How to take beautiful photos of leaves in autumn and winter?

Do you want to take incredible photos of leaves in autumn and winter? In this article, I will show you the skills of shooting beautiful leaves in autumn and winter.

1. Autumn and winter leaf photography makes nature photography stand out.

Autumn and winter are the absolute best time to find these leaves? It is not that the photography of leaves is not good, but that the rich auburn tones make nature photography stand out. In autumn, the dull green leaves turn into gorgeous red, yellow and orange, and everything becomes the potential theme of photography.

You don't have to limit yourself to pictures of leaves on trees. In autumn, even the brown leaves on the forest floor can bring gloomy mood.

There are few leaves in winter, and they are far apart, which is very suitable for taking dark and emotional leaf photography. You can guide the darkness in winter in the pictures of leaves and capture some very dark photos.

2. Take the most eye-catching photos of leaves with high quality.

In autumn and winter, most leaves are in poor condition and will be damaged. You must make every effort to avoid these broken leaves in the photo.

You want the audience to be attracted by the pictures, and you want your pictures to be eye-catching. However, if your subject is broken, the photo lacks impact, and it won't work. That's why it's recommended to shoot only the blades in good condition, and it may take some time to search for the subject.

3. How to create a picture atmosphere with leaves?

You have discovered how to create an atmosphere by shooting in autumn and winter, but this is another way to increase your mood, such as shooting on cloudy days. On cloudy days, clouds will scatter sunlight and produce soft and even natural light-very suitable for moody leaf photography.

On the one hand, the soft light is darker, which brings a gloomy tone to your leaf photos. In addition, soft light helps to highlight colors. Orange in autumn and blue in winter look magical (and moody) when they are brighter, which is why we prefer color leaf photography to black and white photography.

Shoot a leaf alone

How did you create a powerful and influential work? Once you find high-quality leaves, please make every effort to separate them. If the leaf is on the tree, please adjust your angle to make it exist alone in the picture. If the leaf is on the ground, put it on the grass or in the water or in the snow.

The key is to make the leaves (or leaves) stand out from the surrounding environment and your theme stand out from the photos. If necessary, you can eliminate the interference in the scene, move the branches and remove any surrounding leaves.

5. Use contrast to make the blade photo stand out.

There are several different forms of contrast, all of which can be used in leaf photography. For example, you can use sharpness/softness contrast to make your theme clear and your background soft.

You can also use contrast between light and shade. Here, you put dark leaves on a light background-a background that reflects water, bright leaves or snow. Finally, you can use color contrast. You must find leaves with different colors from the surrounding.

For example, a red leaf can be placed on the green grass background, and a yellow leaf can be placed on the blue water. No matter what kind of contrast you use, you should choose a color scheme related to the theme.

6. Graphic blade landscape with narrow aperture.

If you want to capture graphics and beautiful scenery from photos of leaves, you should make the whole picture clear, and there should be no fuzzy points in your photos.

To make the whole picture clear, you should use a narrow aperture. If it has not been used, you need to use aperture priority mode (or manually).

According to the depth of the scene, it is adjusted within the range of f/ 1 1 to f/22. If your scene is ordinary, you can use an aperture of f/8.

7. Combine lines to guide the audience's sight

If you want to create a particularly attractive leaf work, then I suggest you use lines. After finding the scene to shoot, look around and see if there are any lines that look attractive. Lines that can be used to guide the audience.

Curves are particularly useful lines, which guide the audience's line of sight to the screen and form visual lines.