How can Nokia N8-00 take better photos?

The photos of N8 are good, after all, the hardware parameters are there, and the thin camel is bigger than the horse. As for what you said, it doesn't feel clear, but it's really because you don't have the technology. Let me introduce the skills of taking photos with N8 (in two parts, one part is about photography skills, and the other part is more about N8):

First, N8 photography tips

1, circumvention skill of default setting parameters.

A. the problem that the flash can't be turned off:

The N8 is equipped with a dazzling flash, but in some situations or other requirements, it is necessary to turn off the flash, but due to a software error, the option to turn off the flash cannot take effect. At this time, you can set the camera mode to landscape mode, which can turn off the flash.

B, the problem of taking pictures at night is blue:

At night, no matter whether the flash is turned on or not, the photos taken by N8 are obviously faded. At this time, the camera mode can also be switched to the landscape mode. At this time, the color presents a warm color without any blue. Although this tone is not very positive, it looks more comfortable than blue because it matches the feeling at night.

C, the problem of photo crash:

I remember when I just bought the machine, the N8 crashed twice a day, all because of taking pictures and running slowly. Later, it was found that it was actually because of the wrong setting. After I selected "No" for displaying photos after taking pictures, it never crashed when taking pictures.

2, N8 know-how to shoot a good night scene

The poor night shooting ability of mobile phones is nothing new, but it seems that I am too sorry for myself when I see beautiful street scenes and don't take a picture outside the window. Don't worry, in fact, as long as you master a few essentials, you can also take unexpected high-quality images with your mobile phone, so that you can easily bring back beautiful scenery without sighing at the "scenery" and returning empty-handed.

Secret 1: avoid hand vibration

Because the light source is weak at night, the camera will slow down the shutter to get more light, and at this time, as long as it shakes slightly, the image will be seriously blurred. Therefore, if you can look for railings, flower beds or low walls around you and lean your elbows on them as support points, you can make your hands more stable. In addition, don't put down the phone immediately after pressing the shutter, but keep the original posture for 5 to 10 seconds, and don't press it and leave, so as to take a clear photo.

Tip 2: You should start shooting at night.

Nowadays, camera phones are well designed, and most of them have night shooting mode. In the night shooting mode, the mobile phone will slow down the shutter speed and increase the ISO sensitivity to increase the brightness. The light perception is much stronger than the general mode, so when taking pictures in a dim environment, the night shooting mode should be turned on first.

Tip 3: Use timed selfies.

If you still can't take satisfactory photos according to the above methods, try the safest timed shooting! Timing shooting is countdown shooting, which allows players to have enough time to return to a certain point and enter the camera with the scene after pressing the shutter. Many friends will use this function when taking selfies or taking photos together. But this function is also very useful when shooting at night. All we have to do is fix the mobile phone with a wallet or a drink can, set the shooting time and press the shutter, and a beautiful and clear night scene photo will be released.

3, portrait shooting skills at night

Portrait at night is one of the most difficult subjects for mobile phone night shooting, especially when the background is complex lighting, the model's face is prone to dullness, and the photos taken are often very bad. In fact, taking pictures is a game of light. As long as you master the light source and think more, you can still take OK photos with your mobile phone, which is definitely better than going home empty-handed!

Tip 1: Move your feet to face the light source.

It has always played an important role in imaging, especially when shooting night portraits with mobile phones. We should try to avoid models with their backs to the light source. If it is found that it is facing away from the light source, we might as well stand sideways or turn our heads slightly to let the most important face eat more live light, so that the Model's face will not be black because of the backlight.

Tip 2: Make good use of fill light.

Shooting the light will affect the photometric value of the camera, and it is more difficult to take into account the luminous bulb and the non-luminous surface. At this time, it is the turn to fill the light. Generally, mobile phones are equipped with LED fill light. Although the brightness is average, the face can still be illuminated within the self-timer distance of 50 cm.

Secret 3: the eternal formula of "stability"

Hold the phone steady, lean your arm gently on your body, and easily hold your breath and stop breathing before pressing the shutter. This is the basic skill of stable shooting. It is also very important to remember that when pressing the shutter, you can only use a single point of force. Don't use too much force, the whole phone will be distorted! In addition, don't keep the same posture for too long, or your arm will easily start to tremble because it won't last long. Basically, it is difficult to keep your hand completely still, and at most it can only be "relatively stable", so please practice more and get familiar with the habits of mobile phones, which will definitely improve the success rate of shooting over time.

▲ Portrait photos in natural state will be excellent. At this time, you need to pay attention to the background: the scaffolding behind the girl is not well contrasted.

▲ If the model only takes up a little space in the photo, the background will be more prominent-in this photo, a photographer is taking a dynamic low-angle shot.

▲ If you are outdoors, it is best to take pictures on cloudy days. Because the sun shines on the top of the cloud, the whole cloud becomes a huge light source, so cloudy days can be photographed in soft light. Press the shutter immediately-you can shoot a portrait without shadows with just the right light. If there are no clouds in the air, a similar effect can be obtained by using a hood.

▲ When taking portraits, don't think too much about camera settings. In automatic mode, the Nokia N8 can be fine-tuned to take the perfect portrait. If there is enough light, you can turn off the flash manually and try to keep the camera still when taking pictures.

