Indoor portrait shooting skills

1, as far as possible let people away from the wall or object

According to the principle of the projection of the light, when people are near behind walls or objects close, indoor original and natural light can't light or reflected to object, such as the wall behind when strong light flash light can make the subject character in heavy objects such as the wall behind him flash shadow. So, when it does not affect the composition of a picture, let people as far as possible away from the white walls or objects behind him, keep a certain amount of space and distance, flash shadow will be significantly weakened.

2, select external flash

External flash can be used to fill light from different angles and dilute the shadow part, such as DF800 flash. If use flash photography in such cases, attention should be paid to hold good shooting distance, generally not recommended by too close, lest produce unnatural light.

3, the appropriate shade flash

Due to the interior space is smaller, closer, flash is not only easy to create the shadow, but also may make people face white, at this time, we can use the white gauze, stockings, and even, handkerchief paper and other things have astigmatism effect of keep out appropriate shade flash, flash light become soft. When using the content such as white gauze paste with tape on the outside of the flash (note don't blocked the viewfinder and focus hole), a layer of soft light effect is not ideal, if can add two or even three layers. After shade, however, flash, flash light intensity of illumination decreased, thus to increase exposure value appropriately.

4, the camera seat should be higher

In indoor use flash, a seat on the camera to high some, some, this flash projection will directly behind the characters, it will be subject blocking part of looks less obvious, use less as far as possible while filming or inverted flight. In addition, to avoid vertical picture composition, because when filming vertical picture, the camera will rotate 90 degrees, a flash in the lateral position, it is easier to make flash shadow fall on one side, on the background of left a consistent with the character profile contour line of black shadow. And when the banner photos were taken, the flash light from the lens is directly above, projection is relatively weaker.

5, use slow sync flash mode

Indoor use flash photography, in addition to the flash of light, there will be from the Windows and doors into the natural light and indoor lighting, just because after two kinds of light source is weak, you cannot let the subject have enough exposure. We can use a slow sync flash mode, use flash light to illuminate the principal characters, and then use a longer shutter (1/15 ~ 1 second) shoot indoor other still life, you can use interior original light to weakening of the shadow flash. When shooting it is best to use the tripod and the shutter release, to prevent vibration during production, at the same time subject character to keep original position until the shutter closes after the flash light.

6, using jump lamp

For can adjust the direction of the flash or can use the external flash installed on the roof of digital camera, flash lamp holder can be toward the opposite characters or side of the ceiling, wall, such as white reflector, using the reflected light to illuminate your subject. This reflection flash can change the light direction, before the front light has the top or the side light, scattered light and similar natural soft can play a good look in the eyes of the light. Should avoid using colored surface when using this method, because it reflected light will make a special color photos. Putting as much as possible external flash from the camera at the top of the higher position, the reason for this is that make the flash light illuminate your subject is similar to the Angle of the sun, so that the shadow falls behind your subject naturally, and there will not be boring. This method also can wreck a light, of course, you need to pay attention to the accuracy of the exposure.