Night portrait photography skills

Whether you like photography or engage in photography, people can't put it down. Portrait photography has always been the mainstream of photography. People can

Whether you like photography or engage in photography, people can't put it down. Portrait photography has always been the mainstream of photography. People can give photos special appeal and attract viewers' attention more than others. Night is the easiest time of the day to think, and it is also a time for many photographers to challenge. The following is the relevant information I have compiled for you for your reference!

Night photography skills

1. Use the environment to stabilize the camera.

In portrait shooting at night, it is inevitable to use slow synchronous flash mode; The colorful effect of blurred background also needs the assistance of large aperture and long focal length. At this time, it would be great if there was a tripod for the camera. If there is no tripod, you can use stable building facilities such as walls and railings, but these are not as flexible and stable as tripods.

2. Auxiliary light focusing in dark environment

When it is difficult for the camera to focus on a dim object, there are two good methods:

① Manual focusing, that is, observing the actual focus or false focus of the target through the viewfinder with naked eyes.

② Use an auxiliary light source to help the camera complete autofocus.

Reflecting plate: when the ambient light source is dim, it is difficult to deal with the light perception of the face; The application of reflector will show a powerful effect here. With the help of the reflection of flash or other light sources, the details of the model can be enriched in the dark, making the color of the picture more symmetrical and natural.

3. Be good at using ambient light sources

When shooting portraits at night, if only natural ambient light is used, the sensitivity is high, the pixel quality is poor, the recording ability of photosensitive elements to extreme pixel data is limited, the image contrast will be great, and the hierarchical performance is not perfect. Make good use of ambient light and pay attention to the cooperation between ambient light and flash. As shown above, street lamp is a good ambient light source, but if only one street lamp is used to model the top lighting, the model's face will form a shadow. With the overhead flash, the light distribution of the picture can be balanced to form a better tone effect.

Portrait at night is an eternal theme. When the lights meet, the colorful spots reflected in the picture add a lot of mystery to the work in the dark night. But if it is not well controlled, the messy light will also destroy the picture. How to perfect the gorgeous lighting at night through Photoshop? In this issue, I will share with you two tips for controlling the aura.

post processing

1. Flakes with imperfect decoration

There are many stray light proportions in the night scene. If you can't form beautiful spots, you will destroy the picture. Use the stamp tool to modify the messy spots to ensure the simplicity of the picture.

Tip: When applying stamps, you should pay attention to the selection of source points, and try to choose pixels close to the area to be covered, so as to avoid painting the picture very flowery.

2. Synthetic halo creates atmosphere

Pocol synthesized the following dreamy picture from the material. The superposition method of spot material is fading, the superposition method of gradient material is superposition, and the superposition method of cloud material is normal. Making good use of materials can make the picture fuller and full of dreamy atmosphere.

Tip: Depending on the material you choose, you can try various overlay methods and layer transparency.

Equipment sharing

In this issue, I brought you a kind of creative reflector with mobile foldable flash, which is very practical for friends who take portraits at night.

Advantages: flexible design, changeable shape, convenient carrying, superior materials and durability.

Through the unique positioning rod built in the reflector, the photographer can shape it into any needed shape at any time, and accurately control the projection mode of the flash according to the shooting needs to take perfect photos. This series of flash creative reflector is also equipped with a quick ring, through which photographers can firmly fix the reflector in a suitable position on any flash.

Composition of portrait photography at night

Create a sense of space by using foreground and background composition.

A group of regular steel handrails in the foreground correspond to the silent and cold mood of the models behind; Another set of petals with a bright future corresponds to a model with a fresh and natural feeling. Everyone should pay attention to different foreground materials and how to correspond to different styles of works. In addition, the depth brought by the foreground makes the picture multi-dimensional, and the contrast before and after has reached another aesthetic feeling.

Breaking the conventional perspective with high and low point framing

In composition, shooting from different perspectives has the advantage of giving the picture a "depth", and the viewer feels a three-dimensional picture instead of a two-dimensional plane, which is also different from the general horizontal perspective photography, adding freshness. In addition, it should be noted that when using low-angle composition, the contrast between the background and the subject in the picture will be too large, and the subject background may be underexposed or overexposed, and vice versa. Please pay attention to adjust the luminosity according to different environments.

Make full use of the scene to create the uniqueness of composition

Who would have thought that the model could be placed behind the dummy mold or directly on the door to shoot? This unexpected picture effect really requires photographers to have such a bold and innovative way of thinking.

Learn to read pictures and achieve the unity of people and scenery.

It can be seen that most of his works are shot in a small way on the picture composition. When the model is integrated into the picture, it feels that the model has become a part of the immediate landscape, which can also add the story of the situation. Whether it is a deliberate or natural scene, adding the people and things photographed on the spot to the surrounding environment to set off the characters in the picture can increase the visual richness. The combination of people and scenery has a beautiful picture and a long artistic conception.

Use horizontal and vertical to increase the stability of the picture.

The general usage is to symmetrically compose the picture from a 90-degree front perspective, and the language of the picture is "smooth" and "cautious". In this quiet composition method, dynamic elements can be appropriately added, such as dancers jumping in the scene, which is a method to strive for stability.

The complete composition increases the direct expression of the work.

The composition of the characters in the illustration is very full, which makes the model occupy most of the picture. At the same time, it removes too many interference elements, which makes the viewer's line of sight fall directly on the model and increases the impact of the picture. This kind of composition is generally used for the close-up of busts and portraits to express the facial emotions of portraits. This is also the common vision of private houses and fresh people.

A simple background is a shortcut to get a clear picture.

The selected example is a typical small fresh campus wind. As the name implies, small and fresh pictures need to be concise. This is different from the direct expression of full composition method, but highlights the characters with a large area of simple background, and then transfers the vision to the model. In addition, shooting the blue sky with low viewing angle and high horizontal line can also give people a sense of space.

The relaxed and natural composition makes the picture warm and loving.

Lively and casual nature makes viewers feel that the picture is full of life, intimacy and a romantic and warm feeling. To show a happy atmosphere, you don't need to show it in shooting and composition. You can make full use of the props or background in your hand, and it is best to look uneven and changeable, and give full play to your sense of activity. ?