Fashion Photography Tips for Beginners - 01
A fashion photographer needs to care about many different things besides shooting. He/she must choose a proper camera, check the background decorations, and find a perfect angle. Moreover, the photographer advises a model for what poses to choose.
In this episode series, we are bringing you the very basic to advanced "Fashion Photography Tips" which helps you to improve your photography skills.
In this episode series, we are bringing you the very basic to advanced "Fashion Photography Tips" which helps you to improve your photography skills.
1. Choose the Camera
When it comes to lifestyle fashion photography as well as commercial shots, the image quality is an issue number one. It is necessary to remember, that a larger sensor produces better picture quality.
Meanwhile, the difference between each sensor class has reduced a lot. Shooting at low ISO proves this. Larger sensors also have a shallower depth of field. For example, a full-frame DSLR Nikon D800 has shallower DF if compare it with Nikon D7100. At the same time, a medium format device has even shallower DF in comparison with D800 (but it’s so expensive).
Canon and Nikon have the best support system for professional shooters. Most of their modern DSLRs can tether to a PC.
2. Use 24-70 mm Lenses
24-70mm f/2.8 lens has become a choice number one for most shooters, no matter what types of photography they are specialized in.
50mm focal length on both the short-telephoto and mild-wide ranges, the 24-70mm lens will provide you with universal capabilities. Personally, I am crazy about 24-70mm f/2.8. It is the best thing I have ever had in my hands. Using this lens, it seems to me that I am an owner of several prime models at once. It is sharp even at the wide opening.
It is possible to take impressive street, travel and fashion shots thanks to the available range. So, you can easily go wide or try to shoot an intense portrait.
A 24-70mm f/2.8 lens is my passion too. I prefer this lens while shooting a short runway on a cropped sensor camera. It is perfect as I don't have to waste time carrying a monopod, quick release plate, etc.
People, who specialize in fashion photography typically use fluorescent, incandescent, LED and flashlight sources. Incandescent lights are very cheap and get hot very quickly. Besides, they are not allowed in some countries because of energy inefficiency. Fluorescent lights are quite expensive. Though they don’t get hot, you need more than one bulb to get the same light power as incandescent bulbs offer.
LEDs present a new approach to using light technology. They don't require much power to work. Moreover, LEDs may be color controlled. Flash features high-power light output as well as controlled daylight color temperature.
If you want to avoid stray lights influence on the background while realizing fashion photography ideas, place white panels between the lighting units and the background.
Remember, such panels keep undesired light from the background and turn it to the model. As a result, the back-light gets more volume
Using a tripod may help you take clearer fashion portraits. Everything is very easy. The worse lighting conditions you have, the longer exposure is needed. It means you have to eliminate a "shaky camera" effect if shooting at the low light level.
A tripod will help stabilize the picture and avoid taking a blurred photo. Moreover, using it, you can choose the best angle for the shot. Carbon fiber material makes any tripod quite reliable and strong but still a lightweight.
50mm focal length on both the short-telephoto and mild-wide ranges, the 24-70mm lens will provide you with universal capabilities. Personally, I am crazy about 24-70mm f/2.8. It is the best thing I have ever had in my hands. Using this lens, it seems to me that I am an owner of several prime models at once. It is sharp even at the wide opening.
It is possible to take impressive street, travel and fashion shots thanks to the available range. So, you can easily go wide or try to shoot an intense portrait.
A 24-70mm f/2.8 lens is my passion too. I prefer this lens while shooting a short runway on a cropped sensor camera. It is perfect as I don't have to waste time carrying a monopod, quick release plate, etc.
3. Gather Studio Lighting Kit
People, who specialize in fashion photography typically use fluorescent, incandescent, LED and flashlight sources. Incandescent lights are very cheap and get hot very quickly. Besides, they are not allowed in some countries because of energy inefficiency. Fluorescent lights are quite expensive. Though they don’t get hot, you need more than one bulb to get the same light power as incandescent bulbs offer.
LEDs present a new approach to using light technology. They don't require much power to work. Moreover, LEDs may be color controlled. Flash features high-power light output as well as controlled daylight color temperature.
If you want to avoid stray lights influence on the background while realizing fashion photography ideas, place white panels between the lighting units and the background.
Remember, such panels keep undesired light from the background and turn it to the model. As a result, the back-light gets more volume
4. Use a Tripod
Using a tripod may help you take clearer fashion portraits. Everything is very easy. The worse lighting conditions you have, the longer exposure is needed. It means you have to eliminate a "shaky camera" effect if shooting at the low light level.
A tripod will help stabilize the picture and avoid taking a blurred photo. Moreover, using it, you can choose the best angle for the shot. Carbon fiber material makes any tripod quite reliable and strong but still a lightweight.
5. Always Retouch Your Photos
Image post-production is very important for indoor and outdoor fashion photography. That’s why a powerful PC or computer is a must for running Photoshop and Lightroom.
If you don’t have time for photo retouching, you may outsource it and get your photo edited professionally for about $2.
You should make stylized color correction, skin airbrushing, remove unnecessary objects, enhance the background, remove stray hair, etc.
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If you don’t have time for photo retouching, you may outsource it and get your photo edited professionally for about $2.
You should make stylized color correction, skin airbrushing, remove unnecessary objects, enhance the background, remove stray hair, etc.
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