中华医学会首页投稿:黑白画像，多彩人生（组图）

黑白画像的生命饱含历史，追溯到摄影诞生之时。画像一直很受欢迎，直到照相机发明。随时随地捕捉人物镜头最终成为现实。因此在一定背景下来评估如今黑白画像的重要性和广泛开发程度，显然，这门艺术并没被遗弃，反而经受住了时间考验。

Many will speculate upon the reason for it’s continued use, particularly as the art of monochrome portraiture has lived through dramatic technological, cultural and artistic developments. It remains a steadfast practice within any photographers portfolio.

许多人揣测为何黑白艺术经久不衰，尤其是经历了快速的技术、文化和艺术发展之后，它仍然坚定地出现在所有摄影师的作品集里。

For me there is a beauty to capturing an individual with a pure focus on encapsulating that person in that moment. There is also beauty to working in black and white that aids that artistic element, ensuring that the eye is not distracted by colour, but focused upon the subject, their expression and features which make them unique beings.

对我来说，捕捉特定时刻、纯粹焦点里的个人镜头，是一种美。用黑白照体现艺术元素，没有其他色彩干扰，只对准目标人物，把握他们与众不同的表情和特征，也是一种美。

Practical Tips

实践提示

Hopefully this collection of contemporary black and white portraits will inspire you to head out and try it for yourself. Try finding some willing friends or family to work with. You don’t need any particular location or equipment, just begin working with people you know, with mannerisms, expressions and a setting that you are familiar with. Build from there.

希望这本当代黑白肖像集能够触动你，让你亲自尝试。先试着拍摄一些愿意合作的朋友或是家人，无需特别的地点或器材，只需要和熟人一起，在熟悉的地点，拍摄你熟悉的动作和表情。就这样来开始黑白艺术之旅。

Be aware that some people just aren’t happy to have a camera pointed at them, so at times you’ll need to be discrete. For me, it’s all about capturing the split second moment, the antithesis of that person in that time. Once you’ve tried it out with those familiar to you, challenge yourself to work with people that you don’t know. This will immediately put you on the spot. It will force you to understand your subject in a short space of time, to judge their character and aim to capture it in your work.

你要注意到，有些人并不喜欢别人拿着相机对着他们，所以有时需要你站远一些。对我来说，拍摄就是捕捉瞬间镜头，即人物自然的一面。一旦你在熟人身上试验过，就可以加大难度，拍摄陌生人。这会有些困难，你不得不在短时间内了解目标人物，判断他们的个性，并在拍摄中捕捉个性镜头。

Techniques

拍摄技巧

You won’t need any specific equipment to start with, just use a camera that you are familiar with so you can focus on working with and understanding your subject. As you progress, it will be important to consider lighting options, either exploiting natural light and the golden hours (around sunrise and sunset when the light comes in at a low angle), using flashguns, or using studio lights to artificially create the lighting atmosphere that suits the subject.

开始时你不需要任何特殊器材，只需使用自己熟悉的相机，专注于理解人物，与人物合作。有所进展之后，很重要的一点是考虑选择恰当的光，是自然光还是昏黄日光（比如日出日落时光照射的角度较低），是使用闪光还是用摄影棚里的灯光以达到符合人物特点的人造灯光氛围。

It’s important to build a rapport with your subject. Find out as much about them as you can, as this will inform your work. Consider whether the subject has any defining features that you can exploit in your shots. Also think about the setting of your image. Whether that be their home, workspace or neutral territory, it’s a crucial part of the process.

重要与人物培养默契。尽可能多得了解他们，有助于拍摄。想想人物是否具有某些特性，可用于特写。同时也要思考画面背景，是在他们的家里，工作地，还是中立地区，这也是拍摄的关键部分。

For me, working in portraiture is one of the most difficult but rewarding photographic exploits. To try to understand and work with a subject that has so many variables is a challenge well worth meeting.

对我来说，拍摄肖像是最难的但也是最有意义的摄影。要理解千变万化的人物，并与他合作，这是挑战，却值得一试。