How to take pictures in indoor simulated sunlight

It is ideal to shoot objects in natural light, but if you miss the best shooting opportunity, you can still imitate the sunlight. The following is my knowledge about how to take pictures in indoor simulated sunlight. Welcome to reading.

Preparation materials:

1/ light source

Because photographers can shoot movies, they have Yongnuo YN300-II camera lights and can adjust the color temperature. If not, you can use IKEA lamps.

2/ White cloth

It is impossible to have natural light with artificial light, so you need to prepare a cloth to soften the light. The size of the cloth prepared by the photographer himself is1.5x2m. ..

3/ tripod

Because the light is not strong, it is best to use a tripod to assist.

4/ Imitate the pattern of the window frame

Just cover it with paper, because the light source will not cast a very real shadow when it is far away, so you can cut it at will.

Photographers say that this method is limited to still life photography, because it takes a long exposure time if shooting indoors. Of course, you can push the ISO higher, but the picture quality will be obviously reduced.

Start shooting

First place the scene and put a white cloth between the lamp and the object.

It is more convenient to do white balance after shooting with RAW. The aperture is set at about f/4.5-5.6, and the exposure time needs to be tested by itself due to different environments, which is about 0.3-2s. The shooting results are as follows:

After correcting the white balance:

Add props

Add an ordinary paper tray or just a paper cover to enhance the three-dimensional effect. Try different angles, tilt the point and move it until you get a natural effect.

The following are the effects of using IKEA lamps. Although it is a yellow light, there is no problem to correct the white balance in LR.

Shoot the finished product:

Other demos: