Lighting skill in portrait photography

1, the best time for outdoor shooting

The sun from sunrise to sunset, not only the location of the light always changing, the same light intensity changes with time. Therefore, the natural light exposure in the character of the main body of the lighting effects, also goes along with the location and intensity of the sun changes constantly changing.

For the ever-changing natural light, outdoor photographers doing portrait photography, they need to choose the best time for outdoor shooting, to get the most satisfactory portrait results. In general, the best shot the day time before 10 am and 3 pm after (provided that after sunrise and before sunset.) At this point, the sun light and soft, medium height, can make people show a natural state.

Of course, this time was designated as the best shooting time, but also to the color temperature conditions. Light comes to photography, the relationship between light and color temperature is a factor that must be considered. In color photography, color temperature directly affects the level of color true to the subject. In layman's terms, in the high color temperature light source, which contains more than red light blue light components; in the low color temperature light source, which contains more than red light, blue light components. Same day, different time the color temperature of sunlight have changed. Such as sunrise or sunset when the sun is relatively low color temperature, about 2000 ~ 3000K, morning or afternoon sunlight color temperature is about 4000 ~ 5000K, while close to the color temperature of around noon, the sun is about 5500K. So, choose the best time for outdoor photography, portraits capture the overall feeling is very easy to produce orange-red in the warm side (shooting sunrise or sunset when the effect is more obvious), which gives a warm feeling.

2, how to capture the strong sunlight

Of course, in addition to recording the best time, but in the travel or other circumstances, due to time constraints, the photographer inevitably require strong sunlight at noon in the shooting. At this time of relatively strong direct light, light feeling rather hard (that is, the photographer often referred to the hard light), they often face in the character formation of a heavy shadow. At this point, a photographer can avoid the strong position of the sun, choose the sun umbrellas, shade, high walls, high rock at the other, to the position to block a certain light to shoot. Thus, not only cast a shadow on the face to avoid people, but the main characters will not be strong because of exposure to the sun's rays do not look natural.

3, the cloudy film notes

Cloudy day, outdoor lighting is very soft and the scattered light with this light, portraits, can achieve good results. Of course, you can also use reflectors to further improve the lighting effects, while increasing the light eye area, reducing the shadow below the chin, which sold more beautiful portraits.

However, photographers should be aware that the use of such light when shooting, should the position and location of the main characters well organized, so that light scattered and reflected light as people face. For example, choose a more open space, do not let buildings, trees, etc. block the natural light scattering. Then let the subject turn to choose the best lighting position.

4 Select the location of the window

In the interior, a photographer can first consider the location of the shooting near a window. Because the edge of the window, especially the north windows of the scattered light will be very soft. If the dusty windows, the light will be more soft. When the project is to direct light into the window, the photographer can also be linked together to ease a thin curtain look at the intensity of light. The location near the window, the person can sit, you can stand, but the light did not seem to avoid the three-dimensional, while ensuring that the subject can be obtained from the window where the side light (not direct light.) At this point, face the other side of the soft shadow effect will enhance photos of people, so that the main characters more depth and fun.

5, full use of indoor lighting

In addition to the edge of the window, the photographer can also use indoor lights to shoot. Relatively speaking, the interior light is easier to control.

When the atmosphere in the restaurant or any other good places to eat, the photographer can choose a lighting effect is very obvious position. In this place, its light orange color of light are biased, give people a very warm feeling. At this time, to my friends or relatives to take a picture, I feel will be very good. But note that if the lights at the top, it is easy to produce top-light effects, the characters will face a lot of little shadows. At this time the main character can choose to head up a little belief, as far as possible some of the face by the light evenly.

In addition to restaurants, photographers can also choose to yourself or a friend's house to shoot. Open house lights (the night would be better), the same choice softer light, warm location to the home atmosphere of the sofa or other place as the background, the person in such a comfortable, familiar environment, more free on the performance.

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