Lighting skills of indoor commercial photography

Lighting skills of indoor commercial photography

Fixed-angle photometry of viewing hue

Usually photographers need to come to the scene to see the design of the overall environment (turn on all the lights), from the whole to the part, taking into account the ceiling, floor and furnishings, and then observe from the opposite angle, so as to determine the scene and composition angle. At the same time, we should also check the light ratio and contrast of the whole environment and local light to determine whether it is necessary to make up the light, what kind of light source is used to make up the light, and whether the lighting equipment will. Wear a gang? . Even some photographers will use exposure meters to measure the illumination of different scenes and make accurate exposure calculations.

In addition, we should also pay attention to whether there are different color temperature mixtures of light sources in different scenes, and the influence of surrounding light on brightness and color temperature in this scene, so as to determine whether the supplementary light is soft light or strong light, low illumination or high illumination.

Generally speaking, the focus of field investigation is to conceive whether the whole set of photos can express the design style of the environment, how to control the contrast and what style to use in post-processing.

Determine the fill light equipment

All kinds of lamps and accessories are needed when using lamps to fill the light in the early shooting. Generally, there are flashlights, high-power continuous light sources, lamp holders with different heights, standard reflector and supporting honeycomb panels, beam tubes and supporting small honeycomb panels, soft boxes (large and small) or reflective umbrellas, warm color filters, four-leaf shutters and so on. Among them, the lamp holder should be large and medium-sized, with a height of more than 3 meters, using a universal clip. Soft box can be configured 150? 80 cm and 80? 60 cm two sizes, depending on the number of lamps and lanterns.

Filling technology of different scenes

When shooting in indoor lighting environment, the lighting skills of different scenes are slightly different. For example, when shooting the whole lobby or hotel lobby, if the contrast is too large, different exposure value will often be shot in the same position, and then superimposed into a mask later? Manual HDR? Way.

If the hall or lobby is deep and the distance is too dark, it is necessary to use lights to illuminate the dark environment or display items, and only part of the environment or display items will be superimposed during post-production. Wear a gang? Auxiliary equipment and lighting equipment are not included.

When shooting the mid-scene, it is necessary to use a variety of lighting equipment when the light contrast of the scene is large. For example, if there is no ceiling in the composition, you can erect 1-3 flashlights with standard reflectors outside the picture, and the light will be 45? -75? Lighting on the ceiling will reduce the overall contrast of the scene due to the diffuse reflection of the ceiling. Sometimes it is necessary to install a color filter in front of the reflector to match the color temperature of the environment, and sometimes it is necessary to install a four-leaf hood in front of the lamp holder to prevent stray light.

Although the light from windows and slow doors is used to shoot a bright room, the nearby scenery is still dark. After adding two studio flashlights (illuminating the ceiling) outside the picture on the right side of the photo, the scattered light is used to balance the overall contrast. Photo by Zhang Wende

For dark furnishings, you can use a light with a beam tube or a small soft box for fixed-point lighting. The complementary light angle is set according to the direction of scattered light in the environment; If the article is illuminated by spotlights, but the contrast is large, it is necessary to complement the color of the shadow according to the color temperature of the ambient light, and add the corresponding color filter; If the spotlight is not bright enough, you need to add a light with a small soft box or reflective umbrella in the same irradiation direction.

If the same furniture/furnishings exist in different scenes, the exposure and color of the items should be as uniform as possible to maintain the unity of the whole group of photos. At the same time, carefully check whether there are scratches caused by reflection when lighting.