How to take Japanese style photos Japanese magazine style photography guide

Japanese magazine style is a style that many Internet celebrities like to take photos in nowadays. Because it is close to life and gives people a sense of purity of a girl next door, it is loved by many people. So how do we take photos in Japanese magazine style in life? Today's article is full of dry goods, why not code it quickly and read it slowly.

No.1 Text and typography

This is the most striking point of Japanese magazine style. Although it seems beyond the scope of photographers, the appropriate use of text and magazine layout design on the photos can make the photos look more like pages in magazines. (Usually, some lyrics can be translated into Japanese or English using software)

No.2 Color style

It is usually dominated by fresh and natural tones, which can also be collectively referred to as Japanese style. The picture is clear, the highlights are prominent, the dark parts are transparent, and the color tends to be a light yellow-green.

No.3 Dress up & props

Although this is beyond the scope of the photographer, some Japanese style matching, such as leather backpacks, loose pants, school uniforms, etc., can create a natural and fresh feeling. In addition, a Japanese magazine, a beautiful notebook, a bucket hat, and an umbrella are also essential items for dressing.

No.4 Scene

Choose some MUJI-style B&Bs, with wooden furniture and floors, white sheets and walls, transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, green plants, simple kitchens, etc. Or outdoor scenes such as woods and quiet streets.

Comfortable and natural dressing

The Japanese magazine style creates a natural and comfortable feeling, and the clothing style naturally follows this tone.

A loose top paired with wide-leg pants is definitely comfortable, and of course, the style and color should be plainer.

You can choose retro leather shoes, versatile white shoes, or home-style slippers, or the ultimate method - barefoot.

We can also accessorize with a pair of glasses, a hat, a cloth bag, or even a small snack like potato chips.

Choose a stylish scene

After dressing up, the scene should also be suitable to avoid discord. Japanese magazine style prefers scenes that are closer to life. They don’t need to be high-end, but they must have style.

For indoor scenes, wooden floors, clean white walls, a minimalist bed or sofa, and a few pillows create a lazy home style that creates a perfect Japanese-style scene.

If you can find a stylish dessert shop, cafe, cake shop, etc., that would of course be a very good choice.

The choice of outdoor scenes is more flexible. A clean street, a textured wall, a beautiful meadow, a calm seaside or a sparsely populated park are all good Japanese-style scenes.

Just pose naturally

Japanese magazine style pursues naturalness, so forced posing is not a good idea! If the person being photographed is someone you know, you can be relaxed and capture natural poses; if the person being photographed is a relatively unfamiliar young lady, we can consider imitating how others pose.

Front view camera

Touching the neck and looking at the camera

Side view of the camera

Lifting her hair and looking at the camera

Looking into the distance

Staring blankly without looking at the camera

Pay more attention to good photos on the Internet, pictures in magazines, and scenes in movies. These can give us a lot of inspiration.

① Composition

You have seen a lot of composition rules, but what Jingjing wants to talk about has nothing to do with those rules. Close-up shots are quite common in Japanese magazines, but when we shoot in the early stage, we should not let people fill the screen, but reserve some space, so that there will be more room for play when cutting in the later stage.

② Exposure

Because Japanese magazines pursue naturalness, they use more natural light. If the person is darker and some parts of the background are brighter, our exposure can make the overall picture darker. Because the overexposed areas cannot be saved by post-production, but the slightly dark areas can be brightened, which has little impact on the image quality.