How do you shoot a backlit portrait? Portrait tips for backlighting

How do you take portraits with backlight?

Backlit photography is a type of shooting situation that we often use, shooting portraits in a backlit situation, where sunlight will shine a beautiful contour line and hairline light on the contours of the person. However, if you don't fully grasp the shooting method under the backlight, there will be a lot of light contrast, so the landlord can try to use a reflector or flash to fill the light the next time you use the backlight shooting, which can effectively avoid the problem of dark face.

1. Adjust the focus point to the person's face.

2. The metering mode is changed to spot metering.

3. Be careful not to face the sunlight directly, there is a certain angle.

4. It can be compensated with a wide aperture.

5. The use of morning light or sunset light is better.

In the case of backlighting, if you don't take the calendering method, you have to change the subject and take a silhouette shot, let's talk about how to shoot a good portrait in the backlight.

Shooting essentials: Students will learn how to shoot with natural light according to different scenes, analyze in detail how to balance the light ratio between the sky and the faces of people with a flash, and how to control the light against the light, and practice the clever use of light in dull scenes.

The backlit low-angle shooting avoids irrelevant interference and vertical elements from entering the frame when shooting from a heads-up angle.

Do I need to fill in the light for backlight shooting? Actually, it all depends on your needs, and there is no iron law that requires you to fill in the light when shooting with backlight. Both of these works use the flash to pull out the reflector to fill the light, slightly brightening the body of the figure, a little more detail and layer, but not stiffly illuminating all the characters, so as to maintain the natural effect of backlighting.

These two works do not make the model's face and head semi-block the backlight, and they are basically direct lenses, which makes the light of ** have a little conflict, and this sense of conflict just enhances the attractiveness of the picture. This also shows that there are no contraindications to the use of light, and different effects should be tried.

Observe the scene where the light shines through the leaves, leaving the girl standing in the lighted part.

In a scene, the object that is illuminated by the light will naturally become the subject of the picture, provided that the light is not cluttered. During the shooting, adjust the angle of the lens, so that the light hits the top of the girl's head, and the light passes directly through the top of the head, and a large area of white light will appear when the light passes directly over the head, and all the blocking will lose the effect of backlighting, and the best choice is to let the light be half blocked by the top of the head.

This ** is shot against the left side of the model, and if it is moved to the right side of the model, it will become a smooth light, and the light will be blurred to form mottled'The light spot is very beautiful, but since the face will be darker when shooting such a backlight, it will be better to use the reflector to make a little more light than the light.

Finally, let's summarize the important points of backlit portraits:

1. Try not to let the sunlight shine directly into the lens, otherwise there will be a ghost (flare) on the ** above, which will affect the clarity of **;

2. When metering, select the spot metering mode to spot metering the light-receiving part of the character in ** (such as the light-receiving outline of the character, the light-receiving hair, etc.);

3. Use a reflector (or flash and scattering plate) to fill in the dark parts (face) of the character;

4. Try to choose a dark background, so as to highlight the brilliance of the contour light.

A look at the choice of light.

1. Generally, choose a time period that is morning or night, and the light is softer; It will not be too contrasting, and there will be no overexposure or insufficiency.

2. Take a silhouette that can be positively backlit or sideways; In contrast, the ** shot by the forward backlight is relatively flat, so the lateral backlight is generally chosen, and the ** shot is more three-dimensional.

Second, whether to fill the light or not.

1. If you don't need artificial lighting, it is generally a silhouette shooting method, and this one uses average metering, so there are still some details in the portrait face, and more emphasis is placed on the light and shadow effect;

2. On the contrary, artificial lighting (use a special reflector rebate net, or a large area of white plastic lead socks foam board; Or use a flash to fill in the light) for a more beautiful portrait effect, with shinier hair and more attractive skin tones.

3. Technical skills.

1. Emphasize the light and shadow effect, generally small aperture, high-speed shutter. The principle is that the portrait is at or near total black, and the sky is in color. Although sometimes in order to achieve a shallow depth of field effect, the aperture should generally not be too wide, otherwise some frames will be overexposed.

2. Adjust the position of the camera to make it the best angle for people and shadows to enter the light. Assist in high-top or low-up shots for a strong visual effect.