How to take photos of the venue-Practical tips for indoor conference photography

How to shoot indoor meetings?

Indoor meetings mainly include three contents. One is close-ups of characters, such as leaders’ speeches and distinctive representatives at the meeting. It's easier to take this kind of photo, just use a flash. If you are shooting at a close range, do not point the flash directly at the person. You can point it slightly upward and use the reflection from the ceiling to fill in the light. In this way, the person's face will not easily appear white. Also, if there is an anti-red-eye setting, you should turn it on, otherwise, the shot of the person’s eyes will glow red and the film will be useless. If you are shooting people from a long distance through telephoto, the flash can be pointed directly at the people, or the angle can be adjusted appropriately according to the distance. This must be mastered through practice. If it is a better digital camera, when shooting at close range, you may not need a flash, or set the sensitivity to a higher value (400/600/800), or use a tripod to shoot. The second is shooting at the venue. When shooting at the venue, pay attention to choosing a good angle to make the theme and characters of the meeting stand out. It is generally better to shoot with a wide angle. It can not only achieve faster speed, but also make the picture clearer. When shooting at a wide angle, it is best to use a tripod. This way, without flash, the effect is better. Because if you use flash, the front of the lens will be white and the distance will be underexposed. But you should pay attention to the metering. Generally, it is better to choose the middle meter, so that you can take into account both ends. It is better to use a digital camera to take pictures of the venue. The third is to take photos of events such as awarding and receiving awards. Because people are moving, you must use flash, otherwise the picture will be blurred easily. This is similar to how you shoot people. When shooting at close range, pay attention to the angle of the flash. If you cannot adjust the angle of the flash, try not to get too close to the person to avoid making the subject appear white.

One disadvantage of shooting indoors is that the lighting is less than ideal, and in most cases the room will be too dark. It is worth noting that when shooting indoors, it is best to turn off the flash and place the camera on a tripod, otherwise the photos will become blurry. If you don’t have a tripod, you should try to find a stable support point. Although these methods are not as effective as a tripod, they can also appropriately reduce the blur of photos caused by camera shake. To release the shutter, place the camera against a hard object - a bench, post or wall, anything stable - and then press the shutter button very gently to release the button. If possible, use the Selfie to release the shutter.

In short, when shooting indoors, pay attention to three aspects of control: First, use the aperture as wide as possible, as large as possible; because shooting people requires a large aperture, when shooting panoramic shots, use the widest angle. A large aperture basically has no effect on the depth of field; the second is to control the speed. This is based on the aperture. Except when using the flash, the speed is generally 1/60 second. At other times, the speed is determined based on the aperture. Relatively slow. The third is to make good use of flash. As mentioned before, master the angle and the amount of flash.

Meeting shooting skills:

1. Take close-ups of people (leaders and audience)

When the leader is giving a speech, you can have representative representatives of the audience at the meeting. , panoramic view of the conference venue, it is easier to take such photos. Use flash. If you are shooting at close range, do not point the flash directly at the person. You can point the flash slightly upward and use the reflection from the ceiling to fill in the light. In this way, the person's face will not easily appear white and shiny.

If the camera has a red-eye anti-red-eye setting, turn it on, otherwise the photos will be useless if the people’s eyes glow red. If you cannot adjust the angle of the flash, try not to get too close to the person to avoid making the subject appear white. If you are shooting people from a long distance through telephoto, the flash can be pointed directly at the people, or the angle can be adjusted appropriately according to the distance. This must be mastered through practice.

2. Meeting photos should be taken steadily

Panoramic photos of the hotel conference room should be taken horizontally and vertically, otherwise there will be a sense of weightlessness. The horizontal ones should be based on the monogram, and the vertical ones should be used. The vertical pillars on both sides of the rostrum shall prevail.

3. Precautions for shooting in small conference rooms

When shooting in small conference rooms, you should pay attention to the use of light, because small conference rooms often have more windows.

It is seriously interfered by strong light and can easily turn people into black. If possible, it is best to use a flash. The most difficult solution without a flash is to turn the photographer's back to a window or take the photo at an angle that avoids strong light.

4. During the meeting, you should also pay attention to some eye-catching backboard colors

In particular, red, bright yellow and dark blue will attract the attention of the eyes, so avoid blurry colors in the picture. ?Color that doesn’t matter to the subject but will catch the eye.

5. Full photo

1. The theme is prominent. When shooting, you must take a full photo of the conference. The full photo should include the conference title of the venue banner into the screen. , you will know what kind of meeting it is just by looking at the photo. Pay attention to the fullness of the picture in the panoramic photo. To achieve the trinity, that is, the conference banner, podium leaders, and participants must be photographed to make the conference photos grand, vivid, and three-dimensional.

2. When taking panoramic photos of the venue, it is best not to include the aisles of the venue in the frame, otherwise the photo will appear loose. You can avoid the aisles of the venue by changing the angle.

6. Shooting leaders and VIP speeches

1. At the beginning of the meeting, the host uses a close-up shot for his opening remarks. The stage is generally high and it is not suitable to shoot from the front, otherwise only one head will be exposed on the stage, which will not look good. The correct shooting angle is 45 degrees. The microphone cannot be connected to the mouth or block the face of the leader who is speaking. Also, be careful not to have any crazy lines in the background on the head of the leader. Basically, close-ups are used in this scene, but panoramic shots can also be taken during speeches.

2. In addition, it is best for the leader to shoot at the beginning of the meeting. Because the leader is full of energy at this time. The shooting effect is good. Pay special attention to the background image of the rostrum. Do not overlap the leader's head with some disharmonious images in the background. It is best to test shoot at different angles for later selection, otherwise it will be a waste film.

3. Get as close as possible to the secondary leaders of the meeting when shooting, so as to ensure that there will be no irrelevant people or the head will shake due to pulling the lens too far, resulting in distortion and shaking of the picture. . If you can shoot in front of the leader, try to be as far in front as possible, seize the time and choose a good time.

4. When leading the shooting, Xiaolangyu, I would like to remind everyone not to make some low-level composition mistakes. For example: the microphone covers half of the leader's face when speaking, the horizontal surface of the table is the same as the leader's neck, the leader is smoking or holding a cigarette in his mouth, the venue is filled with smoke, and half the head or half of the hand of the leader next door is also photographed Come out and wait.