Indoor shooting products (still life) lighting with constant light or flash? What is the difference?

According to the discipline, environment and other factors, comprehensive selection.

When shooting still life indoors, the brightness of the light source is good, or use a tripod, pay-off, etc. , evenly fill the light, and correctly adjust the color temperature (white balance is set on the camera), you can shoot with constant light;

If the still life is large, the ordinary light source can't cover it completely or the brightness is insufficient, it is recommended to use a flash lamp, and it is best to use a multi-lamp combination to eliminate the shadow, and install a soft light cover for each lamp to make the light disperse evenly.

1, the advantage of always-on lamp is that what you see is what you get, the light is generally soft to scatter, and the color temperature is low (yellowish) and it feels warm; Disadvantages are low brightness, long exposure time and easy jitter.

2. The main advantage of flash is high brightness, which can prevent camera shake; However, the light concentration is high (usually a little explosive), the color temperature is high (blue), and the effect is difficult to predict (or it is difficult to measure light manually). ).

3. As for the soft box, look at the specific needs. Because the soft mask is used to ensure uniform exposure. Generally speaking, product shooting is to let people clearly see the performance of the product, so it is more reasonable to use soft mask. If you just want to create a "hard" feeling, such as the formation of shadows and obvious local brightness contrast, you don't need to use soft masks.

Extended data:

Shooting a still object is a modeling behavior, and lighting is the key to make the shaped image more expressive.

When taking pictures, we must face countless unpredictable external environmental factors, such as lighting, layout, clear range, shooting time and so on. And taking photos of goods in an indoor environment can completely eliminate these effects.

Characteristics of five lighting modes in indoor still life shooting;

1. Light distribution on both sides of the front: This is the most commonly used light distribution method in indoor still life shooting. The light projected from the front is fully balanced, the object is fully displayed, and there is no dark angle.

2. 45-degree angle light distribution on both sides: the top of the object is illuminated, but the front is not completely illuminated, which is suitable for shooting small commodities with flat appearance, and is not suitable for shooting objects with strong three-dimensional sense and a certain height.

3. Uneven light distribution at a 45-degree angle: there is a serious shadow on one side of the object, and the projection at the bottom is also deep, so many details on the surface of the object cannot be presented. At the same time, because the ambient light is reduced, the shooting difficulty is increased.

4. Cross lighting before and after: Lighting from the back of the object can show the layering of the surface. If there is a difference between light and shade on both sides, it can show the layering of the object and keep all the details, which is better than simply turning off the lights on one side.

5, rear lighting: lighting from the back, the front of the item because there is no light, the shadow is large, you can not see the whole picture of the item.

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