Capturing Fantastic Indoor Portraits Away From The Photography Studio
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Slava Petrenko photographyWhen most people think of capturing portraits inside, the first thing they think of is the studio setup using expensive lighting. However you don't need this sort of setup to create good indoor portrait photographs. Below are a few methods for you to do a good job without needing expensive lights.
Tip 1 - Black Background
Employing a black background is a fantastic method to take advantage of whatever light you have. So some kind of heavy black cloth works well for this and you want to have the lighting tilted in a manner that it's aimed somewhat down and to one side of your subject, resulting in a fairly professional portrait photo effect.
Tip 2 - Shutter Speed
By setting your camera's shutter speed somewhat higher than you'd normally use, it is possible to fully utilize the available light. You might want to mess around with this to determine the best setting for your current scenario.
Tip 3 - Testing
When operating inside it's best to test out various settings and positions for your lighting, subject, backdrops, shooting position and camera options.
Once you have done this testing you will know what the optimum setup is and you will be ready to get straight into it.
Tip 4 - Reflect Light
Some types of light come across a little severe when captured in a photograph, so rather than having the light pointed right at your client what you do is bounce the lighting off some type of white surface and on your subject. This will soften the light and create a beautiful image.
Tip 5 - Practice
The more expertise you have with shooting portraits indoors, the more competent you will be to judge new shooting locations, and you will be able to quickly call on this practical experience and utilize whatever you've got available to you to capture amazing images.
Capturing indoor portraits away from your working studio often demands some quick thinking, but the more practice you have with this kind of photography, the better you can formulate solutions to issues.
And like every other sort of photography, the type of equipment you make use of will play a small part, so having a camera available which you're comfortable using for these sort of photography jobs is a big advantage.
