How to express texture and details in clothing shooting

Each object has its own unique texture and surface details. In fact, it is often the most striking feature of an object. The successful performance of this texture in photos can greatly enhance the effect of photos, especially the fascinating and eye-catching effect.

In order to express the texture, the most obvious and commonly used is side light, which illuminates the surface of an object at a low angle. This will have an excellent effect on wood, stone tools and textiles. But it needs a point light source, sunlight for outdoor photography and a flash for indoor photography. If you look carefully, you will see that every tiny skinny surface has a long, contrasting shadow, which has a strong effect.

Sunny weather is an ideal time to practice shooting. You can practice observing the subject from different angles and changing the shooting position to get the best results. In order to take unusual photos, it may take several hours until the sun is in the right position, or come back the next day. Nine times out of ten, it's worth it.

However, sidelight is not always effective. When the side light is just right, its effect will be very good, but sometimes there are too many shadows, which is also messy. When the effect is too strong, this phenomenon will occur. Choose an outdoor scene and observe the effect when the sun moves. First of all, when the angle of light causes more and more shadows, the texture becomes more and more obvious. But when the shadows began to grow long and occupied most of the picture, the problem came out and the effect was destroyed. Part of the skill of using sidelight is to be able to judge when the light angle is the most suitable.

If there is a deep depression or a complex shape on the surface of the subject, another difficulty will appear. Side light can not only show the texture of the object surface well, but also project a huge black shadow from the rest of the object structure. One day, when I was photographing the wreck of an old ship, I saw this example. I showed the texture of the rusty axle well, but when I printed the photo, I found that the messy shadows projected by the rest of the axle were very prominent.

However, despite its shortcomings, sidelight is still a convenient and useful weapon for photographers. You don't have to use sunlight, but you can provide side light for indoor photography without installing a flash on the camera.

When shooting with sidelight, the depth of field is an important issue worthy of consideration. If the subject is parallel to the camera, you can use a large aperture to blur the messy background without losing the clarity of the subject. This will make the subject look clearer and make the subject more eye-catching. If your single-lens reflex camera has a depth of field prediction button, you can use it to determine the best aperture of the subject.

Besides sidelight, there are other ways to express texture.

For example, in model shooting, backlighting may be particularly effective. When this light hits the surface of the object and reaches the camera, details and nameless things that you never thought of will appear.

Because there is a lot of bright light, you must be careful in exposure. The bright light part enters the sidelight instrument, which will cause underexposure and half silhouette effect. If you want to achieve that effect, of course, it's better, but remember, if you want to achieve a more normal effect, then you have to increase the exposure by one or two files. In this case, the backlight control buttons on many automatic cameras are very useful.

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