How to take good portraits and wedding photos: my experience

First, fully prepare for general portrait and wedding photography before shooting. It is recommended to prepare two cameras, one for main use and one for standby, which will be used in turn. It is best to bring a large index flash; Sufficient spare batteries and spare memory cards. The lens can be a 24-70mm or 28- 105mm zoom lens. Practice basic skills at ordinary times. The correct exposure combination can be determined in one place. See more and think more. Be ready to shoot at any time. Arrive at the expected shooting position in advance, and be aware of it, so as to capture wonderful moments at will. Second, rational use of metering mode, correct exposure rather than accurate exposure. People often like to use the camera's spot metering function, but I seldom use spot metering. In fact, there is no time for you to measure light before focusing and then composing in actual shooting (especially in quick snapshot), so I basically use evaluation measurement, and it needs to adjust the exposure compensation of the scene by experience. The most important way to show details is to expose them correctly. My shooting experience shows that the exposure needs to be reduced when the whole picture is darker than medium gray, and increased when the picture is brighter than medium gray. Like many photography, many times we should try not to overexpose the picture, but sometimes we have to make certain choices. For example, women and children need a little exposure, as long as the skin of the subject is not exposed, the skin of the subject can be whiter. On the contrary, the elderly need accurate exposure or owe a little, which can better show the vicissitudes of skin wrinkles of the elderly. Third, focus accurately and pay attention to the expression of the photographer's eyes. Fourth, instantaneous capture captures a good portrait expression. The most important thing is to capture. Portraits are different from weddings and other photography. Many scenes and human expressions are almost fleeting pictures. Many times you can't even ask the subject to do the same action again. In order to do this well, we should have some foresight Anticipate the action changes of the scene or character being photographed. So as to preset camera parameters. Arrive early to get the best shooting results. Key scenes (such as exchanging diamond rings and drinking glasses of wine). ) You need the continuous shooting function of the camera, so that people's expressions have a greater chance of being photographed. Otherwise, the wedding photos you took for others didn't even take important scenes such as exchanging diamond rings and drinking a few drinks at important wedding celebrations. Didn't you leave a lot of regrets? Fifth, the wedding shooting requires a complete filming of the whole wedding process, leaving no regrets. There are many things that convey the wedding atmosphere, such as the layout of the new house, the rehearsal of the wedding celebration, the makeup of the bride, the pick-up and drop-off of relatives, the photo of the couple and their relatives, the signature of the guests, the whole process of the wedding celebration, the toast of the newlyweds at the wedding banquet and so on. Don't let go of other small scenes besides the bride and groom: it can be a bunch of flowers, the bride's high heels, a diamond ring, happy characters in the new house, knickknacks, couples holding hands and so on. Don't let go of any touching scene. For example, funny tidbits that can show holiday scenes. We can also use other lenses to show the smiling face of the bride's family, the joy of friends, the frolicking of children and the curiosity of onlookers. These pictures are very interesting. Shooting these shots can better set off the festive atmosphere. Increase the integrity of the wedding photo album. Wedding photography is sometimes impossible to be perfect because of the time limit of the venue. Just pay attention to the appropriate foreground, background and beautification composition as much as possible. The most important thing is the whole process of shooting. Grasping the wonderful moment is the last word, paying too much attention to the composition and perfection of the picture. It's easy to miss the best scene. Because the whole celebration can't stop because of you. Sixth, the combination of inspiration and creativity, don't miss any unexpected scenes. Seventh, take wedding photos for people and don't interfere with the people being photographed. We often see that some people always say attention when taking pictures of others, such as 1, 2, 3, etc. So that the characters must have stiff and unnatural facial expressions. I like to shoot. After the subject is probably in place, I will leave it alone and pay attention to the subject's expression. After seeing the satisfied expression, I quietly pressed the shutter. (Dream Lijiang River)