How to shoot a soft backlit girl

Lead: Backlight shooting has always been the pursuit of some photographers. The contour light produced by backlight shooting can outline the object, so as to separate from the background and further shape it. Forming bright lines on the edge of the object shape can render the atmosphere to be expressed, enrich and enliven the picture, female photographer? Ying Xing is an expert in backlighting. Let's see how she takes portraits against the light. I believe her sharing will be helpful to your shooting. Come and have a look with me!

How to shoot a soft girl in backlight? 1. What kind of visual feeling does backlit portrait work give people?

Through the superposition of light, a rich sense of hierarchy is created, which makes some background pictures overexposed and faded, and highlights the subject more. Photos taken in reverse light will appear more transparent.

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Second, the shooting time

The best season for indoor backlight shooting is winter, which is the season with the lowest solar altitude angle. It is easier to arrange the light source in the same line with the subject and photographer, so as to better interpret backlight. Because the lower the position of the solar arc, the better the backlight effect, which is feasible indoors and outdoors.

In fact, in some cases, it is also possible to shoot good backlit works near noon in summer. In general, I will choose more elevation angles and leave more space above the screen? To whom? Shoot in the sun.

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When shooting, because the height angle of the sun is relatively high, it is always necessary to squat down and shoot, or leave more white space above the subject. If you don't like the sky with white hair on it, you can choose to shoot under the tree. It is also good to have some transparent green leaves in the picture when composing. The same composition is also very suitable for yellow leaves or red leaves in late autumn!

In addition, when the sun is close to the horizon in the morning or evening, it is very suitable for shooting backlight. At this time, the height angle of the sun is very low, which is very suitable for creating backlit photos.

The best season for indoor backlight shooting is winter, which is the season with the lowest solar altitude angle. It is easier to arrange the light source in the same line with the subject and photographer, so as to better interpret backlight.

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When shooting in summer, you always need to squat down and shoot, or leave more white space above the subject. If you don't like the sky with white hair on it, you can choose to shoot under the tree. It is also good to put some bright green leaves illuminated by the sun in the box on the picture when composing. The same composition is also very suitable for yellow leaves or red leaves in late autumn!

In addition, it is also the best choice before sunset and when the sun just rises in the evening.

Third, how to mobilize the model to achieve the desired effect when shooting.

I carefully recall the girls I photographed in the past. In fact, most of them don't have much language communication during the shooting process. Because backlighting requires precise angles of the photographer, the subject and the light source, there are few big movements, most of which are nodding up and chin down? Wait, adjust it a little.

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5. What special attention should be paid to the makeup, clothing and shooting path of the model?

I prefer nude makeup models and simple hairstyles, especially light yellow hair or brown hair, which is my favorite. At this time, my hair will be hazy in the backlight.

Photographer OS: I like my girl's loose hair, or I should wear a ponytail even if I comb it. It's windy Blow it! Beautiful! There is not much demand for clothes. I think backlight is very suitable for the popular small fresh series, so it goes without saying that clothes are made of cotton and linen, small lace and lace.

Fourth, the choice of camera and lens in backlight environment

Most SLR cameras are competent for backlight shooting, and I use Canon 5D2 and 60D more. The lenses are mainly 24-70, 50- 1.4, and sometimes 8- 15, 17-40 are used to shoot interesting fisheye and wide-angle pictures.

Five, metering and camera settings

The measurement method can be point measurement.

Directly measure the light of the subject. In order to ensure that the subject can get the most correct exposure value, some cameras without spot metering mode can shorten the distance or lengthen the focal length, so that the subject can occupy the whole picture and shoot in manual mode, and then re-compose.

Six, exposure and photometry methods

Refer to the above picture.

Seven, how to deal with white balance?

In fact, regarding the treatment of white balance, we all make corresponding adjustments according to the specific situation when shooting, and there is nothing special.

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Eight, about reflective equipment

If it is best to have a reflector, sometimes there is no suitable reflector, you can use white sheets at home. If you take a close-up, you can find a book to open the inside page for local reflection.

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Nine, the use of UV mirror

When shooting a backlit movie, if you add a UV mirror in front of the camera, it will be easier to produce contrast. Naked? A more obvious spot (halo) on the head. This aspect can be loaded and unloaded according to your own preferences.

Personally, I like films with big spots, so I mostly shoot them with uv.

Ten, tips:

Usually, when we hear the backlight, most of us think of the sun, but in fact, any light source can be used as the backlight. For example, the illuminance value of the sun is obviously reduced before sunset 10 minutes, or the desk lamp in the room, the car light on the road at night, etc.

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In fact, a window that can be exposed to direct sunlight is the best choice. Is it recommended to close? Tulle curtains? It is best to use a white gauze curtain, which will not affect the normal imaging of skin color. Usually when shooting directly at the bedside, the light ratio will be too large. Can I use a built-in SLR camera? Photo Style-Portrait-Detail Adjustment-Contrast? Reduce the contrast to adjust.

Or use a reflector or flash to disperse the light. It must be noted here that the intensity of distributed light cannot exceed the intensity of backlight, otherwise it is not backlight.