▲ At this time, the angle of taking pictures may be the most important aspect: if you take pictures from a lower position, people will look down, and even the thinnest person will have a double chin. You can let the model look up a little and take a little shot from the front.

▲ Soft light from one side of the window, combined with artificial light in the background, brings a unique environmental atmosphere to this photo.

4, the use of macro skills

● Set macro: This is to make smaller objects clearer, and also to shoot blurred backgrounds and close-ups.

● Zoom function: This function is often used in the process of taking pictures, which allows us to see more details of the object.

● Take more photos: When taking another scene or object, don't just take one photo, take more photos, and then choose a photo that you are satisfied with.

● Flash: When we shoot scenery and people outdoors, we must turn off the flash, because sometimes the flash will destroy the original true color of the image. As for indoor or other situations, you can turn on the flash as needed.

Second, photography skills

1 Hold N8 correctly

When taking photos with N8, hold the camera horizontally, and the shutter is just within the range of the right index finger, so you can easily adjust the settings of various shooting parameters with your thumb. Like ordinary DC, N8 can take pictures through LCD, so be careful not to block the lens and flash when taking pictures.

2. Reasonable composition

Composition largely determines the success or failure of a photographic work. Although the law of photographic composition is not dead, understanding composition can avoid some primary mistakes.

The main purpose of photographic composition is to highlight the theme. Every photographic work has a theme or an interesting center. The most common mistake beginners make is to put the subject in the middle of the picture. Indeed, the subject in the middle is the easiest to attract people's attention, but a good photo should be able to guide readers' attention to other places after attracting their attention. If you put the attractive subject in the middle, it is easy to focus people's attention on that object and make the picture dull. Since we want to avoid being centered, we should know the so-called "rule of thirds", also called "golden section", "nine squares" and "rule of thirds" are the basic rules of composition, which means to draw two horizontal lines in the horizontal direction 1/3 and 2/3 and in the vertical direction 65438. Then put the subject as far as possible at the intersection. The four points where these four lines meet are the most sensitive places for human vision, so when the subject falls on these four points, it naturally increases the visual appeal, which is also in line with people's visual psychological habits.

Like ordinary small digital cameras, N8 focuses on the center point. The so-called center point focusing means that the distance measured by N8 is the distance from the object in the center of the picture to the camera. When the subject is not in the center of the picture, it is possible to take a photo of the virtual background by pressing the shutter directly. The correct shooting method is to aim at the center of the picture, press the shutter halfway to complete the focus, then lock the focus on the subject, then move N8 to the required composition position, and finally.

3 How to use up the light

The quality of a photo has a lot to do with the proper use of light. Making good use of light can make photos rich in color, distinct in layers and prominent in theme, and increase the artistic effect of photos. Taking pictures outdoors can be roughly divided into front light, side light, back light, top light and scattered light according to the sunlight and the position of the subject.

Front light-also known as smooth light, the main light (sunlight or light) shines on the portrait from the front, making the photo look dull and lack of three-dimensional sense.

Side light-light comes from the side of an object. Side light darkens the object, so photos are rich in tone levels and strong in three-dimensional sense, which is the most commonly used light in photography.

Backlight-the light comes from the back of the object, and the backlight has a bright outline at the edge of the object, which obviously separates the subject from the background and has a special artistic effect.

Top light-when the sun shines at noon, it is called top light. Taking photos with the top light will produce shadows in places such as eye sockets on the face, which looks thin and ugly. Generally, overhead light is not used for shooting.

Scattered light-scattered light refers to light reflected from all directions, and light on cloudy days is scattered light. If you take photos under scattered light, the photos are dull and have no three-dimensional effect.

4 how to choose the angle

Choosing the right shooting angle is very important. In the same place and under the same light, the artistic effect of photos is different because of different shooting angles. The shooting angles are mainly divided into prone, upward, downward, left and right, etc. For example, the depression angle can be used to take photos of large scenes, and the elevation angle can show tall and unique effects.

5 use flash skillfully

When shooting in backlight or shadow, the camera will measure the light according to the average brightness of the background. Because the average brightness of the background is high, the flash will not turn on, resulting in insufficient exposure of the face of the person. This is the forced flash mode of N8, which can come in handy. After using forced flash fill light, you can get photos with the same exposure as the background. In addition, the following environments are generally not suitable for flash memory:

When A is beyond the illumination range of the flash, it is difficult to get the ideal effect by using the built-in flash for the target over 2 meters.

B. When the object is too close, for example, when shooting close range within 15cm, the flash is generally not used, otherwise the surface brightness of the object will be uneven, and some parts may be overexposed.

When there is an obstacle between the flash and the object, if the light of the flash is blocked, the photo will be underexposed.

6 Correct use of night mode

If the automatic mode is still used when shooting night scenes, N8 will automatically flash according to the brightness, and the result will illuminate people nearby, but the background will be darkened because the flash can't shine. However, if the night scene mode is used, the N8 will turn off the flash, and the satisfactory effect can be obtained by extending the exposure time. If you use the night portrait mode, N8 will also be exposed at a slower shutter speed while turning on the flash to illuminate the characters. It should be noted that when using these two night modes, because the shutter speed is very slow, it is best to use a bracket to keep N8 stable and keep the subject still, otherwise the picture will be blurred.