March 2008
Beginner
230 pages
7h 45m
English
Content preview from The Digital Photography Companion
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SET UP GROUP SHOTS
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Rim lighting When you place the sun behind the model, often you get highlights
along the hair. Certain hairstyles really accentuate this effect. Remember to use fill
flash for this setup, or your model’s face will be underexposed.
Set Up Group Shots
Many of the rules for engaging portraits apply to group shots too, so keep in mind ev-
erything you’ve learned so far while preparing for this assignment.
e first challenge is to arrange the group into a decent composition. If you’ve ever
participated in a wedding, you know this drill. Avoid, if possible, having all of the heads
in a straight line. is creates a static composition. Also resist the urge to center all of
the subjects in the middle of the frame. You can create a little compositional dynamism
by working the Rule of irds. See Composition (What to ink About While Looking
rough the Viewfinder) in Chapter 2.
Remind everyone in the shot that they need to have a clear view of the camera. If they
can’t see the camera, the camera won’t be able to see them. Next, position the people
as close together as possible. Group-shot participants tend to stand too far apart. at
might look OK in real life, but the camera accentuates the distance between people
and the result looks awkward. Plus, you can’t afford to have the shot span the width of
a football field, or you’ll never ...
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