Suggestions on learning wedding photography

Nine suggestions for studying overseas wedding photography;

1, use a lens with a suitable focal length of 35mm camera, and the best focal length for taking portraits is a medium-focus lens such as 85~ 135mm. Why? Because the medium focus lens can get a normal perspective portrait within a certain shooting distance. If you take a portrait with a wide-angle lens, the shooting distance is very close, which causes perspective deformation and exaggerates the characteristics of some parts of the subject; If you take a portrait with a telephoto lens, firstly, the shooting distance is relatively long, and secondly, the characteristics of the lens compress the perspective of the subject. In most cases, the medium focus lens can give a good shooting effect. Of course, it is not impossible to shoot with other focal lengths. I'm talking about most occasions here.

2. Eliminating background interference One of the most important elements in portrait shooting is the background, and a good background will not interfere with the appreciation of the subject. There are many ways to deal with the background. You'd better look through the viewfinder before shooting. If the background is not good, if possible, change the place or angle to avoid the bad background. If the conditions do not allow, then it is best to open the aperture of the large lens to reduce the depth of field. Because the background is in Jiao Wai, everything is very vague. Of course, if conditions permit, you can also use artificial background. Background processing is very important. It is necessary to get into the habit of checking the image in the viewfinder before pressing the shutter.

3. posing is the unpleasant purpose of standing stiffly in front of the camera and taking pictures. Try to guide the subject to relax naturally in front of the camera and ask him/her to pose in some unusual positions if necessary.

Communication is the most important thing in interpersonal communication. In the process of communication, many interesting and vivid pictures can be captured, such as children playing and talking. As long as there are two or more occasions, you can seize the opportunity. If the subjects are aware of your existence, they should wait patiently. If they wait a little longer, they will gradually ignore your existence, and then it is possible to capture good photos.

5. Strange light can make the picture vivid, and it can also brighten the eyes of the characters. If natural light permits, try to use natural light; When the natural light is not ideal, you can use auxiliary tools such as flash or reflector to make the picture vivid.

6, pay attention to capture the emergence of many vivid pictures is unexpected, only pay attention at any time to solidify these pictures.

7. Eye contact with the eyes is the window of the soul, and inner activities and personal attitudes can be reflected from the eyes. Try to make the subject's eyes look directly at the camera. The photo is very personal. Viewers can also feel the characteristics and personality of the subject from such photos.

8. Change the composition. Generally, portraits are shot in vertical composition. You can try to shoot with horizontal composition, which can make your shooting style diversified. If you are not familiar with horizontal composition, watch more movies and see how others deal with it in a fixed horizontal picture.

9. Props Adding some props to the picture can make the picture lively, which is necessary for taking pictures of children and can make the characters and the picture more harmonious.

(Excerpt from: Church Wedding Discussion Area)

References: 1 Wang Yongxu 1996 Professional portrait wedding photography * * * Art photos, Taipei: Wang Yongxu 2 Ziqing 2006 wedding photography shows that you can catch him, China Times 3 Chen Xiaoou 2006 takes "wedding industry" as an example to discuss the key success factors of cultural creativity.