Shooting skills of winter snow scene

Chu Qing is the photographer's favorite weather after snow, especially after the heavy snow, leaving no trace. The roof of the farmhouse is covered with thick snow, the branches are covered with tree hangings, and the earth is a holy scene wrapped in silver.

It clears up immediately after the snow.

When the sun shines on the snow

Try to make snow whiter.

At this time, you have to choose the snow-covered scenery against the blue sky, which is often the most suitable for creating a fairy-tale ice and snow kingdom atmosphere. At this time, the light intensity is high, and due to the strong reflection of snow and ice, it is easy to "cheat" the automatic exposure of the camera, so that the snow in the photo taken is "not white". Therefore, attention should be paid to the exposure compensation of+1+~+2 when shooting along the light to ensure the purity of white.

Snowflakes all over the sky

Don't beat the snow into rain.

Flying snow all over the sky

Shooting in the process of snowing is the best way to express winter feelings. Snowflakes all over the sky can add romantic atmosphere to the picture, but it will also increase the difficulty of shooting. Generally, we should master several principles. First, due to the occlusion of snowflakes, the air perspective is reduced, and it is difficult to clearly express vision; The middle scene or foreground should be selected as the shooting object; Secondly, white snow flowers are not easy to display in the sky or light-colored scenery, so try to choose a dark background as a foil; Third, snowflakes fall at different speeds with different sizes. We should master the shutter speed as needed. Snowflakes fall fast when they are big. You should try to shoot with a high-speed shutter to ensure the granular effect of shooting snowflakes. On the other hand, if the shutter speed is too low, it is easy to make snowflakes line up and it rains when it snows.

Cloudy fog

Fog and snow scene

In winter, cloudy and foggy weather is not uncommon. Many people don't like this kind of weather, because the light is not directional and they can't feel the film. But for mature photographers, such light can shoot very personalized works, especially in the case of fog, the air is filled with particles, the contrast is low, the light transmittance is reduced, and the artistic conception of the picture is vague and dreamy, which is even more mysterious in the snow forest. But at this time, the overall contrast of the picture is often too low and lacks a sense of hierarchy. In framing and composition, we should pay attention to the proper selection of' scenery' with bright and dark contrast effect, and properly combine black or dark tone elements in a large area of gray tone to improve the rich tone level of the picture.

The color of light varies at different times.

Sunrise in the morning

The changeable and rich colors in the morning.

On sunny days, the morning sky glows slowly, the sky in the sunrise direction gradually reflects beautiful rose red, and the snow-covered scenery gradually becomes clear. Because the color temperature of the light is extremely high at this time, the snow shows a deep blue tone, which is most suitable for taking quiet and beautiful big scene pictures at this time.

When the sun rises in the east, the color temperature of light begins to decrease rapidly, and snow is dyed golden. At this time, the light is highly directional, so you can shoot the scenery and landforms from the perspective of light as much as possible. It should be noted that the sunrise time is very fast in winter morning, so it is necessary to arrive at the selected shooting position in advance and make all kinds of preparations for shooting. Especially from the first ray of sunshine on the horizon, as the sun rises, the light changes from red to yellow and then to white, and there is often only a few minutes of "golden" time, so we must hurry to shoot.

Sunset sunset

Snow scene in the afterglow of sunset

Sunset in the evening is also a time when the color temperature of the light changes richly. When the sun approaches the sky, with the decrease of the color temperature of light, the snow turns from yellow to red at sunset. As the sun sinks into the sky, in the afterglow of the setting sun, the sky often reflects a brilliant sunset glow, which is especially suitable for shooting pictures with bright light and shadow effects under the reflection of ice and snow on the ground.

Snowy night scene

Snow scene at night

At night, the reflection of snow is strong, and the outline of the scene is clear, which is convenient for taking pictures and exposure. Due to the high color temperature of the light at night, the snow-covered scenery shows a blue tone. When shooting the night scene of snow, we should decorate the rural market with warm lights, and blend with the cold and warm colors of snow to enrich the color and light and shadow effect of the picture.

Different light directions depict different textures and tones.

Because the change of light direction will produce different light and shadow effects on the subject, according to the different light directions, it is generally divided into front light, side light, side backlight and backlight.

Fully express the texture of snow.

Sunlight shows the purity of ice and snow.

That is, the direction of light comes from the camera side and directly irradiates the subject. Generally speaking, this kind of light is rarely used in landscape photography because it is relatively flat and lacks three-dimensional sense. But smooth light is often used in ice and snow photography. For example, when shooting scenes such as "Rizhao Jinshan", they are all taken along the light, which easily reflects the whiteness of ice and snow, especially when it snows in Chu Qing, which is perfect against the blue sky.

The backlight outlines the snow and ice.

Backlight is also the photographer's favorite light in landscape photography. It can penetrate thin objects and form side light. Therefore, for villages in the north, it is more appropriate to use backlight for materials such as ice, ice hanging and kitchen smoke in the morning.

Side light and side backlight highlight the texture of ice and snow.

Side light and side backlight are the most commonly used light in landscape photography, because side light is easy to produce contrast between light and shade and has a strong three-dimensional effect, which is the most appropriate way to express the texture of ice and snow. Whether it's the crystal clear rime or the undulating snow mushrooms on the ground in Xiang Xue.