Problems and solutions of wedding natural light shooting

Problems and solutions of wedding natural light shooting

Although natural light shooting has many advantages, you will find that some natural light conditions are not as ideal as expected in actual operation. Next, we will introduce some specific treatment methods in detail.

1. Silhouette and semi-silhouette pictures

When shooting a wedding, we often encounter the situation that there is a great contrast between indoor and outdoor light and we have to shoot against the light. At this time, we might as well treat the main characters as silhouettes or semi-silhouettes, which can not only increase the artistic effect and imagination of the picture, but also highlight and strengthen the main elements. The most common shooting locations are at the door and in front of the window, so attention should be paid to the selection of metering points.

2. The sense of interest brought by shadows.

When the ambient light is not ideal or too dull, you can try to use some shooting techniques to increase the interest and artistic sense of the picture. It is one of the most effective methods to seek the reflecting surface and create the symmetrical mirror effect. The bright wardrobe, glass desktop, polished metal surface and marble floor in the room can all be used as reflective elements for creation.

3. Form a frame composition through shadows.

Frame structure is the most commonly used composition technique for photographers, which can effectively distinguish the picture, form a sense of rhythm or play a role in guiding the line of sight. When the light of the scene is not good, I like to use frame composition to create a sense of visual interest, balance the contrast of the picture and highlight the main body.

4. Clever use of mirror juxtaposition space

In the early communication, I will tell the newcomers to prepare a movable mirror, in fact, in order to take some interesting pictures. Mirror elements now seem to have become the prescribed action of wedding photography. As long as you pay attention, you will find that every photographer will have a lot of works created by mirrors. Although the technique is changeable, there is only one core principle, that is, the visual freshness brought by the juxtaposition of space.

5. Use color temperature difference to form color contrast.

Observing and analyzing the color temperature of different light sources at any time is a basic skill of photographers. Besides paying attention to people's emotions and the shapes of things, it is also important to analyze the various qualities of light. Especially when the indoor lighting situation is complicated, it is necessary to skillfully combine the lighting in the environment with the sunlight coming in through the window, and control their proportion and presentation form, so that the light in the picture will not appear messy.

6. Use lighting to simulate natural light

Although we advocate that in documentary wedding photography, try not to use flash to destroy the original environmental atmosphere. But when the above methods are ineffective, we should pay attention to the following principles-the use of flash should be combined with natural light, follow the laws of natural light, and be integrated with natural light. Next, let's take a look at the shooting case of simulating outdoor sunshine with a flash.

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