How to take a charming photo with color and light effect

Lead: How to take a charming photo with colorful light effect? It is a very important way to take a fashion photo by emphasizing the color effect in the photo and setting off the characters in the form of color. The tone of the photo, the atmosphere of the environmental color, the color modeling of the main body of the character, the cooperation of the color light plate, and the different light processing methods will all have an impact on the final effect of the photo. The following points deserve our attention.

1. Color should be used as a means to express the theme and an important factor to infect others emotionally. The key to the application of color lighting effect is that each element must be able to highlight the theme and control the collocation and integration of each element to achieve unity and harmony. Seeking simplicity in complexity and individuality in simplicity is also the difficulty and focus of shooting.

2. Color should first be combined with clothing modeling and shooting style, and the contrast and coordination between clothing and environment can greatly enhance the charm of photos. Commercial photography should be rigorous. In the early stage, we should conceive all aspects of shooting, unfold with the theme that customers want to express, and design clothing, modeling and beauty according to different shooting needs.

3. The principle of color application is harmony and change, which should not only achieve visual unity in a large area, but also have rich changes in levels and details to avoid monotony and boredom. Different colors can bring different visual effects. You can follow certain standards, such as using contrasting colors to form a visual impact, or you can do the opposite. As long as the proportion is appropriate, it can also create a surprise effect.

4. Strictly and accurately control the exposure, so that the blended color can achieve the expected effect accurately. For example, the front light is more conducive to the restoration of color. Using the light with a slightly higher main light position can fully express the skin and modeling color of the characters, and can also obtain more three-dimensional light and shadow; 45? The front light has a certain lighting area, which is beneficial to the expression of color, and also makes the face have a concave-convex three-dimensional sense and a richer tone level. Pay special attention to the accuracy of exposure when using backlight and side backlight light distribution.

The first method of dazzling colors: highlighting the subject with color analogy

Using the same color background to echo the modeling color of the characters and coordinate with the light, this unified color sense will be further strengthened in the later period, so as to better highlight the characters in the highly unified overall tone. Although this unified color method will weaken the perspective effect of the picture to a certain extent, it will also appear bright, powerful, concise and atmospheric, which can better highlight the main body, especially when dealing with some facial close-ups that need to highlight makeup.

When I took this photo, I designed a sexy female rock singer for the role. Through accurate exposure and adjustment of white balance (the white balance value of the camera is higher than the color temperature value of the light used), it presents a sexy bronze complexion and a strong heavy metal texture. In order to highlight the face and personality of the characters, the background close to the skin color is used to echo the characters, so that the strong and full yellow fills the picture, forming dazzling tones and showing the mature charm of women. When shooting, spotlights are used to provide frontal illumination for characters, emphasizing parts (faces), forming heavy shadows (bodies) and strengthening the light and shadow effect of the stage atmosphere.

The second method of dazzling color: highlight temperament style with color film

Adding color film under strong light can produce highly directional color light, which is very suitable for creating a psychedelic atmosphere. For general photo shooting, it is a very effective way to use colored light as the background or local rendering of the body; However, using colored light to render the whole scene, the visual effect is more complete, and the mood and temperament of the characters are more strongly portrayed.

Here, colored light is used to create the environmental tone, which better expresses the lonely mood of the characters. When shooting, the blue film naked light is used, and the whole scene is swept in the way of front light. Illuminate characters with honeycomb lights, restore skin color and look fresh and clean. In order to highlight the fashionable and sexy posture of the characters, you can get close to the wall, adjust the position and irradiation angle of the honeycomb lamp, and cast a shadow on the wall. In the overall atmosphere created by blue light, shadows appear in blue tones, which makes the picture more substantial, and at the same time sets off the sense of loneliness and decadence of the characters, with stronger emotions. Post-processing color to make it unified and coordinated; Properly modify the character's skin; Do some broken feelings on the wall; Controls the position, length, and shape of shadows.

