Girl forest's outdoor photography skills

As long as you go to the forest to photograph the girl standing by the big tree, is it called Girl forest? What other shooting conditions should I pay attention to if I want to take a portrait photo of "forest style"? In fact, when shooting a scene like a forest, the sunlight is easily blocked by trees, resulting in a large exposure contrast or underexposure. Here, we will teach you some photography skills, how to use the natural light in the forest to photograph Girl forest in your heart!

Natural light orientation

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so in the outdoor environment like forest, the position of natural light changes with time, which has a great influence on the shooting time. Generally speaking, the sun presents an oblique light source in the morning and afternoon, and the closer it is to noon, the closer it is to the top light source. The influence of the top light source on the portrait is that the contrast is too large, and it is easy to form ugly shadows on the model's face. Players are advised to shoot outdoors in the morning and afternoon to avoid the top light. In the case of top light, forest trees can be skillfully used to disperse the top light source, and can also be used to supplement the light.

In the forest scene, sometimes the light is uneven, so the reflector is used to supplement the light and reduce the contrast between the left and right light. Canon EOS 5d Mark II+EF24-70mm F28LUSM 27mm. Aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/30 seconds, ISO 400, m manual exposure.

The reflector is not used to fill the light, and the light on the dark side of the model is slightly insufficient. Canon EOS 5d Mark II+EF 24-70mm 27mm for F2.8LUSM aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/30 seconds, ISO 400, m manual exposure.

Natural light orientation

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so in the outdoor environment like forest, the position of natural light changes with time, which has a great influence on the shooting time. Generally speaking, the sun presents an oblique light source in the morning and afternoon, and the closer it is to noon, the closer it is to the top light source. The influence of the top light source on the portrait is that the contrast is too large, and it is easy to form ugly shadows on the model's face. Players are advised to shoot outdoors in the morning and afternoon to avoid the top light. In the case of top light, forest trees can be skillfully used to disperse the top light source, and can also be used to supplement the light.

In the forest scene, sometimes the light is uneven, so the reflector is used to supplement the light and reduce the contrast between the left and right light. Canon EOS 5d Mark II+EF24-70mm F28LUSM 27mm. Aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/30 seconds, ISO 400, m manual exposure.

The reflector is not used to fill the light, and the light on the dark side of the model is slightly insufficient. Canon EOS 5d Mark II+EF 24-70mm2.8LUSM 27mm aperture f/5.6, shutter1/30s, ISO 400, m manual exposure.

The reflector can supplement light from different angles by using natural light manually.

Occasionally, there are gaps in the Woods to let the sun shine in, forming a mysterious scene with dead wood.

The top light source and forest environment create a natural spotlight effect. Canon EOS 5D Mark II+Fu Lunda 20mm f3.5slii Aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/250 seconds, ISO 320, m manual exposure.

The model can not only get softer skin, but also compare it with the background color when shooting along the light source. Canon EOS 5d Mark II+EF 24-70mm2.8LUSM 48mm aperture f/5.6, shutter1/80s, ISO 800, m manual exposure.

The reflector can not only fill the face with light, but also create eye light in the model's eyes to make the expression more vivid. Canon EOS 50d+EF 70-200mm F4LISUSM135mm (equivalent to about 2 16mm). Aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/500 seconds, ISO 100, m manual exposure.

Under the strong light source, you can make good use of clothing accessories such as straw hats to slightly weaken the light intensity of the model's face. Canon EOS 5d Mark II+EF70-200mm F4LISUSM121mm. Aperture f/4, shutter1/640s, ISO 200, m manual exposure.

Backlight can create a three-dimensional effect of starting line light, but the front of the model still needs to be filled with reflector to illuminate the face. Canon EOS 50D+EF 70-200mmF4L is USM 12 1mm (equivalent to 193mm or so). Aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/320s, ISO 100, m manual exposure.

It is also an obvious soft light method to ask the model to turn, or to block too much sunlight with her wrist posture. Canon EOS 50d+ef17-40mm f4l USM 32mm (equivalent to about 5 1mm). Aperture f/8, shutter 1/800 seconds, ISO 500, m manual exposure.

Forward and backward lights

Under the oblique natural light source, there are basically two lighting methods: forward lighting and reverse lighting. Smoothing means that the model directly faces the light source. At this time, the light will shine on the front of the model, which has the best light supplement effect and rich colors. Good results can be obtained when it is used with the camera's central focusing or spot metering. When the light source is behind the model, it can create a "head light" effect, but it still cannot fill the light in front of the model. At this time, you can take out the reflector on the front of the model to supplement the light, which not only can smoothly supplement the front light of the model, but also has a quite obvious eye light effect, making the model look more radiant.

When you meet the top light, you can wait for the clouds to fall from the sky and form a natural shadowless cover to soften the light. Canon EOS 50D+EF 70-200mm F4LIS USM 70mm (equivalent to 1 12mm or so). Aperture f/4, shutter1100 seconds, ISO 320, m manual exposure.