6 classic and fun photography games

Lead: With the development of science and technology, there are more and more effects and types of photography creation. Sometimes, you can shoot extraordinary visual effects by trying some different creative techniques, including using special lenses or editing with post-production software. I have arranged six classic and interesting photography techniques for you. Let's see if you have tried them all!

Axis transfer effect and pseudo-axis transfer effect: with the feeling of toy model

Axis-shifting lens is expensive, but its special optical design can produce different effects from ordinary lens. Because of the large imaging circle and the displacement or inclination of the lens body, some overlooking scenery can look like toy models, and it can avoid the insurmountable deformation and the effect of extending the depth of field when shooting buildings and commodities. Axis shifting is now more and more used in film and television dramas or filming, especially in some foreign film collections. This miniature urban scene is often used as a scene or a film for the opening and closing ceremonies, such as the Japanese drama Family Game and the English drama Sherlock Holmes in the New Century.

For ordinary photographers, the price of shifting lens is really difficult to start with. Because of this, many friends in China have transformed their old lenses into shift-axis lenses, and the fun lens manufacturer Lensbaby has also launched a more intimate version. In addition, renting and playing is also a good choice. Borrow it in China for about 700-900 yuan a day. For detailed shooting teaching, please refer to the "Introduction to Shooting Skills of Moving Axis Lens" in the station.

But to be honest, many micro-cameras and small DC's have built-in shift lens effect. Even if there is no interesting filter function in the camera, you can get a similar appearance through computer editing software. Generally, it is suggested that when using this effect in post-production, from the perspective of overlooking the city on a sunny day, the shooting content is still pleasing to the eye and the effect will be more obvious.

▲ The most well-known effect of shifting the lens is to have a bird's eye view of the city with a toy model.

Creative effect of borrowing a seat: funny KUSO is the highlight

Searching for "excuse me" on the Internet will definitely lead to many exaggerated and KUSO photos, some of which are coincidental and some are designed. In any case, it is precisely because of the distance difference and shooting angle between the subjects or objects that some surreal and interesting pictures are produced. This technique can add a lot of points to the photos when it is used in the shooting of tourist commemorative photos. There are not many technical or equipment requirements, and I am afraid that it will be unexpected.

Although there are not many technical requirements, there are still some tips. Because there is a gap between subjects or objects, it is suggested to shoot in aperture priority mode and set a smaller aperture value to ensure that the subjects are within the depth of field and clear. If you want to capture dynamic moments, such as jumping pictures, you should also take into account the shutter speed. If necessary, you can improve the sensitivity and ensure sufficient shutter speed.

▲ Borrowing a seat can always present some surreal or funny pictures.

Long-time exposure of water landscape: silky sense of flow

In landscape photography, long exposure is a classic technique, which is not only used to capture night scenes or light trails at night, but also used to photograph streams, lakes or the sea when shooting wild scenery during the day. Through long exposure, moving objects can be blurred completely and flexibly, and the undulating water surface can be made smooth as silk. Even if there are many people coming and going in the scene, they will "disappear" in the picture because of the blur effect, and you can get the pure scenery that was empty before the tranquility.

Long exposure during the day, in order to get a longer shutter at a fixed aperture value, it is necessary to use a reducing mirror (ND mirror) to achieve the effect of blurring moving objects. In addition to the reduction mirror, the commonly used basic equipment is tripod, wireless remote shutter or wired release, which can reduce the jitter that may be caused by long-term exposure of the camera and interfere with the shooting results. If you want to know more about the precautions and skills when shooting, please refer to "Simple 7 Steps to Teach You to Take a Perfect Long Exposure Photo".

▲ Taking pictures of lakes or seascapes for a long time can create a quiet atmosphere.

Digital infrared effect: surreal CG scene

Maybe many friends have seen many photos with strange color effects on the Internet, which look unreal, more like CG pictures drawn by computers, just like scenes of some video games. In fact, this is still true. The scene only uses infrared photography, filtering out visible light through a special infrared filter, and only letting infrared light hit the photosensitive element to shoot such a dreamy scenery. If you want to try infrared photography, you need to modify the camera or apply a filter. It seems that modifying the camera will be better than applying a filter. However, due to the high cost, some seniors suggest that you start with an external infrared filter. If you really like it after trial, it is not too late to find a camera to modify. If you want to know more about infrared photography teaching, you can refer to Ghostly Infrared Photography Skills.

Due to the development of digital post-processing technology, the visual effect of infrared photography can be "forged" by post-processing software even if the step filter is not changed. Choose a work you have photographed and give it a try!

▲ Infrared photography can capture the dreamy feeling of unusual scenery.

Multiple exposure portrait creation: blending into the photographer's inner world

Combining two photos and re-exposing them is not a new technology. Photographers tried this effect as early as19th century. Re-exposure has many different effects, and the most popular one is the combination of portrait and natural texture. In the choice of grain, the more obvious the exposure, the better the effect, such as leaves, branches or cracked land under the background of white sky.

In fact, many cameras now have built-in multiple exposure functions, not only micro-monocular cameras and small consumer cameras, but also professional monocular cameras such as Canon 5D3 and Nikon D800, all of which can be repeatedly exposed in the camera without post-synthesis, and there are also many different synthesis effects to choose from.

For the re-exposure creation of portraits, first of all, of course, it is necessary to take two photos that need to be synthesized. It is best to shoot the portrait with a solid background such as white and shoot it against the light, so as to get a clear-cut portrait. Cloudy sky is also a good background choice; The shooting of natural lines is basically the same. It is suggested that you can shoot in LiveView mode. When you finish taking the first picture and start taking the second picture, the first picture will be translucent on the screen, which is convenient for you to take the second picture for composition.

Maybe your camera doesn't have this function yet, but your smartphone can definitely be downloaded and installed into an APP that can play re-exposure photography, or you can rely on post-production software such as Photoshop or Lightroom to produce the effect.

▲ The combination of portrait and re-exposure can not only add artistic sense, but also explain the inner psychology of the role more.

360-degree panoramic photography: building a personal small planet

Nowadays, many cameras and mobile phones are also equipped with panoramic photography function, which is convenient for everyone to shoot some wide scenes without having to shoot them in sections and then splicing them in the computer. However, if you want to do some different effects in panoramic photography and "planet" the vast scene, although the mobile phone has a special APP for rapid post-production, if you shoot with a camera, you still need to shoot in sections in a down-to-earth manner and then rely on the power of post-production.

The precautions for shooting 360-degree panoramic works are roughly the same as those for panoramic photography. Need tripod and manual mode shooting, easy to master and adjust the exposure of each photo. It is recommended to shoot with a small aperture to ensure the depth of field. It is best to adjust the white balance manually, and it is best to keep the overlapping edge of 1/3 between each photo. For more detailed panoramic photography skills, please refer to the related articles in the station (click the link above). In addition, if you want to make the splicing of planets look more natural, you should pay attention to taking enough pictures so that the splicing deformation is less likely to appear abrupt.

After the shooting, the post-production software is used in the computer to splice the photos into a general panorama, and then the filter is turned over and twisted into a star shape.

▲ The special vision of 360-degree panorama often brings readers a novel feeling.