The application of color in parent-child photography

Photos taken by different people have different styles, and the color of the photo is one of the main elements of the photo style. I prefer the color of the photos, because the children always feel that the world should be colorful it ~ that I shot in the color is how to deal with it?

Add color for the photos

Everything should start from the composition of a picture. If you want to picture color is rich, of course we will search for elements with color in filming. We can:

1) Looking for color background

- do with green background, outstanding theme

- using large aperture has a color background

2) Option for children with brightly colored clothes

- Like a beach scene, because the color of the sea and the beach is thin, plus we are usually taken during the day, the sun under the heavy exposure in order to make the subject would make the sky right image, to reduce the color of the sky. So for children wearing colorful clothes can highlight the kid's feeling

3) Give children some brightly colored objects

Shooting time

If during the day, try to avoid the midday period of time (i.e., 12:00 ~ 14:00), because it was the top light, besides can make children have the outline of the shadow, because of the up and down the light contrast is too large to loss of detail, can make the color of the photos as stiff as a poker. Personally, I like after 4 PM in the sun under the condition of not too fierce. We also note the fierce sunshine don't direct to young children.

The camera setting

1) Picture photo Control regulation

Both NIKON and CANON system, such as the camera also has a Picture photo Control regulation system function, I would like to choose "bright", one of the default setting, because can make the Picture color is rich, the Picture is distinct, can highlight contrast effect and the outline of the body, suitable for highlighting the main color.

2) White Balance White Balance

Set the White Balance is very important for the photo color. Although the current SLR automatic white balance (AUTO WB) has good performance. But I like to manually set to can be adjusted to the color temperature you want.

A) The cost female images, for example, if I choose automatic white balance, will have the following effects:

But I want to convey the warmth of the sunset, so I use the way of manual white balance adjustment to about 6000 k color temperature, make the color of the pictures warmer

B) For indoor lighting too yellow, I will choose a cold color temperature (about 3900 ~ 4200 k) to make pictures feel more natural

Higher-order SLR can within the white balance manual white balance to set-up color temperature (k). Take a photo you can first use auto white balance, if you find that picture color warm (or yellow), color temperature can be set-up to 3000 ~ 4500 k. If you find pictures color slants cold (or blue), can be set-up color temperature to 5000 ~ 5500 k. (these are just examples, different environment will spot light set-up number)

If your camera can't handle manual white balance, you can choose incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, direct sunlight, such as flash, cloudy day, the shadow is set to change color temperature. The heaviest if you can try with different Settings, set when that made you want to effect, with the set. Over time you will understand.

Later picture editing

If still not satisfied with the color, we can use LIGHTROOM or PHOTOSHOP software, such as strengthening the color, mainly, it is possible to increase the contrast of the photo, or can adjust the curve to change the color of the photo. Not colorful photos are the best, of course, some people are black and white photographs are also very beautiful! But if we shoot as above, so more attention to details when shooting, such can begin to shoot the you want to know the feeling of the ~