The Fifth Light Distribution in Still Life Photography

Lead: Still life photography, as opposed to figure photography and landscape photography, takes inanimate objects (such as fish and shrimps coming ashore, picked melons and fruits, etc.) as the performance object. Mostly handicrafts, fruits, vegetables and flowers. On the basis of reality, through organization and arrangement, the composition, light, tone and color are artistically treated to accurately reflect the texture and three-dimensional sense of the subject.

First, the front lights (also known as? Guang Shun? )

The photographer's back is facing the light source, that is, the light coming from the back of the camera, which is also called smooth light. Because all parts of the subject are bathed in direct light, and the part facing the camera is full of light, the result is an image that lacks tone levels. It may not look good to pat your face with positive light, especially with high positive light.

Second, the main light+auxiliary light

Auxiliary light is a kind of light that supplements other surfaces of the subject that cannot be illuminated by light to make up for the lack of illumination and play an auxiliary role. It must be used in conjunction with the main light, so it is also called auxiliary light. Generally, auxiliary light is used to balance the brightness difference between the bright and dark sides of the subject, reflect more shadow details, and adjust the light ratio (illumination contrast) of the picture.

In the use of auxiliary light, it should be clear that the intensity of auxiliary light is less than the intensity of main light, otherwise it will lead to the effect of usurping the role of the master and easily appear obvious auxiliary light projection on the subject, that is? Clip the light? Phenomenon.

Third, the dome light

The top light, that is, the light from the top of the subject, forms a vertical angle of about 90 degrees with the scene and camera. Use silver reflector or strongpoint to change the front light into auxiliary light, and the inappropriate situation will disappear immediately. It is the most unsuitable light for portraits.

Fourth, sidelight

Side light, that is, light from the left or right side of the scene, forms a horizontal angle of about 90 degrees with the scene and the camera. This kind of light can produce obvious and strong contrast. The shadow is slender and expressive, the surface structure is very obvious, and every tiny bump produces obvious shadow. Using sidelight photography can create a strong modeling effect.

Fifth, the backlight.

One kind of backlight is because the subject is just between the light source and the camera, which easily leads to underexposure of the subject. Generally speaking, photographers should try to avoid shooting objects in the case of backlight, but sometimes the special effect produced by backlight can also be regarded as an artistic photography technique.

Although backlight conditions increase the difficulty of photography, backlight conditions can sometimes be used for some artistic creation. Skilled photographers often use backlighting to achieve some unusual visual effects, such as backlighting, especially good at vividly showing the outline of objects.