How to shoot portraits in poor light?

Many people have uneven light distribution when shooting portraits, so the lines are smooth or sideways, so that people can have relatively sufficient light on their faces. Of course, there is a simpler way to directly use flash bombs to increase the light, but sometimes the flash will destroy the atmosphere at the scene, and there is also a chance to make the subject look very flat. Especially when using the built-in flash of the camera, the direct light source makes the subject look layered and lighting effects is unnatural. If you want to shoot a good portrait in poor light, you really need to use your brain. Here, the best photography school teacher in Hefei shares how to continue shooting in low light. 1. Increasing the sensitivity (ISO) One of the advantages of digital photography is that digital cameras can adjust the sensitivity at any time. On the contrary, each tube of film has only a single sensitivity. When the sensitivity is higher, the camera will be more sensitive to light, and photographers can shoot clear images in low light. However, when shooting with high sensitivity (ISO 8/16 or higher), there will be obvious noise in the image, and the photographer may need to reduce the noise in the post-processing. Second, automatic sensitivity function (Auto ISO) Some digital cameras provide automatic sensitivity function, allowing photographers to set the camera sensitivity upper limit and the slowest shutter speed, so that the camera can automatically adjust the sensitivity within the set range, which is convenient for photographers to concentrate on adjusting the aperture and shutter to control image exposure. If the photographer's camera is equipped with this function, you may wish to use it more. Third, use a large aperture. In addition to increasing the sensitivity, photographers can also use a large aperture to increase the amount of light entering the lens (such as f/1.8 or more), so that the camera can shoot at a higher speed shutter to obtain a clear and stable image (the shutter needs to be faster than the "safety shutter"), but pay attention to the control of the depth of field, because the depth of field of the image with a large aperture will be shallow. Fourth, shooting RAW plus post-processing If the scene environment is too dark, and the shutter speed can't be increased to shoot with a hand-held camera, it is recommended that the photographer try to increase the shutter value (reduce the image exposure) and use software to increase the image exposure during post-processing (the RAW file is usually adjustable by /-2EV). Because the RAW file can retain more image details, it is convenient to repair the details in post-processing. It is suggested that photographers choose to shoot the RAW file together when shooting. 5. Rely on the surroundings to stabilize your body in low light. A tripod is of course an essential equipment. However, if a photographer must hold a camera to shoot, he can try to rely on stable objects such as railings, walls and stone pillars to stabilize his body. In addition, the photographer should also press the shutter half first to focus, and hold his breath when the shutter is fully pressed, so as to reduce the vibration of the body.