What metering mode is used for group photos? How to choose the metering point?

Because there are many people taking group photos, it is necessary to ensure everyone's clarity, so there are several ways to take them:

Manual:

1。 First of all, instruct everyone to stand in a 3: 2 picture ratio. If the conditions are limited, you can stand in a ratio of 4: 2 to facilitate later printing.

2。 Rows of characters should be as close as possible, which can reduce the distance before and after and facilitate unified focus.

3。 Using a 50 mm lens, if the environmental conditions are limited, it can be reduced to 35 mm to reduce the deformation of edge characters.

4。 Manual focusing mode is adopted to ensure accurate focusing. If there are more than three rows of people standing, choose the second row to focus, so that the front and rear figures are within the focus range as much as possible.

5。 Use F8- 1 1 aperture to deepen the depth of field and ensure the clarity of people in front and back rows.

There are no automatic concepts such as metering mode and metering point under manual focusing and manual focusing, and all operations are decided manually.

Automatic:

You can choose spot metering or central focusing metering mode, and try to focus on the second row or near the front row. Adjust the camera to landscape mode or landscape gear so that the camera will focus on small aperture exposure. Try to shoot in a well-lit environment, so that the camera can automatically increase the shutter speed and avoid dynamic blur. Either way, it is recommended to shoot with a tripod to ensure the success rate of the film.

Extended data:

Character shooting skills:

1) Full body photo:

Taking a full-body photo of a character is to present the whole body of the character on the screen. According to the posture of the characters, full-body photos can be divided into standing posture and sitting posture.

1, standing posture

If people adopt a standing posture, the proportion of their photos will become smaller, and background processing becomes very important. Especially when choosing a background, novices should try to consider some simple dark backgrounds, which usually makes it easier to highlight people.

2. Sitting posture

If you are taking a full-length photo of the figure sitting, you can ask the model to pose with his legs bent and his knees hugged. Compared with frontal shooting, side shooting can make the waist of the model look slimmer and highlight the beauty of the lines of the model. When taking a full-length photo, the placement of feet can also bring changes to the picture. Basically, the center of gravity should only be placed on one foot to avoid both feet exerting force together.

2) bust photo:

Shooting a bust refers to shooting the thighs or upper thighs of a character, including thighs, waist, hands, chest and head. Half-length photos can be divided into half-length photos and upper-body photos. Most full-length photos generally include the part above the legs of the characters, and upper-body photos include the part above the waist of the characters.

Because the upper body photos and bust photos can make the characters completely occupy most of the positions in the photos, they can also reserve a part of space to explain the background of the characters. Just like a special portrait, we should pay special attention to the expression when shooting a bust. A good expression can fully show the emotional world of the character.