Photographers teach you how to take fresh family photos of Japan.

People who love photography may have taken many beautiful photos of others, but have you seen any photos of your family when you open the photo album? Because we have lived together day and night since childhood, although we are obviously familiar with each other, most people will unconsciously show shy expressions when they see their families taking pictures of themselves with cameras. Photographer Yu Jie will share with you the process and skills of taking a family photo this time! In recent years, more and more people have taken part in portrait photography. On weekends and holidays, photographers and models can often meet to take pictures on campus and in cafes, or a group of friends can travel together with cameras and record together. Every time I see this scene on the road, I think they make this city very lovely. For the author, portrait photography is one of the subjects that can best express the photographer's personal characteristics. Every photographer will express his own style and preferences in his own unique way. Especially in this era of advanced digital post-production technology, the styles of photos are often divided into many different factions, and even the names of famous photographers are used as faction names because of their highly recognizable characteristics. But in fact, those are the conclusions made by others through imitation and subjective consciousness, and there is no standard or even no standard. Everyone can always try their best to imitate, because in the end you will find your own picture. ▲ The most common object in the author's portrait belongs to the family. The author likes to capture fragments of life, such as photos taken during a leisurely walk. Although there is no idea, it gives people a very relaxed and comfortable feeling. I have never participated in general outdoor photography activities. I may have eaten snacks and groceries for a long time and I am not used to the crowded situation. When I opened the photo album, I found that there were few portrait photos. However, I like visiting Japanese websites and reading photos in Japanese magazines, so I also saw many portraits that I think are great. Compared with portraits with changeable photography angles and more thoughtful postures, I prefer a sense of simplicity closer to life. I like my family or friends simply standing in front of the scenery, without worrying about what angle to shoot and what posture to pose. And every time it is shot with the same composition, there will be different scenic spots after a long time. But of course, a series of photos with the same composition can also be replaced by the same scenic spot with different themes. When photos have a series of themes, the feelings they originally wanted to convey to people will be stronger, and people will always want to see them. Because there are no models to shoot, I often shoot my family, and because I am not a professional model, I often capture their silly and lovely looks. There are several amateur photographers in Japan who like to take pictures of their families and record their children's growth. Hideaki Hamada, who is also famous in Taiwanese photography circle, also has his good friends, who are a group of users of Pentax 67. The photos they took are very natural and exude real life colors, because the subjects are their children, and every move, scene and thing exudes innocence. ▲ Try to record the most ordinary life of yourself and your family. Looking back, you will get the most beautiful treasure in the world. I like simple and fresh photos, not just the background. Once I wanted to take pictures of my family at home, but it was difficult to find a clean and beautiful scene because there were too many sundries at home, so I simply tried to use the white wall as the shooting set and imagine myself in the studio, but because of the limitation of space and focal length (50mm), the half-length photo was already the limit of composition. At first, I wanted to try to shoot like this because I saw a series of photos of "100 children" taken by a Japanese photographer "Cross Wave Show". The children in the photo are standing in front of a monochrome background, wearing lovely primary school uniforms and carrying fruits on their shoulders. I can't help but love a series of photos with the same composition. The shooting of this series focuses on improving the performance of the overall atmosphere. I started shooting with natural light at nine o'clock. I want to avoid shadows and make the whole picture brighter. I'm afraid it can't be achieved by natural light alone, but it still depends on the post-production system to improve the overall brightness. One of the biggest advantages of using white walls is that it is easy to create an atmosphere by using color temperature, and it can be adjusted according to the season. No matter the freshness in spring and summer or the warm atmosphere in autumn and winter, the white wall has helped the author a lot. Every time I buy new clothes, I will record it like this, and then make the background show different colors to match different colors of clothes through post-production. It's really a bit like taking pictures of Muji in the studio. Although it is a bit difficult, it actually works well. This simple picture with a lot of blank space is very suitable for processing and designing print advertisements.