How to shoot a good portrait in natural light?

There are many advantages to shooting with natural light. According to a survey conducted by a photography website, viewers prefer photos taken in natural light, which may be the instinctive reaction of people who have lived in natural light for a long time. In addition, compared with flash lighting, natural light is more intuitive in application, less restricted by the venue and lower in shooting cost.

This is especially important when taking pictures of children. At this time, they are relaxed and happy. If you use too much, you can't do this. Even if natural light is used, if the light is reflected around by something like a reflector, the reflector will bring some restrictions to the position of the subject. You will find that children's activities need to be limited to a certain range, which leads to children losing their freedom of action.

When filming young children, such as toddlers, it often becomes the second problem, and it is also found that if the expression is particularly good, it is not a problem.

Sometimes only 35 mm automatic snapshot is used, and the main feature of the photos taken for children is that the whole body shines. Parents think the photos look good.

The film used to shoot this kind of works should have a fast enough photosensitive speed, choose the shutter speed of freeze-frame action, and at the same time obtain high-quality results.

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The most satisfying way to deal with bright sunshine is to choose the shooting location in the shade with a roof. Let the subject be in a place where the light is naturally filtered, such as a porch or a big tree, so that the light on the subject's face will become softer, but it will remain clear and bright because of the reflection of sunlight.