June is the beginning of summer. There is a faint halo mixed with greenery and dusk under the setting sun. Therefore, it is also the season suitable for us to camp out. Then we can take some beautiful photos for our children. Document his growth. So how should you take good-looking photos of your children outdoors? Today the blockbuster is here and I will share it with you.
1. Preparation for children’s photography.
. Preparation of props.
Bring props, tents, chairs and children’s favorite toys such as bubbles and stuffed dolls. That is, if you are outdoors, when preparing props, try not to choose colors that are too jumpy.
. Venue selection
The location for shooting can be in the park, on the lawn, among flowers... Set up a small tent on the lawn, put on the children's favorite toys, and clean up all the debris on the lawn. You can run freely on the grass.
. Equipment selection
In terms of equipment selection, we can choose , Canon or others, as well as mobile phones, but the premise is that we must be able to use these tools to take good-looking photos of our children.
Second, the choice of light
Summer is when the sun is relatively strong, so we must choose the shooting time and lighting stage when shooting. It is better to say around 5:30 in the afternoon, when the sun is slowly setting and the light is also It gradually becomes softer, and there are many shooting points, such as using the sunset to capture the light and shadow of dusk, etc.
Three, shooting angle
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Children are lively and active by nature. You cannot put him in a place he likes and listen to your command. Set your camera to continuous shooting mode, press the shutter a few times, and choose the best one from multiple pictures. Here, we need to pay attention to the shutter speed. For snapshots, the shutter speed should be less than 1/250, otherwise, you will not be able to pick out good-looking photos.
. Shooting angle.
Most photographers always choose to shoot children from a relatively low position. However, photos taken from different shooting angles also have different interests. As long as there are rich compositions and multi-directional shooting angles, the yield rate will naturally be better when shooting children.
4. Composition of children’s photography.
The composition of children’s photos should be simple and avoid other passers-by and cluttered elements. With the sky, grass, and flowers as the background, you will get a simple picture. You can also narrow down the viewing range and take a bust portrait.
You can pretend to ask your children whether the flowers smell fragrant or smelly, and gently point your little fingers between the flowers to see if there are any treasures hidden underground, etc. Children will be curious about these more interesting questions, which will often lead to Improve the production rate a lot.
Summary:
The above is the editor’s summary of the techniques for photographing children outdoors. During the shooting process, children are more innocent when they are playing naturally. If the child can still do some posing, the film production rate will be higher. It is early summer, so hurry up and take your cute little baby to camp and take photos together.
