A few tricks to make a mirror-like picture.

Shooting reflection is easy to master among many composition techniques. Reflection can come from glass, mirror, rain, seaside, lake, etc. This time, let's focus on the skills we need to pay attention to when shooting reflections at the seaside or by the lake! After learning, I will definitely take a more beautiful reflection when I shoot next time! Here are a few tips I have carefully arranged to make a mirror-like picture. Welcome to draw lessons from and refer to. I hope it helps you.

First of all, the water should be flat.

When shooting Jinghu Lake, the calmer the water surface, the more prominent the reflective surface, so we should grasp the time when the water surface waves are small. When there is wind or ships passing by, ripples will appear on the water surface, which greatly reduces the chance of taking a clear reflection.

If you are traveling to other places to shoot, you might as well ask the locals earlier when the wind will be less or the mirror will be clearer. It's usually easier to shoot in the early morning!

No way, we can also try to use slow shutter and tripod to smooth the water surface, which is suitable for shooting light reflection at night. The technique is basically the same as shooting running water.

Second, shoot along the light or side light

The best time to shoot is when the scene is in light or side light, that is to say, when the sun shines on the front or side of the scene, the reflecting surface is the most obvious. If it is calm, the chances of taking a beautiful reflection will greatly increase!

Third, use gradient gray filter (gnd) or black card technology to balance the light difference.

The reflection on the water surface is usually darker than the light in the scene itself. If the reflection is more prominent and clear, we can use the gradient gray filter (gnd) or the black card technology to balance the light difference, especially when shooting a lighted reflection at night.

Fourth, intermediate composition

Different from ordinary composition techniques, it is more important to "balance" when shooting reflection, so you can boldly put horizontal lines in the middle of the photo to make the scenery and reflection set each other off. Of course, sometimes it's a good try to just shoot the reflection!

5. Flip the photo up and down at 180.

Do you think the reflection of Normal is cruel and boring? You might as well use post-production to turn the photo upside down and put the reflection on it. The effect may be more interesting!

Six, using cpl ring polarizer

Cpl can eliminate the white reflective part of the water surface and make the reflection inside more prominent!

postscript

Another thing to pay attention to when taking pictures of the lake is the distortion of the photos! Especially when using a wide-angle lens, the cylindrical deformation of the photo will be more intense. We can use a non-wide-angle lens or the computer is more correct after use, so that the finished product will be more professional!

Expanding: the shooting skills of landscape photography

Autumn puts colorful clothes on the earth, and autumn wind paints the sky with clear blue and scatters white clouds. It's time to cover the mountains with red leaves again. Photographers have emerged in the intoxicating beauty, and they want to solidify the beauty on film and let it stay in the world forever. I hope that the five red leaf photography techniques introduced here can inspire and help photographers.

1, flexible use of backlight and transmitted light

Light is an artistic carving knife given by God to photographers. For the bright theme of red leaves, the use of light is a key factor in creating personalized works. Slight changes in light can make red leaves appear completely different colors. Even in the same place, with the change of time, the angle of light irradiation changes, and the red leaves will show different expression changes. Especially the change of forward light and backward light can make the color saturation of red leaves change strongly.

Polarizer is a common filter for shooting red leaves. Because it can effectively inhibit the reflection on the surface of red leaves, people can see the original color of red leaves, especially in the case of smooth and sidelight.

Under the conditions of reverse light and transmitted light, we see that the transmitted light effect of light passing through leaves is purer and more vivid than the reflected light effect when it is in the light. Even if the red leaves look ordinary in the light, when we change the angle, we may see bright red leaves with a sense of transparency.

Shooting on sunny days is conducive to obtaining works with great contrast, but at this time, the tone of leaves is relatively hard. If you want to show the soft side of red leaves, cloudy weather may be more suitable. Grasping and using light reflects the photographer's style and characteristics.

2. Clever arrangement of background

Although red leaves are the undisputed theme in red leaf photography, bright red leaves are indeed the most attractive objects, but if the choice of background is ignored, even the beautiful red leaves will lose their luster. Even if you take a close-up of red leaves, the background factors should not be underestimated. When shooting works with red leaves, we should pay more attention to the selection and layout of the background environment.

First of all, the choice of background should highlight the theme of red leaves, and you can't pretend to be the owner. By cleverly choosing the environment where the red leaves are located, it is not only conducive to the foil of the red leaves, but also shows the organic connection between the red leaves and the surrounding environment. According to this principle, choosing and arranging the color and brightness of the background can create dramatic works of red leaves.

According to the selected background, it is very important to increase or decrease the exposure compensation appropriately. If the background is bright fog, the exposure compensation should be increased, and if it is dark background such as valley or rock, the exposure compensation should be reduced appropriately. The increase or decrease of compensation depends on the contrast and proportional distribution of red leaves and background. Using a wide range of peripheral exposure is an effective means to obtain successful works.

