Do you know about indoor children's photography skills?

(1) Pay attention to the change of light.

Indoor natural light will change obviously with the change of sun position, especially in rooms with windows facing east, south and west. Indoor brightness often varies several times or even ten times from day to day. Therefore, in children's photography, unlike outdoor, the weather can be simply divided into sunny days, cloudy days and cloudy days, and the amount of light should be adjusted from time to time according to the sunlight entering the house.

(2) Pay attention to the surrounding environment

When we take pictures with natural light, there are many factors that affect the brightness of indoor light, such as the height of the room, the depth of the wall, the color of the furniture, the size of the window, the width of the scenery outside the window, and so on. , will directly affect the exposure.

(3) pay attention to adjust the contrast between light and shade

Because the brightness of indoor natural light is much weaker than that of outdoor natural light, its reflection is weaker. This situation will cause the contrast between the baby's light-receiving part and the dark part to be particularly strong. If it is not corrected, the quality of photos will be affected when the contrast exceeds the tolerance of photosensitive film.

(4) Pay attention to the orientation of the window.

Children's photography is not always suitable for taking pictures, especially in direct sunlight. Because its light quality is too hard and brightness is too strong, it is difficult to cause good lighting effect. Therefore, when using the natural light outside the window, it is best to choose the window facing north, because the natural light coming from this direction is always the soft reflection of the sky, with soft light quality and small brightness change. If there is no window facing north at the shooting scene, only other directions, then you must wait for shooting when there is no direct sunlight.

(5) Pay attention to the angle between the face and the window light.

We can think of the window as a huge lamp, and children receive different effects from different angles. For example, the child is in the center of the window. Facing the window, his forehead, nose, cheekbones and chin are exposed to white light and look very prominent. No matter what background, the outline can be clearly set off. When the light shines from the side, the lines on the child's cheeks are obvious and will produce shadows. Lateral light energy produces the maximum stereoscopic effect. In any case, don't let the child turn his back to the window, lest the child's face turn black due to insufficient exposure.

(6) Pay attention to the use of auxiliary lights

Children's Photography When children are near the window, the received light will be very strong relative to the ambient light, so auxiliary light should be used appropriately. There are many forms of auxiliary light, and the most ready-made way is to use the reflected light from indoor walls. If the small wall of the shooting room is light in color, as long as the children are arranged to choose the right standing posture, the ideal effect can be obtained. If there are windows on other walls of the house, the light transmitted from that window can also be used as auxiliary light. But the brightness must be controlled by pulling curtains, and the light must not be the same as the main light. In addition, it is also an effective method to make reflector with white cardboard and adjust the position of reflector as auxiliary light, but if this method is used too much, it will lose the characteristics of natural light.

(7) Pay attention to color cast.

Some problems that don't need attention in outdoor photography will have an impact indoors. For example, the place near the window is a red brick wall, and the indoor light will be red where the sun shines; There are gardens and tall trees outside the window, and the light will be green; If the window faces the blue sky, it may be blue. This color cast will affect the skin color of the subject, so be careful.

Finally, it is necessary to emphasize the role of reflector. The use of reflective plates or other reflective materials can guide light to where it is needed. The reflector can reflect light as needed, move closer or farther, and adjust the angle to get the appropriate amount of light. It is also possible to use materials with different qualities to reflect light with different qualities. White cardboard is commonly used, and walls, white sheets and white newspapers are also acceptable. A large open book can also be a good reflector. The two mirrors can reflect strong light, which can be used as eye protection lamps and can also illuminate dark corners; As a reflector, golden objects can increase the charm of children's skin color and look radiant. Even black cardboard can be photographed.

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