How to take good night photography

When shooting at night, the camera should be screwed on a tripod or placed in a stable and firm place. Adjust the aperture, press the shutter and observe the scenery. Don't touch the fuselage, especially when exposed many times. Otherwise, the negative film will appear ghosting, which will lead to shooting failure.

2, the use of aperture

Pay special attention to the use of aperture when shooting night scenes. Because it affects the clarity of the scene. Some night scenes, because the light is very dark, can not accurately determine the shooting distance. Therefore, the methods of reducing aperture and increasing depth of field are often used to deal with it. When shooting night scenes, the commonly used aperture is f5.6 or f8. The positions of some scenes are relatively fixed, and the light changes little. The aperture can be appropriately smaller, but the exposure time should be extended accordingly, so that the clear range of the scene can be larger. When multiple exposures are made, the exposure can be adjusted through the aperture according to the intensity of light on the spot.

3. Determination of distance

The shooting distance should be measured as accurately as possible, otherwise it will directly affect the clarity of the scene. Generally speaking, when shooting a big scene at night, the distance can be placed at infinity. If you take a shot or close-up, you should focus on it. The clearer the focus, the better. The focus should be fixed on the position of the subject or the main part of the scene, and then measured after being illuminated by a flashlight. You can also use bright spots near the subject instead of measurement. Once the distance is determined, it cannot be changed at will during shooting.

4. Mastery of exposure

Night shooting exposure is complicated, so you can't rely on the exposure meter. We should explore the law from reality. There are two exposure methods: one exposure and multiple exposures.

(1) One exposure: One exposure is easier to master. Before shooting, before shooting, put the camera on a tripod, and then determine the shooting object and framing range. After framing, check the fixation of the camera again, and control the opening of the shutter with the release of the cable to make a timed exposure. Without cable release, the lens cover can be used to control the open shutter.

(2) Multiple exposures: More than two exposures are called multiple exposures. It is a method used only when one exposure cannot complete the shooting task. Using multiple exposures, some scenes can be shot in stages, making the picture rich in content and lively in form.

When using multiple exposures, we should pay attention to: first, separate the scenes with different light intensities, so that the darkest scene is exposed more first, and the brightest scene is exposed less later. Second, some scenes can't be exposed first or more, and artificial light can be used to properly enhance the brightness of dark scenes to adjust the contrast of the picture. Thirdly, for some scenes with too strong or too weak light, the film can be thinned or thickened, and enlarged can also be remedied if it cannot be adjusted on site.

It is difficult to have a definite number for night shooting exposure. Exposure time of more than one second depends on the photographer's experience. Generally speaking, exposure should be controlled more strictly when exposure is carried out. When multiple exposures are made, the exposure time has a lot of room for expansion. If you find that some scenes or parts of scenes are not exposed enough, you can open the shutter again to make up for it. No matter one exposure or multiple exposures, there is still the afterglow of sunset in the sky when shooting, so the exposure time should be tightened, and underexposure is better than overexposure. If overexposed, the photos will lose their night features. As night falls, colorful lights decorate our city, and both buildings and people show completely different colors from those during the day. Even the ordinary scenery during the day will give people a fantastic feeling under the bright lights at night, but it is difficult to shoot these beautiful night scenes with digital cameras, which is largely determined by the characteristics of digital cameras themselves. Therefore, we need to pay more attention to some skills to make up for the defects of the camera.