, a sushi lamp) give out the transferred veins, which looks unpleasant in the frame.
8. How about crossbreeding
Crossing graceful marigolds on a beautiful background is, as we mentioned, the style of yesteryear. However, everything new is well-forgotten old. The very idea of crossing the arms remains relevant if not only the fingers, but the hands and wrists get into the frame.
They must remain relaxed so that the blood does not stagnate and the skin acquires a healthy shade. If the elbow remains in the frame, the photo will look more fresh, stylish and interesting. At the same time, the accent from the “delicious” manicure will not be lost, you can be sure.
7. palette in hand
A new fashion trend in the photo is the observance of one color scheme of key accents. You can complement the photo of a hand with a manicure with any items in a suitable range of shades.
But it will be much more interesting to use the color palette itself, which prevails in manicure. It can be presented in the form of strokes on the canvas, or fingers will hold the appropriate varnish.
Believe me, such an idea will look visually “appetizing” and will definitely increase the number of subscribers to your working group.
6. Hand face
And this time we will not talk about a funny meme that was popular a couple of years ago. In fact, photos with parts of the face and manicure in the frame look very feminine, gentle and harmonious.
Of course, when a girl demonstrates vulgar and sharp purple nails against the background of a smooth cheek, the composition will not work. But if you gently put your hand in a thoughtful pose to the chin or cheek, barely touching the skin with your nails, then the photo will turn out to be artistically attractive.
You can crop such a shot until you get the interesting still life you need with an emphasis on manicure techniques.
5. Macro
In the world of modern technology, people have begun to respect macro photography, close-ups and strict minimalism. After all, if you are selling a manicure service, then it should play a key role in your composition.
We can remove everything superfluous – objects, rags, backgrounds and other trifles, but simply take neat, well-groomed nail plates into the frame.
Make sure that there are not even the slightest burrs or bruises – such trifles will be striking on macro. Also, don’t overuse cuticle oil, which can shift the focus from the pattern to its glossy sheen.
4. Small handbag
Thought that photos of marigolds against the background of the bag had gone into oblivion? No matter how! A stylish women’s accessory always saves the situation.
Put a well-groomed hand on small shiny clutches, confidently hold a city backpack or a business work briefcase.
So the frame will look as natural and natural as possible – a female oasis in the bustle of the city. In this case, the palms must be placed one on top of the other, fingers straightened, and the handbag held in front of you.
3. Plexus of fingers
The manicure on intertwined fingers looks very elegant. You can cross them in the form of a “Christmas tree” or “basket”, just remember that your fingers should always be “optimistic” looking up. At the same time, photos look great, both medium-range and macro.
But if the owner of a new manicure has short and plump fingers, then it is better not to do such a composition. Fingers like “sausages” will shift the entire emphasis of manicure on themselves, unfortunately. But “pianists” with elongated and thin phalanges are ideal models for demonstrating new types of manicure.
2. The background is everything
There is no need to remind you how important the right background plays in building a composition. Not only the color scheme should be selected, but also the halftones, the level of the play of light and ebbs.
And how cool does the stylish texture and texture emphasize the manicure? It can be a cosmic or metallic style, or it can be delicate lace or exquisite wood. Let your imagination run wild, but do not forget about taste and fashion trends.
1. In your surroundings
Photos with improvised material will always be original, so to speak, in a working environment. But this does not mean that you need to use the “cliche” and photograph your hands on a drying lamp.
Experiment! Scatter the rhinestones or pieces of foil that you used in the manicure, and put your palms in this “dust”. Twirl a cute colorful buff or nail file in graceful fingers.
A beautiful manicure is a lot of work and high-quality work. But a beautiful photo of such a manicure is also the talent of an aesthete! Improve and develop, which will allow you to expand your audience, whether it be subscribers or potential customers.