How to take macro shots with Xiaomi Mi 4

Macro shooting skills of Xiaomi Mi 4

Through practical experience, I will share some macro shooting skills that are suitable for novices.

1. Master the best distance for macro photography

Many people always have trouble getting the focus right when taking macro shots, and the photos they take are blurry. That’s because you are too far away from the subject. The object being photographed is too close. The focus of the mobile phone is fixed, so if you find that the focus is not right next time, you might as well move back a little and focus again until the subject is clear. According to my shooting experience, the best distance for macro shooting with Mi 4 is 10CM-15CM.

2. Manual focus

Do you often encounter the following situation when taking macro shots: when capturing flying butterflies and bees, the shots are always unclear. When it is focused, it will fly away, or when taking pictures of some relatively small objects (such as water droplets, flower buds), no matter how you adjust the position, it still cannot be in focus. At this time, you can try the manual focus function of Mi 4. Set the focus point in advance. You no longer need to use your fingers to focus frequently. You only need to press the shutter when the subject is clear.

▲Manual focus setting

▲The water droplets are too small and difficult to focus on, so manual focus is used for shooting.

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3. Magic Focus

Mi 4’s unique magic focus mode, take a photo first and then focus, and then just click in the gallery Just point your finger at the focus you need and it will be OK. You no longer have to worry about not being able to get the focus right. You can get it as clear as you want.

▲Focus on the foreground, the foreground is clear and the background is blurred.

4. Learn the basic composition

Whether the photo is beautiful or not, composition plays a big factor. When composing a picture, you must first learn to distinguish the priorities, and there must be a prominent point. For example, if you want to express something in this photo, it must be highlighted and reflected as the main body; the secondary parts cannot steal the attention of the main body. I suggest that you turn on the reference lines (commonly known as the nine-square grid), so that you can better compose the picture, especially the four intersection points in the nine-square grid. They are the legendary golden section points. If you place the subject around the dividing points, you will definitely be able to shoot Beautiful photos.

5. Learn to use light ([0 P7 _- P! M

Photography is about light and shadow. When we are doing macro photography, it is also important to learn to use light reasonably. The arrangement of light can create different atmospheres and artistic conceptions 9 r- E; i; c" Y! J4 t7 ?0 ~1 O

▲Make the green leaves more transparent through backlight shooting!

6. Create your own scene atmosphere. Sometimes when you look at those shocking macro photos with perfect lighting and beautiful water droplets, you may be deceived by the photographer. Sometimes the actual shooting environment of those blockbusters is not very good, or even It can be said to be bad. So why are the photos so good? Hey, you can create perfect light and water droplets yourself. Sometimes a small flashlight and a little water can allow you to take stunning macro photos (below). In the picture, I sprayed some water on the clover to create the scene of water droplets after rain. In fact, it was a sunny day and there was no rain at all.