​Documentary wedding photography skills

The nuptial type photography technique that pays attention to affection record is more and more popular by the masses. In real life, most of the wedding forms are biased to the traditional, by the site environment, atmosphere and other factors, it is difficult to achieve the ideal effect. And this way of shooting into the studio wedding photo shoot, to be a certain interpretation, it is much simpler.

1. Creation of a sense of presence and expression from multiple angles

Wedding photography complex for simple, pay more attention to the expression of the moment of emotion of the character, the composition of the capture some bigger. In this series of sample film shooting, in order to reduce the composition of the posing as far as possible, so that the expression of the characters, more natural movement, I tried more dynamic shooting methods, in order to highlight the sense of the scene of wedding photography. Shooting from multiple angles can make the picture more colorful. In addition to the up-shot, up-shot and parallel shot, the camera position should be adjusted from the horizontal Angle. It is not only necessary to capture the positive image of the figure, but also can increase the expression of the picture. This will not only make the forms of the photos more varied, but also enhance the three-dimensional sense and sense of reality of the whole set of works, and the visual effect will be more vivid and interesting.

Note: The composition should not be too compact, and the area occupied by the photographer should not be too full, so as to facilitate the secondary composition in the later period.

2. Leave enough room for the scene

Wedding photography, the environment and atmosphere cannot be ignored. For exterior shots, while highlighting the characters, you should also leave enough room for the scene. Divide the picture into nine grids, and then place the characters at a certain intersection of the "well". Such composition technique not only highlights the characters, but also expresses the environment well.

Shoot on a cloudy day

Most of this series was shot on a rainy day. Most of the time, people like to shoot on location in clear weather, but in fact, rainy weather (light rain) without bright sunshine can also be taken beautiful pictures. Cloudy or cloudy days, soft light, small contrast, smooth shooting pictures will be very delicate and rich, the shadow will not be too obvious, the characters are easy to jump out, very suitable for shooting beautiful, dynamic, high-quality black and white images. However, when shooting on cloudy days, the average illumination of ambient light is low, so the aperture should be opened wide. Therefore, attention should be paid to control the depth of field to create a vivid picture of virtual and real changes.

Note: When shooting in the bright sun, you can use white reflector for soft light. And on cloudy days, it is recommended to use silver or gold reflector, in order to reflect more light. In fact, we can also make our own reflective board with styrofoam board and silver paper. When shooting, pay special attention to the reflected light and the color temperature of the reverse light should be consistent.

Backlight enhances visual impact

During the shooting of this series of sample films, as the picture adopts the shooting technique of backlight, most of the details in the picture are engulfed by the dark part, while the main part adopts auxiliary light and reflector to fill in the light and keep the main details. Due to the large proportion of dark area in the picture, it forms a strong contrast with the main part, thus highlighting the attitude, form, movement and line of the subject.

It can be seen from this, the use of backlight to shoot the silhouette effect, although concise, but very expressive. When shooting documentary wedding photography, we can use stairs, doors and Windows and other places with strong natural light for creation. In backlight shooting, you can use a hood together, which can effectively avoid glare in the picture.

5. Take a street view from above or use it as a publicity stunt

The difficulty with street photography is that people or objects on the street cannot be controlled artificially, so a telephoto lens can be used for shooting. You can shoot from a height to avoid clutter in the background. In order to create a documentary feeling like a fake wedding, you can use the surrounding environment, such as signs, buildings, surrounding people, etc., to create a relaxed and romantic atmosphere of the scene. In addition, when shooting this series of works, we should communicate with the subjects in advance, design some expression methods such as steps, gestures and expressions in advance, and then complete the creation of the works through snapshot.

6. Use night spot to model romance

The colorful light spots in the night scene can make the picture present a beautiful, dreamy and charming atmosphere, which is very suitable for wedding photography. Night shooting requires the photographer to master and use iso and white balance. It is recommended to use RAW format when shooting. The advantage of this format is that you can correct the incorrect white balance in the post, or you can use different Settings of white balance to get the desired tone. Use as much ambient light as possible and reduce or eliminate flash. Try to shoot in the environment with bright light, and choose to use a high sensitivity camera with good picture quality, to avoid a lot of noise, affect the picture quality of the work.

The layout design of camera screen display

This photo is snapped down when transfer model mood, then full natural characters, create a romantic atmosphere with petals were shot came in, and there is no cutting piece, but the photo black border around the pressure, add the camera screen data, as well as the red box candidate face focusing effect, making the camera screen is taken when the development of the effect. This way of production provides customers with another perspective of viewing the photos, which makes the immediacy and the sense of being photographed stronger, making the pictures vivid and more memorable.