How to photograph in a museum

Many people who like cultural relics and history want to keep the beauty they saw when they visited the museum, so they must take pictures with their cameras. So how do you take pictures in the museum? How can I take beautiful pictures of cultural relics without damaging them? Let's take a look at Bian Xiao!

Camera selection

"Museum artifact, a hundred flavors". This is a close-up of cultural relics.

The choice of lens can refer to Canon EF-S55-250mmf/4-5.6ISII, commonly known as telephoto in the three treasures of the poor.

This was taken at a distance of 1.9 meters from the target. The photometer pointed at the Buddha's face, so everything behind the glass cover turned black. At this time, even if there is a reflection, it will not be ugly. It is also the advanced sense and entry-level SLR body of the 6400. Does it look rough?

In fact, many museums are not allowed to take pictures in museums. Some museums can take pictures, but they can't use flash. Generally, the wavelength of flash lamp is less than 700 nanometers, which is easy to cause certain damage to polymer cultural relics.

The usual practice of museum photography is to turn off the flash, get as close as possible to the showcase glass (but don't touch it), minimize the reflection, improve the camera sensitivity, and use a slow shutter with a large aperture. This is a small cultural relic. The big cultural relics were too close to be photographed completely, so we had to give in. At this time, it depends on your skill in holding the camera.

In fact, the background behind this sitting dragon is very complicated, and you can look at it carefully, but the telephoto is blurred by the depth of field.

It should also be noted that most of the cultural relics in the glass cabinet are illuminated by a single ceiling lamp, and metal cultural relics are easy to reflect light. At this time, a polarized light filter can effectively reduce reflection, especially when the lens is at a 45-degree angle with the cultural relics.

Try to wear black clothes. If you can't stick to the glass, your hard-working companion will block the reflection on the glass with a black cloth. If the light in the museum is ideal, it's better to have a smaller aperture.

Remember, if photography is forbidden in the Song Museum, try not to take pictures, which is harmful to historical sites. In addition, try not to turn on the flash. Many museums have poor lighting for fear of damaging cultural relics.