Shooting techniques for physical dolls
More and more children have their own dolls. But what if I don't know how to take photos when I first come into contact with dolls? What should I do if no one else is beautiful? Let me share my experience with you, Lord~1: The posture and demeanor of the doll
This is very important! If the doll has no movement. That's just a corpse! Even with the best equipment and technology, it is difficult to take beautiful photos!
Firstly. It's the window of the soul - the eyes. Many parents who have just bought dolls don't know how to adjust their eyes, and even if they do, they feel lifeless. Actually, adjusting your eyes is not difficult.. Landlord, go take a few pictures to demonstrate!
By the way, eye orientation and facial orientation can be combined, for example, when the face is not aligned with the lens and the eyes are looking towards the lens.
Although it's a bit exaggerated.. But just make do with it (it's not laziness) before the two eyeballs, don't separate too much. Otherwise, it will seem like being in a daze. Gathering slightly towards the middle is more lively!
Next is the joints. I read stickers every day. I saw many parents' children. The movements are very stiff.
Pay special attention to your fingers! Because there are no modified dolls. Most fingers are made of wire. So sometimes it can be particularly twisted!
2、 Photography skills
I believe many people still use their phones to shoot~(DSLRs are heavy and tiring. It's not fun at all!)
The supplementary light is quite profound. That's just a little more explanation. If you need it, you can go to Baidu. Or privately chat with me. Just to say: Don't worry if you don't have a flash. You can use table lamps, floor lamps, etc. to remove the lampshade. Let's use it as a light source! Don't worry if you don't have a reflector~You can use white cardboard or other white objects as reflectors! Perhaps saying too much is confusing for everyone. Anyway, you can bring the lamp closer and try it more! (At least it can also make your photos clearer. I don't know if you have noticed that there are many small black spots when taking photos with your phone in the dark, which involves sensitivity issues! Just make the light more sufficient to solve it.)
If you find the feeling. Further attempts are possible! For example, lights at the same angle. Bring it closer and take it farther. It can simulate the intensity of the flash... Cover a part with cardboard. Can change the width of light! You can also try rolling up the book. Serve as a spotlight bucket! Anyway, everyone can try more when they have time~Taking pictures of children is also a kind of fun~
Also, it's about composition! This is crucial, the composition must be clear! What is one's core idea, if it's a doll! Don't let too much chaos get involved~~~If you want to showcase your doll, don't focus on unimportant filling! Just like everyone taking portraits. Isn't the center of gravity also on the upper body~
Because I have a flash. So these methods may not be particularly perfect. If you have any questions, you can correct them!
Never let your background be a mess.. Then put on a mosaic! That kind of picture is meaningless! It's better to take close-up shots~If you love her, make some space for her!
Regarding lens distortion: Some parents who take pictures of dolls with their phones may find that the ratio of their face to body becomes slightly strange, completely different from their actual appearance.
This is because the phone lens has caused lens distortion. Here is an excerpt from the lens distortion entry in Baidu Baike:
Generally speaking, lens distortion is actually a general term for the inherent perspective distortion of optical lenses, which is caused by perspective reasons. This distortion is very detrimental to the imaging quality of photos. After all, the purpose of photography is to reproduce, not to exaggerate. However, because this is an inherent characteristic of lenses (convex lenses converge light, concave lenses diverge light), it cannot be eliminated and can only be improved. High end lens optical design and careful use of materials, utilizing optimized design of lens groups and selecting high-quality optical glass (such as fluorite glass) to manufacture lenses, can reduce perspective deformation to a very low degree. However, it is impossible to completely eliminate distortion. Currently, the highest quality lenses are tested under extremely strict conditions and will also experience varying degrees of deformation and distortion at the edges of the lens. What to do~~~Don't panic - take a look below
Find a small tutorial from elsewhere~I hope it's helpful to everyone (so I'm not lazy). The recommended one is Photoshop:
In fact, it is the famous Photoshop, which means "using Photoshop to process images". Meitu Xiuxiu and Light and Shadow Magic, both image processing software, are not on par with Photoshop in terms of functionality and popularity
The Adobe Photoshop CC Traditional Chinese Mac version used here may have slight deviations in text options due to different versions.
Usage: Open your phone photo with Photoshop, click on the filter, click on the lens correction, select the camera (phone) manufacturer and model in automatic correction, drag the cursor in customization to adjust to a face that you think matches reality QVQ
1. Exposure (simply put, the brightness of the photo!)
So it's obvious that this is the most commonly used way to adjust the brightness of photos~
2 Contrast
The impact of contrast on visual effects is crucial. Generally speaking, the higher the contrast, the clearer and more eye-catching the image, and the more vivid and vibrant the colors are; However, if the contrast is small, it will make the entire picture appear dull. High contrast is very helpful for the clarity, detail representation, and grayscale level representation of images.
(By Baidu Baike)
3 saturation
It can revive photos with less vibrant colors! Or maybe you want art. It can also be made in black and white, but it is recommended not to be too extreme
4 color temperature
It's the temperature of the color in the photo. Simply put, blue tends to be cooler and red tends to be warmer, so adjust the temperature to the left and right. There is no distinction between good and bad, it is mainly adjusted based on clothing and the doll's demeanor. The landlord prefers cold weather, but if the temperature is well adjusted, it can also be very, very beautiful
5 color tones
This is a bit complicated (not lazy), you can try adjusting it yourself. Choose what you like!
My teacher often says - photography doesn't distinguish right from wrong, only looks at the results~~~~~
III. Clothing matching
There's not much to say about this~~Just pay attention to putting yourself in the doll's shoes~Some clothing combinations can be strange. Think about if it's you, would you wear them that way~~~~If the color combination is too strong, it's recommended not to wear red clothes and blue pants, etc. This kind of color collision will appear too tacky~~~~If you have a certain foundation, you can have higher requirements for yourself. It's best to have a certain style when matching. Otherwise, it will be very abrupt~~~~~~
That's it for now~~~Let's not talk about anything more detailed for now. It's too complicated at first. It will dampen everyone's enthusiasm. If there are any mistakes or better suggestions, please feel free to modify and add them~~~~Finally, I wish everyone can take satisfactory photos~!
--Reprinted from the public account: Entity doll combat experience