​These 10 rules will make you get good portrait photography

These 10 rules will make you get good portrait photography

If you ask professional portrait photographer, what is the most important skill for canvas prints portrait photography? We will tell you must be a light sport! Today is to introduce the 10 relating to the personal like photography light control law. Seemingly complex, but if you already have a little based, can deepen your "trade-off" soft and hard light, the position of the light source, light intensity, "color temperature" behind the effects of four kinds of elements and principles.

One, the light source is wider, the softer the light, and vice versa

Broad light source can soften the shadow, to reduce the contrast and texture soften subject, a narrow light source, on the other hand. Is the principle behind when the light source is wider, the more objects in the direction of the spread of light, it will make the scene as a whole is more bright, and reduce the intensity of the shadow.

Two, the closer the light source, the softer the light, and vice versa

Principle is that when the light source as close to the subject, for the subject, the source of light is assumed to be more decentralized; When the light source, the farther from your subject, the light source is relatively narrow yue xiaoyue. In the sun, for example, the diameter of the sun is 109 times that of the earth, this should is a very rich source of light. But the sun is 93 million km from the earth, only account for part of our sky rarely, so when sunny sunshine point-blank on the object, the light will be very hard.

Three, diffusers, can make the light become broader and downier

For example to cloud, principle is when clouds keep out sunshine, according to the shadows of things will become less obvious. And when the clouds again a little bit thick, shadows and even disappear. Cloud and mist, will scatter light beam spread around. In the cloudy and fog, the light will become very wide and not concentrated, moisture in the sky like a giant softbox, sunlight diffusion.

Four, use reflection to soften the light

If will be a very narrow beam of light in a large, the luminosity is not strong on the surface of the (such as ground glass surface, such as walls, plastic reflector), on the light in the process of reflection, will happen in the split into a wide area. But if use some high luminosity, such as paper or aluminum mirror, the light is reflected, will still be very concentrated, the diffusion effect.

Five, the light source, the main body is dark, and vice versa

This is common sense, right? Light as the light source and decay quickly away from. And if the light refraction, the travel distance will increase, will not as strong as direct reflected brightness. If light is near, the subject will be brighter.

Six, the use of the strength of the light, make the canvas prints subject more prominent

If the lights are close subject, photometric intensity between the subject and the background will be more obvious; If the light far distance subject, the background will be brighter, accordingly subject wouldn't highlighted.

Seven, side light can strengthen the subject texture

Portrait photographer will often illuminant positive toward the subject's face, this subject lines it will be less. Landscape photographers prefer a light side to strengthen the texture of the rock, sand and leaves. In general, the light direction and the greater the Angle between the subject and the subject of texture is more obvious.

Eight, the shadow can make the subject more stereo feeling

Shadow is a photographer in plane photos make the subject more solid. Side light, top and bottom light and the light can be projected on the object out of the deep shadow, thus creating stereo feeling. Still life, business, and landscape photographers like to use different angles of light to create different atmosphere and effect.

Nine, backlight can be used as a light source

Just by few subject backlit illuminated. If a man standing in front of the bright window, he will face to the wall of the reflected light fell upon him. If a person outdoors, even if the background is bright sunshine, the front will have the light from the sky. You can use a reflector, the backlight reflected back to the subject of the body to increase its exposure.

Ten, the light is a colour

Although sometimes look like "colorless" light, we call it the color temperature light colour. But our eyes and brain will automatically adjust and induction, imperceptible to us. But a digital camera and film will record we don't see color. Early in the morning and the evening sun is warm tonal, noon sunlight cast shadow is very blue. For digital camera, you can use the white balance function to eliminate or emphasis on the color of the light. For example, you can increase the warm colors in landscape or portrait canvas prints photo.