What is the best way to shoot porcelain still life?

Porcelain is the essence of China's artworks, and it is also a very attractive and challenging project in shooting. How to accurately and fully show the sense of texture, beauty and history of porcelain itself through photography and artistic means?

1 Clean porcelain.

Clean porcelain will make the photos more textured.

When cleaning, it is necessary to gently wipe the porcelain with a slightly wet soft cloth, and be careful not to use any chemical reagents.

Of course, the cleaning of porcelain must be based on the support of the owner.

Expert tips

Because porcelain is a highly reflective and bright material, fingerprints and dust may stick to the bottle when we take it.

If you don't pay attention to such details, the image you get will be flawed, so you must clean the porcelain before shooting. When cleaning, you need to gently wipe the porcelain with a slightly wet soft cloth, and be careful not to use any chemical lotion. Of course, the cleaning of porcelain must be based on the owner's approval. The sense of space in this photo. In addition, the larger interval makes the background paper out of the clear range of the lens, and the background blur is used to highlight the main body.

2 background selection is particular

The arrangement of background paper plays an important role in expressing the texture and three-dimensional sense of porcelain.

In this shoot, I chose a dark gray background paper to get a strong tone contrast, thus highlighting the white lines of the green vase (if you want to get a harmonious and pleasing tone, you can also choose a light background). After the background is tilted to a certain degree, put the blue and white bottle at least 40CM away from the background paper to prepare for shooting.

Generally speaking, the back elevation of the subject is not less than 40CM away from the background paper, so that the front, back and background paper of the subject form three elevations, which can be formed.

Expert tips

Pay special attention to the color of the background when shooting porcelain, and change according to the color of porcelain itself.

When shooting monochrome porcelain such as cyan, azure and white glaze, it is necessary to show its bright and clear texture, and it is not advisable to use strong bright colors as the background, otherwise the colors will be reflected on the porcelain.

When shooting colored porcelain, you should handle the background color carefully. Generally speaking, they are all three primary colors, that is, red, yellow and blue as background colors, which are very dazzling and have poor effects; With a soft background such as medium gray and beige, the visual effect will be good.