As the saying goes, "Grass grows in autumn." The once vibrant leaves are endowed with vitality by harmonious colors. When they are dying, they burn their lives and give the last glory to people. Besides bringing beauty to the world, red leaves always bring endless thoughts to people. Therefore, when we shoot red leaves, we are often not satisfied with expressing them in a straightforward way, but want to make them more beautiful and moving.

Clever color matching is an effective way to highlight the color charm of red leaves. Generally speaking, choosing a color with good compatibility and coordination with red leaves can make the color of red leaves more gorgeous. In order to avoid usurping the role of the master and weaken the expressive force of the main body of the red leaves, the color matching should be soft and plain. Usually, colors such as yellow, green, white or light pink can form a good collocation effect with red leaves. Especially yellow, yellow is also the color of autumn, and the scenery of yellow leaves and red leaves is very common, so red and yellow collocation is a good choice. Black can also make the red leaves look more eye-catching, and it is possible to create exciting works with trees, peaks or dark sky as the background.

No matter what color you choose, the key is to make it in a virtual focus state, forming a blurred background or foreground. Usually a telephoto lens is used, with a large aperture and a focus on the red leaves. Another thing that must be noted is that the choice of telephoto lens is also based on this consideration in order to avoid messy colors in the picture.

4, properly handle the performance of the sky

The sky in autumn is clear and thorough. Even if there are clouds, most of them are cirrus clouds and stratocumulus clouds, so people have a specific feeling about autumn. The words "crisp autumn" and "clear sky" are the summary of this feeling. When shooting red leaves, the sky with obvious autumn characteristics is also integrated into the picture, which can create unique works of autumn scenery.

Proper sky performance can positively contrast the theme of red leaves. For example, the contrast between the clear blue sky and the red leaves is strong, which can make the red leaves look more gorgeous and is the sky background that is often chosen when shooting red leaves. The proportion of the blue sky in the picture often determines the success or failure of the work.

On a clear autumn day, the red leaves and the sky show excellent colors, and the two complement each other, which will surely lead to colorful works. If you skillfully choose high-altitude cirrus clouds or stratocumulus clouds with obvious autumn characteristics, you can shoot red leaves with strong emotional colors.

5. Matters needing attention in digital photography

Because digital photography is easy to adjust in the later stage, the exposure control in the shooting process is easy to handle at will. In fact, only when the image exposure is accurate can the post-processing achieve the ideal effect. If the exposure control is too wide, especially the overexposure is serious, no matter how excellent the post-processing technology is, it is difficult to remedy it.

When shooting red leaves, if the exposure transitions, there will be a phenomenon of reduced saturation and lack of layering. Generally, in the case of forward lighting, special exposure compensation is not needed, while in the case of reverse lighting, necessary exposure compensation is needed according to the actual situation. Especially when you shoot from the trunk of a red leaf, the brightness in the center of the picture directly affects the exposure, which requires special attention. Generally, manual exposure mode can be adopted, and it does not depend on the automatic mode of the camera. Another advantage of using manual mode is that it is easier to adjust the composition.

Shooting red leaves generally requires a large depth of field, but don't shrink the aperture too small. If the aperture is too narrow, light diffraction will occur and the image quality will be reduced. Because the imaging element of digital camera is smaller and its depth of field is larger than that of 35 mm film, even if the imaging element with similar APS-C frame size is used, its depth of field is larger than that of 35 mm film. So be sure to pay attention to the depth of field control. Using a telescope or macro lens with a small depth of field may be a good choice.

When shooting with a film camera, the film is often selected according to the characteristics of different types of film, so that the color and contrast meet the creative intention. Digital cameras can be easily adjusted according to the creative intention through image processing. Satisfactory works can be obtained by adjusting the color scale and color saturation. Post-adjustment is a link in digital photography creation, so we should actively face image processing, just like choosing film.

Autumn is sultry and autumn leaves are charming. It is refreshing to see the autumn leaves in the north, and there is even a shocking joy of instant dizziness. For her, it is worth our whole life to find. Gossip digress, said to the point of photography.

The autumn colors in the northern mountainous areas are everywhere and colorful. I looked at them excitedly. I don't feel anything pleasing to the eye except the color. Some people may sigh, why didn't I see such a beautiful scenery when I visited the site in person? This is due to the photographer's aesthetics, the grasp of timing, and the application of photography skills and methods.

After photographing autumn leaves several times, I gradually realized some methods and taught me how to photograph autumn leaves.

Trees are full of autumn leaves, patches of clusters, swaying in the wind, it is difficult to capture and grasp the most beautiful moment, and it is not easy to see crystal clear branches and leaves. After several exercises, my experience is that the key to shooting beautiful autumn leaves lies in expressiveness.