Shooting skills of exterior model map

What are the practical skills for shooting location model drawings? The following are my collection of shooting skills for your reference only!

Shooting type

Exhibitions and street portraits are not good places and objects for practice. Because there are many people, usually model only takes care of familiar or reporter's shots, and it is difficult for others to take good pictures, let alone let model do some actions to take pictures of you.

Portraits will be better, but some of them are poorly organized, with a large proportion of photographers and models. In addition, the shooting time of each model is very short, usually only half an hour to an hour. Often when you have mastered how to shoot that model, it is the end. There is not much time for you to play. If you are unfortunate enough to be in a group with a portrait master (claiming to be a master) or a model fan, you will have less time to play, or even no time at all.

Private movies are the best learning activities. By controlling the number of people by yourself, you can give full play to your skills and learn to communicate directly with model. It is the most advanced and fastest way, and of course the most expensive way.

light

The first time you take a portrait, you should take it in a place where the light contrast is small. Because there is less light contrast between the background and the main body, the exposure is easier to master, so cloudy days and before dusk are good practice time. Basically, matrix photometry can cope with most occasions. You can concentrate all your energy on your composition.

When shooting, it is best to put a reflector in front of the model, the main purpose is to add eye light to the model's eyes. If there is no reflector, you can use the overhead flash. Using hi-sync mode, you can add eyes to the model's eyes with a large aperture. (In Nikon, hi-sync is called FP mode, and this function is only available for models above D200. )

composition

When many people take portraits, they will fill the whole picture with the subject. This is a composition technique, but if they are used too much, they will be bored and eventually become a bad habit. However, the main reason may be that most DSLR people are thin and dark. In addition, most DSLR have the problem of increasing focal length. When composing a composition, it is natural to enlarge the main body in the center (in fact, it is difficult to shrink it). When focusing is easy, you can write with confidence. There are several ways to solve this problem. One is to switch to full-frame DSLR or some bigger and brighter audience DSLR model. The other is to find a well-lit place to shoot. There is more light, it is convenient to focus, and I have the confidence to relax my sight when composing.

Composition should deviate the subject from the middle, which will be unnatural at first, but it will be natural after reading it. Leave more space outside the subject, especially in front of the model's line of sight. The most basic tic-tac-toe line is the easiest to master.

It is best to make the photos have a sense of distance and layering, and make the photos look more spatial. One of the easiest things for beginners is the depth of field. Beginners should take portraits with a large aperture. It is easy to master, and they will have a greater sense of success. The background is atomized, so just pay attention to the color when composing. Moreover, after the background is atomized, the subject naturally stands out from the photo, the theme is clear, and the background is just a bunch of soft colors. This kind of photo is very popular with women. Unfortunately, most DSLR have the problem of increasing the focal length, and the result of increasing the focal length is that the depth of field increases at the same time Under the general portrait shooting distance (1.5 m to 2 m) and the general portrait viewing angle (50mm to 85mm), using the aperture of f2.8 to 4 is very effective. But in other DSLR, the depth of field has increased by one level, reaching one and a half. To achieve a similar effect, you need to use the aperture from f2 to f2.8 (Canon users can choose to switch to models above 5D. Nikon users can only choose lenses with larger aperture, such as 85mm f 1.8 or 50mm f 1.8. Please note that the large aperture mentioned here refers to the opening of the image to a certain extent. Not just unclear. It needs a very large aperture to complete. Of course, pay attention to the distance between the subject and the background when shooting. If it is too close, even if there is a large aperture, it may not have a melting effect.

Another way to give photos a sense of distance and layering is to use depth of field to increase the scene. For example, use long corridors, long railings, long stairs, fences, etc. These are easy for beginners to master. Looking far and near, there is radiation and focus, and the sense of space naturally appears. Coupled with the large aperture, the distant scenery has become invisible. If there is enough light in the background (for example, leaves are transparent and objects are reflective), then

Writing is actually a reflection of personal style, but beginners should use writing skills more to find out their own personal style.

post production

Post-production can be very complicated. Beginners should first focus on three aspects.

One is the contrast between light and shade of the basic photo. In silhouette shooting, the color temperature problem is usually not a serious problem. (Basically, the automatic white balance of most DSLR is no longer a big problem. If there is a big problem, it is likely that there is something wrong with the camera itself. Everyone has basic training knowledge. I suggest that beginners should pay saturation for the training of contrast and saturation. Pushing contrast and saturation to a higher level will have a good effect. Because most DSLR images are not as layered as film, and they are shot in low contrast, the images will be dull. Increasing the contrast and saturation can erase the gray tone of the photo, and the photo will become clear and gorgeous.

The second is skin treatment and soft focus effect. For beginners, in fact, the side effect of soft focus effect is skin treatment. What beginners do is (1). First, add a layer on the original image. (2) Add a Gaussian blur filter to the new layer and adjust the radius to 4 (3) Use a mask. Erase the blur effect of eyes, ears, nose, eyebrows and some metal objects. (4) Finally, adjust the filling value of the blur layer to make the blur effect look natural and complete, without exaggeration.

The third type is desktop photos. Desktop photos are not photography skills but graphic design, but without good desktop photos, the presentation of works will be seriously affected. Beginners are advised to use simple desktop mounting skills unless the work has a special theme or you are an expert in graphic design.

There is also the problem of color tone, which is difficult for beginners to master.

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