How to shoot the beauty of perfume

The smell of women, perfume photography is both difficult and interesting. It is necessary to show the texture of the bottle itself and increase its high-end charm; At the same time, we should be creative and enhance the charm of perfume.

First, composition

The composition of a photo is obvious from the beginning. How to embody the hierarchical relationship, picture balance and color matching in the works directly affects the visibility of photos. There should be many creative breakthroughs in composition. For some perfumes with special shapes, we should try our best to shoot from the angle that can reflect our own characteristics. The use of Canon 5D Mark III with EF 24-70/2.8L II USM+EF 70-200/2.8L II USM further increases the convenience and professionalism of shooting.

Second, change the shooting angle to break the rigidity of the picture.

If you feel that it is too boring to shoot perfume from the front, you can also try to shoot it from another angle and try to show the perfume from the side, top and bottom.

Third, the choice of background.

We usually use black or white background for perfume. Perfume photographed on a black background gives people a feeling of mysterious temptation, while white gives people a feeling of cleanliness and freshness. Of course, the photographer can also choose the color of the background according to the color of the product, thus enriching the color of the picture.

Fourth, the use of scenery.

Single-handedly spraying perfume is straightforward and concise, but it is also suspected of simplification. At this time, shooting with other tools and choosing some beautiful scenery can enhance the style of the product and make the picture interesting. With the help of props, the product is more attractive and the picture is more balanced. For example, there is an equal sign between beauty and perfume, which is charming and mellow.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) lighting equipment

Light is very important in perfume photography. When shooting, the softness of light should be determined according to the nature of the subject-whether it is reflective, shape and material, whether the light is drawn far or close, whether it is weak on one side or balanced on both sides, all of which need to be considered!

Because perfume bottles are mostly made of transparent glass, the biggest feature of this material is light transmittance, so try to control the exposure when shooting to reflect its permeability. Generally, strong light is used for lighting, and the back backlight lighting is mainly used to make the lighting light pass through the container. The focus of shooting is to show the crystal clear texture of perfume bottles. For translucent perfume bottles, we should make full use of indirect lighting and light reflection.

If you use a white background to shoot perfume, you can put lights on both sides of the perfume bottle, and use soft boxes for the lights to make the light soft and avoid ghosting caused by direct light. Because the background is white, the illumination light reflected by the background will pass through the perfume bottle and reflect the color in the bottle; If a dark background is used and there is no illumination light passing through the container, the goods will be dark. At this time, we can make our own reflected light. According to the size of the perfume bottle, we can erect a small white reflector behind it, which will reflect the illumination light and make it pass through the perfume bottle.

If possible, you can add a bottom light or a top light to shoot, and the effect will be better.

Tips: There is a detail that needs special attention when lighting. If you are shooting a perfume with a transparent bottle body and a dark bottle cap, if there is not enough light to illuminate the dark bottle cap, it is easy to have the problem of normal exposure of the bottle body and insufficient exposure of the bottle cap, that is, the bottle cap turns black. At this time, try to let the light shine on the bottle cap.

Step 6 go outdoors

Generally, we usually shoot perfume in the indoor studio, but you might as well take the perfume outdoors and enjoy the fragrance of perfume in the fresh nature, so that it can be integrated with nature.

Seven, tripod

When shooting, sometimes because the shutter speed is slow, it is necessary to cooperate with a tripod or put the camera on the platform. In short, it is very important to maintain a stable shooting speed, because when the shutter speed of the camera is lower than 1/60 seconds, the hand will shake and the image will be blurred. Canon EF 50/ 1.2 L USM standard fixed-focus L lens, large aperture and increased exposure latitude.

Eight, start late

In the digital age, the application of late technology makes our imagination more unconstrained, so does perfume photography. The integration of some special effects further enhances the characteristics of perfume.

Perfume photography, seemingly simple, is not easy, but with more practice, I believe you will also become a "master of fragrance"!

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