The third method of dazzling colors: creating interesting colored light effects

Generally speaking, the basic principle of color is to avoid clutter. If there are too many eye-catching colors in the same photo, it will often give people a messy and complicated feeling. Therefore, when using color to form contrast, we should not only ensure considerable strength, but also lose the sense of harmony, which is one of the key points in taking fashion photos. In general application, it is a very common method to use the color of clothing or background to form contrast. In fact, in the creation of color light effect, such a harmonious but slightly conflicting aesthetic feeling can also be realized.

Many times, it is necessary to achieve simple exterior effects in the studio, which can save time and control the light more freely. This photo uses a very simple indoor view of the shed, using only a branch as a prop to increase the support for the performance of the characters. It is difficult to effectively blur the background props when shooting in the shed. Therefore, in order to unify the picture and form more interesting visual effects, the naked red film lamp is used as the contour light to produce interesting colored light effects on the green leaves. Then use a black background to unify the two, which is simple and harmonious in the dark light and shadow atmosphere. When shooting, it is necessary to control the illumination angle of the contour lamp. The proportion of red light in the picture is not so important, because it is only used to enhance the interest of the picture and increase the contrast intensity of colors, and should not affect the skin color of the characters too much.

The fourth method of dazzling colors: using colored light to increase the expression of layering.

Shooting in front of a dark background and properly using the background light source can produce a good three-dimensional effect. If color light is used as contour light or background light, the atmosphere can be better rendered; If you add some smoke or water mist between the characters and the background, it will create a layered sense of the environment and present a more dreamy and fuzzy visual effect.

In this group of photos, the girl's long hair is very distinctive, showing her sexiness, but also showing the most distinctive side. When shooting, I chose a dark background to make the characters feel more fashionable and cool. Illuminate the characters with high front light, put two naked lights behind them, one with blue film, and both of them hit the characters in the form of side light, creating a transparent light sense and highlighting the layering of hair. Coupled with the smoke effect, it increases the sense of space and depth of the picture.

When taking dark photos, you need to control the light more accurately. In this group of photos, considering that the girl's modeling effect is more va va voom, it is necessary to treat the environment darker to set off the gloomy and sexy tone, but also to ensure the layering of the picture. So, use a naked lamp with a blue film as the background light, and the other one slightly outlines the characters. Although the same background and roughly similar lighting are taken as a group of photos, the feelings reflected are quite different.

The fifth method of dazzling colors: change the color matching and highlight different personalities.

In shooting, the different collocation of any element will change the effect of the whole photo, and the same clothes can also shoot different styles. As mentioned at the beginning, color should first be combined with clothing modeling and shooting style, and the contrast and coordination between clothing and environment can greatly enhance the charm of photos. Therefore, clothing, styling and beauty should be designed for different customers from the perspective of color matching; Or use different tones to achieve diverse shooting needs.

This set of photos needs to show the arrogant temperament of the character Leng Yan, so choose a dark blue background to make the color atmosphere of the whole picture consistent with the modeling orientation of the character. When shooting, the naked lamp with radome is close to the figure, and the lamp level is slightly higher, thus showing quite different light and shadow effects and forming shadows around the figure. Later, we will further strengthen the color contrast and darken the surroundings of the picture.

This group of photos need to show the sweet and sexy temperament of the characters, so we chose a warm yellow background and got a brand-new picture style with lovely expressions. When shooting, use a soft frame to brighten the background, improve the overall brightness and make the picture look more enthusiastic. On the other hand, the light reflected from the yellow background creates a beautiful backlight outline around the figure's hair, which adds some three-dimensional sense. In the later stage, brighten the skin color of the characters, strengthen the highlights of the skin and make the characters more textured.

The sixth method of dazzling color: look at the color in detail, colorless here is better than colored.

Many times, rich colors are not needed, but even high-profile photos with white background can present more attractive pictures through careful color processing. In recent years, the popular late color matching trend also reflects this method of adopting different color treatments for different parts such as highlights and dark tones. This contrast is exquisite and seamless, complete and unified, but it can break the dullness and be unique.