​Techniques for taking pictures backlighting

Techniques for taking pictures backlighting

When the sun or other light source is direct on the lens can produce camera halo. The key word here is "direct". Most of the light is reflected from the object, indirectly into the lens. The lens hood light sensor can effectively keep out directly into the camera. But early in the morning and sunset before the lens flare of the most difficult to deal with, also known as glare, I once spent a long time to solve this problem.

When I first started work in the photography, there have been taken in the moment of the day all the canvas prints of the photos all above subjects have a huge circular rings. Because of this, I very fear to take pictures in the morning and in the evening. Later, I realized that if I want to become a professional photographer, I have to learn how to handle these situations. In this article, I'll show how clever apply lens flare for photos, rather than let it become obstacles.

The advantage of the lens flares

Using the lens flare has two main benefits. First, for the photo adds a fantastic special effects, can give a person a kind of warm and comfortable feel. This method is one of the most romantic lighting techniques available. Second, the use of lens flare can eliminate the flaw and contrast in portraits. It can reduce wrinkles, skin spots and other insufficient place, make skin look smooth and exquisite, it is so important in a portrait or fashion pictorial.

Moderate principle

Lens flare and the glare can be a very useful tool of photography, but they can also destroy the photos. Lens flare point is to make the light directly on the film or sensor, to form in according to the aura and polygonal aperture. This is the use of a lens flare by-product of circular rings. As a wedding photographer, I always want to be in the evening for the bride and groom take pictures, and then almost inevitably produce lens flare and glare. This does not mean that customers like layer upon layer of halo blocking most of their body. Pictures taken two or three pieces with a halo of canvas prints, believe me, if the quantity is more will cause customer dissatisfaction.

Removed from the body

In order not to let the halo is blocking the subject, to gain more romantic lens flare effect, can simply change the shooting Angle can be done relative to the sun. In most cases the halo will still exist, but you can move it to one side of the photo, at the top or bottom, so as to avoid the subject. You can try to move to the left or right. If you can find support, then you can use it to push up shooting Angle, taken in a bit higher than that of the subject position.

Shade and clipping

I will use "shade and clipping" technology, when the light is too strong and directly in front of the camera, I put on first available maximum zoom lens, usually 70-200 - mm lens effect is very good. Then I will step back, and then pull the lens focal length to the farthest. So you can put the canvas prints of the photos don't need the lens flare cut off. Then, I will adjust the position of the subject, make their body and head to the lens block most of the sunlight. Now I'm ready to start taking pictures.

Set the priority

In location shooting under the condition of limited time, you will gradually familiar to set priorities and make choices. For example, I know how to have cut off the sun glare of the case, how to remove the halo so that they don't cover the body of the subject. But sometimes, if you can, I'll make an exception and give priority to a scene near the prominent geometry.