Skills of taking artistic portraits at home to create simple light and shadow

It doesn't matter if there is no tall photographic equipment, and it doesn't matter if there is no good scene. You can still shoot special artistic portraits at home and use props. How to operate? I'll teach you!

Good observation, good use of everything at hand, and good discovery are the key.

You don't have to spend a lot of money to buy a professional studio flash, and you don't necessarily need a professional camera. You can still take excellent and special photos at home or anywhere.

A good photo needs the combination of light and shadow besides the accurate feeling and proper expression of the subject.

The combination of light and shadow

How to create a special light and shadow to match the shooting theme, take the following group picture as an example.

Special point light source

Special point light source, soft and dim, appears warm and quiet, and forms color difference with background and characters.

Put the glass in front of the characters.

The glass placed in front of the figure can be a glass window or a glass partition. With artificial water droplets, reflective spots are also formed, which is also an invisible soft light effect.

Try shooting from multiple angles.

You can try shooting at various angles. Try more and you will find more surprises.

The following group is clear to everyone. This is a beautiful portrait taken with a fish tank at home.

In the photo, the author Ma Ma gave a small fish tank that she didn't want at home. When she moved back, she bought dozens of LED white lights from the Internet to illuminate the fish.

LED white light

At present, when shooting, because the indoor natural light is very dark and the fish tank is too heavy to move, the LED light is turned on decisively to illuminate the fish tank. At the same time, the light reflected on the float glass presents a perfect cool tone, and after refraction, the light hits the face of the character very softly.

The light on the characters' faces is also very soft.

Because the foreground is illuminated, the background appears dark, lacking details, and the light is too cold, which makes the photo feel warm as a whole.

Behind the characters, far away, plus a small warm lamp, the combination of cold and warm light is perfect!

Let's have another group of creations!

This group creates the feeling of deep blue sea bottom. Although the picture quality is not particularly high, it can be easily achieved through simple and cheap unexpected props. I suggest you try it together.

Deep blue sea floor

One year, the girl's heart of the landlord suddenly broke, and a treasure bought an LED color-changing lighting artifact, that is, a magic lamp with a starry sky pattern, a constellation pattern or a water ripple pattern on its head!

Magic lamp with water ripple pattern

The wattage is very low, but if the ISO of the SLR camera is raised above 1000, plus a small flashlight or the flashlight that comes with the mobile phone, you can take such beautiful underwater photos at home.

Note that the Superwave introduced here is only aimed at the shooting of interest creation types!

However, it may be difficult for one person to complete this group. First of all, you need a little assistant to help you hold the LED blue corrugated lamp and project it on the big white wall. Hold a flashlight in the other hand and illuminate the face of the character or the part you want to highlight. The most important thing is to give the camera the brightest focus.

Let the camera focus on the brightest place.

It is best for the characters to wear elegant white clothes, make cruising movements and imagine themselves on the bottom of the sea.

Be careful not to wear clothes, shoes, floor, etc. These things don't look like things that might appear in the underwater world.

Be careful not to wear booster.