What pits should I pay attention to when taking wedding photos?

Different people have different styles of photos, and the color of photos is one of the main elements of photo style. I prefer color photos, because I always feel that children's world should be color! What about the color when shooting?

Add color to photos

Everything starts with composition. If you want photos to be colorful, of course, you should look for colorful elements when shooting. We can:

1. Find a color background.

Use green leaves as the background to highlight the main body.

Atomize the color background with a large aperture

Atomize the color background with a large aperture

2. Choose colorful clothes for children.

For example, in scenes such as beaches, because the colors of sea water and beaches are relatively thin, and we usually shoot in the daytime, the sky will be overexposed in order to expose the subject correctly under fierce sunlight, thus reducing the color of the sky. Therefore, wearing colorful clothes for children can highlight their feelings.

Backlight shooting can highlight the outline of a child.

In order to expose the object correctly, the sensitivity can be reduced.

3. Give children something colorful.

Bright colors can highlight children's liveliness and cuteness.

shooting time

If it is in the daytime, try to avoid shooting at noon (that is, 12:00 ~ 14:00), because it is the top light at this time, which will not only cast a shadow on the outline of the child, but also lose the details because of the great contrast between the upper and lower light, which will make the color of the photo stiff. Personally, I like to shoot after 4 pm when the sun is not too strong. In addition, we also pay attention to the fierce sunlight not to directly hit the children.

Blur the background with a large aperture

Camera settings

1. photo control

Whether Nikon or Canon, the camera also has the function of picture control and photo control system. I would like to choose one of the preset "bright" settings, because it can make photos colorful and vivid, highlight the contrast effect and outline of the subject, and is suitable for highlighting the main color.

2. White balance

The setting of white balance is very important for the color of photos. Although the automatic white balance (AUTO WB) of SLR has a good performance now. But I like to set it manually, so I can adjust it to the color temperature I want.

For example, in the following photo, if you choose automatic white balance O, it will have this effect:

But I want to express the warmth of the sunset, so I use manual white balance to adjust the color temperature to about 6000K to make the color of the photo warmer:

Because the indoor lighting is too yellow, choose a cooler color temperature (about 3900~4200K) to make the photos feel more natural:

The medium and high order SLR can adjust the color temperature (K) by manual white balance. You can take a photo with automatic white balance first. If you find that the color of the photo is warm (or yellow), you can adjust the color temperature to 3,000 ~ 4,500 K K. If you find that the color of the photo is cold (or blue), you can adjust the color temperature to 5,000 ~ 5,500 K. (These are just examples, and different values will be adjusted in different environments. )

If your camera can't adjust the white balance manually, you can choose incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, direct sunlight, flash lamp, cloudy day and shadow to change the color temperature. Most importantly, you can shoot with different settings. Use this setting when it produces the desired effect. Over time, you will know how to choose.