Side light shooting and backlight shooting skills

I'll show you the skills of sidelight shooting and backlight shooting.

] Side light shooting and backlight shooting skills 1. Side light shooting skill

Side light refers to the light coming from the side of the photographed object, which can make the surface of the photographed object show some shadows due to unevenness, so that the light receiving surface and the light and dark surface of the object have obvious performance, which can not only outline the outline of the photographed object, but also reflect the three-dimensional sense. This kind of light is the most expressive, so side light is the most commonly used light when taking pictures. However, when using it, we should pay attention to the proportion of light-receiving surface and dark surface in the picture modeling. Usually, the angle of oblique light is the best. When the direction of light forms an angle of about 45 degrees with the plane of the scene, the light of this angle makes the ratio of the light receiving surface to the dark surface of the object roughly equal, which is more in line with people's visual habits in daily life.

Side light will cast shadows on objects, which will enhance the three-dimensional sense.

] Side light shooting and backlight shooting skills 2. Backlight shooting skill

Backlight refers to the light that shines from the back of the subject. Backlight photography is easy to make the subject become a silhouette, so it is relatively difficult to grasp the exposure. Backlight photography is often not recommended for beginners. However, the artistic effect of backlight is also unique. Backlight can set a moving silhouette light edge on the outer edge of the subject (if it is sunlight, it is Phnom Penh). If handled properly, it can create a unique aesthetic feeling and shoot artistic light and shadow.

It should be noted that the light ratio between foreground and background is too large, which often leads to overexposure or underexposure of background. In order to reduce the light ratio, we must pay attention to fill the foreground with light. You can use a reflector or a flash. If you see someone using a flash when shooting against the light, you should pay full respect to him, because he is an expert and he is narrowing the light ratio between the foreground and the background.

Backlit portraits will illuminate the outline of the characters, but attention should be paid to the front fill light to avoid underexposure.