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Techniques of indoor portrait photography in winter

How can I take a good portrait of the environment? As we all know, environmental portrait photography is not only a simple portrait photography, but also needs environmental contrast to show the relationship between people and their surroundings. The following are the indoor portrait photography techniques I have compiled for you in winter. Welcome to refer to them ~

Tips for indoor portraits in winter: the choice of perspective

Indoor shooting is not like outdoor shooting. Models can be concave at will, and they can try sitting, lying and lying down, which increases the richness of composition.

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This photo is taken from a prone position. After lying down, most models' expressions will be more relaxed, which is beneficial for photographers to capture emotions. Open the aperture and focus on the human face, so that the human face has a delicate performance. At the same time, with some small ornaments, it enriches the picture and creates a lively feeling of the girl next door.

This photo is also for the model to lie down. I chose Parallel perspective, which can close the distance between the picture and the viewer. The model seems to be a girl who just woke up, looking at you gently. At the same time, with fluffy blankets and a picture album of a girl's heart as the foreground, and a lovely ball-head shape, the image of the girl next door will be immediately displayed.

Tips for indoor portraits in winter 2: the use of natural light

Natural light is the most ideal light source for photography, and so is portrait photography. When shooting indoor portraits, windows are the most effective place to use natural light. But on a sunny day like above, the brightness of the window light source is always high, and direct sunlight may leave too many shadows on the face. At this time, the model can sit sideways in front of the window to avoid direct light. At the same time, shielding with hands can not only shield some strong light, but also reflect the femininity of female hand movements.

The above picture is also proper natural light, and even the reflector is useless. Does the lace-like shadow of the sun shining on the model through the curtains arouse your retro girl's heart?

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Of course, natural light is not always a warm painting style. If properly controlled, the picture will be bright or dark, and you can get the feeling you want. Like this picture, the background is cold, so we might as well make clever use of this dark environment, but put the person's face by the window and face the window with the whole face. The window light source can minimize the shadow on the face, and has a strong lighting effects on the face, which makes people look whiter.

Tips for Indoor Portrait in Winter 3: Local Depiction

Local characterization of characters focuses on rendering the theme atmosphere and emotions, which can stimulate the imagination of viewers. It tests the photographer's ability to capture details.

The photographer is the director of a film. In this photo, the model's chin is slightly raised and the flowers guide her eyes to her lips. The faint lips seem to whisper the girl's unique worries, bringing infinite reverie to the viewer and pulling her into the distance between the picture and the viewer. At the same time, the light blue sweater and light white flowers also highlight the freshness of the picture.

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When it comes to the description of details, there are always some common details in life that can bring people different surprises. Like this picture, ears or the back of the neck are very easy to be ignored, but do you think they also reflect a different femininity?

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Eyes are the windows of the soul, and beautiful eyes full of affection can always catch people's sight quickly. Focusing on human eyes, clear eyes are like a clear spring, giving people unlimited imagination. In addition, I used the late popular circular composition, eyes and snooping to give the picture a new artistic conception.

Tips for indoor portraits in winter 4: the use of light spots

The use of light spots can add hazy aesthetic feeling to photos, and also bring a pleasant feeling to people. Usually, we are used to considering the effect of large aperture blurring the background and ignoring the effect of the foreground. If we let the foreground also form a bright spot, it may be more charming.