What are the lighting skills for indoor portrait photography?

One disadvantage of indoor shooting is that the private line is not ideal. In most cases, the indoor light will be too dim. So it is very necessary to fill the light. Please pay attention to the following points when setting up artificial light sources:

1. When soft lighting is needed, you can put the flash on the top or side of the camera, and use the reflector and diffuser to obtain soft lighting, because this can enhance the effective lighting area and illuminate three-dimensional objects with side light.

2. Continuous artificial light can be used instead of flash. Halogen lamps and tungsten lamp are good choices. If the camera's automatic white balance setting can't get satisfactory results, try to use several different white balance settings. If you can't use additional artificial light sources, you can only use the so-called "effective natural light", which may be light rhinoceros shining through the window or artificial light that will not affect normal photography. The advantage of using effective natural light is natural indoor lighting.

3. If the camera can receive it, adjust the exposure time. It is best to choose a camera with an exposure time of 1/500~ 1 or 2 seconds, and you can choose as many different aperture values as possible. The condition of these cameras is that you can shoot in a dark room and take very good pictures.

However, it is worth noting that when shooting indoors, it is best to turn off the flash and put the camera on the tripod at the same time, otherwise the photo will become blurred. Without a tripod, you should try to find a stable support point. Although these methods are not as good as tripods, they can also reduce the photo blur caused by camera shake. When releasing the shutter, lean the camera against a hard object-stool, post or wall, as long as it is stable, then press the shutter very gently and release the button. If possible, you can also use a selfie to release the shutter.