Digitalis teaches you how to use Polaroid correctly.

Abstract: Shooting was first seen in Japanese cartoons, and many girls began to look forward to it from their school days. Polaroid cameras are not expensive, but photographic paper is expensive. Polaroid is very infectious to some people who advocate literature and art, and its hazy photo effect makes people feel a different atmosphere. How much do you know about these polaroid shooting techniques revealed by digital artists? Portrait photography skills

1. Polaroid's focus is in the middle circle of the picture. Aim at the circle and you won't lose focus.

2. When shooting in automatic mode, the distance between the lens and the person is 0.5m-2m, the macro mode is 0.3m-0.5m, and the landscape mode is over 2m.

3. When shooting people, you can concave some exaggerated movements or use some brightly colored props. Please refer to the goddess Nini for action.

4. You can exaggerate your expression if you shoot your head. Don't be afraid of ugliness. Please refer to Jessica in Han Xing for the expression.

5, don't shoot against the light, don't shoot against the mirror glass, and don't shoot the background too bright, because this will lead to underexposure of the photo, and the whole photo will be black.

6. Don't block the automatic exposure sensor window or flash, the photos will be overexposed or underexposed.

7. Remember to put the finished photo paper in a cool and dark place. You can also use DIY photo paper after shooting. For example, write down the date with a marker. After the photos have accumulated to a certain extent, you can make a booklet as a souvenir.

Self-timer technology

1, don't trust the viewfinder completely.

Polaroid cameras are different from digital cameras, and most Polaroid viewfinders have great errors. Because the viewfinder of Polaroid camera is located at the top left or right, and the lens is in the middle of the camera, everyone should try to move the lens to the left when shooting, so that the subject will be in the middle of the photo.

In addition, the shooting range of the photo will be wider than that seen by the viewfinder, so you don't want the subject of the photo to be too small, so you can stand closer and shoot again.

Step 2 pay attention to the darkness

Polaroid cameras can't preview photos in real time, so photos are easily overexposed and darkened, which is what we call "waste films". So I suggest you remember to turn off the flash in sunny environment, especially outdoors.

In addition, black-and-white photos are easier to expose than color photos, so when using black-and-white photographic paper, you might as well be bold and adjust the exposure to a negative value to avoid overexposure of the whole face.

3. Pay attention to the selfie distance

The shortest focusing distance of all mini series Polaroid cameras and even all Polaroid cameras is 60cm, so if the distance between the camera and the subject is less than 60cm, it will be out of focus and the photo will be blurred.

Black and white shooting skills

1, looking for high contrast

Because black-and-white photos lack color, only black-and-white contrast can express feelings, so contrast is a very important element in black-and-white photos. When shooting, you should first find out the environment with high contrast (obvious light and shade) before shooting.

Step 2 look for patterns and textures

In color photos, patterns and textures are often ignored, because colors often steal the focus, and one of the elements of good black and white photos is to express unique patterns and textures.

Step 3 pay attention to the light

The fourth point is the same as looking for high contrast. Because black and white photos have no color, we have to rely on light and dark positions to represent the picture. Pay attention to the direction and intensity of light when shooting. For example, shooting a portrait with sidelight can bring out a half-silhouette effect, while a single light source will produce shadows, so we can observe it carefully when shooting. Of course, silhouette is also a good attempt.

Polaroid composition

First of all, we should know that the commonly used polaroid paper is divided into three inches and five inches. Before he shoots, we must find out the size of the photo, which will also affect our composition.

1, central composition

The central composition is very easy to understand, just like its name, which means to arrange the subject in the center of the picture. There are many reasons for the central composition method. First of all, visually speaking, the visual range of human eyes will cross at the center, so the object in the center is often easy to attract people's attention. Secondly, the focus of the camera is mainly concentrated in the central area of the picture, so for shooting moving scenes, using the central composition can not only obtain good visual effects, but also make full use of the focus of the camera.

2. Composition with good shape

Cross composition is one of the most commonly used composition methods. When shooting, it is a problem to put the subject in the position of the picture, and a good composition is a good way. The specific usage of TIC-tac-toe composition is to divide the picture into three equal parts with two horizontal lines and then divide the picture into three equal parts with two vertical lines. These two horizontal lines and two vertical lines will produce four intersections, which are the points suitable for arranging the position of the subject.