Portrait photography, eye light skills

Lead: As the saying goes, eyes are the windows to the soul. A person's emotions and feelings can be transmitted through the eyes, which shows how important the eyes are to a person. Similarly, in portrait photography, how to control the eyes is also very important. Different angles of light have different effects. Let's learn how to control the light by shooting.

The eye is a light spot on a portrait's eyeball, and its English name is Catchlight. Lighting can be designed in the early stage, and of course it can be designed in the later stage. Because the eyeball is a relatively independent part, it will not be too easy to wear in the later stage, which can save a lot of early lighting and positioning costs. But the question of PS will not be discussed here. When taking eye light, you need to pay attention to the angle of the light source and the person.

1. Can you see what kind of light is used in the photo below?

▲ The ideal light source should be a natural skylight, so that the light of the eyes is more uniform and soft, and the area is also large.

▲ In indoor situations, the ideal light source is the window. Character 45? It works best when facing the window.

▲ The eye light reflected by the mirror obliquely placed on the ground is in the lower part of the eyeball.

▲ Outdoor at night, you can use your mobile phone to fill the light.

Second, the effect of different light sources.

Usually, the shape of eye light is the same as that of light source.

Light source: indoor self-luminous

Eye spot shape: window

Light source: studio soft box

Eye spot shape: soft box (can simulate the effect of window well)

Light source: built-in flash

Eye spot shape: the shape that should be avoided most: small spot

Light source: external flash

Eye spot shape: Soft mask flash points to the ceiling and reflects light (not much better than direct light).

Light source: natural light

Eye spot shape: overhead skylight

Light source: natural light

Eye spot shape: the sky, an ideal state

Light source: door

Eye spot shape: the most ideal shape of the sky reflected by the car door (according to the author).

Therefore, knowing the characteristics of vision, we can restore the photographer's shooting method more when we study photos next time.

Third, the flashing ring

Flash ring is also a very useful tool in portrait photography.

Ring flash, the full name is ring flash. As the name implies, ring flash is a professional flash installed in front of the lens in a ring or ring arrangement. Generally, SLR cameras can be equipped with ring flash, and the macro effect has nothing to do with the camera model.

▲ The photographic effect of using the flash ring is a common one.

▲ Another form of ring flash.

▲ A strange triangle made by the photographer himself.