What are the good shooting themes? What are the relevant recommendations?

Photography is not only to record beauty, but also to discover beauty.

It has been said that there is no shortage of beauty in life, but the eyes that are good at discovering beauty. An excellent photographer knows how to find the extraordinary in the ordinary and how to find the simple and beautiful from the simple. Therefore, we should be good at discovering the beauty of life. Below, let's take a look at what shooting themes are worth trying.

1, the beauty of the morning in the fog

Shoot the winter scenery sleeping in the fog.

Sunrise in winter is the most beautiful in a year. The sun peeped out from the horizon, breaking the silence of fog and frost, and all the details on the ground came alive in the golden sunshine. On a cold winter night, water vapor slowly condenses into fog. If there is no wind, they can stay for a while after the sun rises the next morning.

Shooting skill

Pay attention to the weather forecast the night before departure. If it is foggy the next day, don't miss the opportunity.

Don't forget the lens and camera while keeping warm. In the case of high humidity, the lens is prone to fog, so prepare a lens cloth with you.

Make sure the battery is fully charged. When the temperature is cold, power consumption is faster than usual.

You must shoot quickly. As soon as the sun rises, the fog will soon dissipate.

Fog will scatter light and make the scenery in the fog look a little weak. Exposure compensation should be increased or decreased according to different shooting scenes.

2. Slow door painting street view.

When people talk about bare-tailed photography, they always associate it with bending. In fact, even if it is a straight road, as long as you choose the right timing and angle, you can also shoot beautiful results.

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I suggest that if you want to take a good photo in one place, you must go there repeatedly, and every time you go, you will find something new.

The combination of eye-catching signs on the road and light tracks makes the photos more interesting.

Avoid shooting at intersections, intersections, traffic lights and other places where vehicles often stop or are prone to traffic jams during rush hours.

Choosing the aperture between f/8 and f/ 16 can not only ensure the depth of field of the picture, but also ensure the slow shutter speed.

According to the intensity of ambient light, the light trace has little effect on the overall exposure of the picture.

Step 3 shoot deer in the snow

Shoot wild animals in the snow with poor air permeability.

Shooting wild animals in heavy snow can get very different effects, especially deer, which has been endowed with many legends. JamesSliverthorne, a wildlife photographer, came across a herd of deer wandering in the Scottish highlands near Cairngorms. James recalled: At that time, I was on holiday in Scotland with my family. In the first week, there was no snow here. When we were ready to go home, a strong snowstorm suddenly came, and then a group of red deer suddenly appeared in front of us. Not far away, this animal, which can arouse people's emotions, shuttles between dead trees in the heavy snow all over the sky. This scene is amazing.

James may not have foreseen taking such a photo, but he is obviously ready to take it at any time. James said: I will prepare my camera in case of such an emergency. I have installed a telephoto lens on the camera and added an exposure to set the camera to a state suitable for shooting snow scenes, which is my consistent practice. When the deer appeared in my sight, I quickly rolled down the window and took this photo.

Shooting skill

You should see the picture you want to shoot in advance, and then make full preparations, because you probably only have one shot. James said: if it happens, you must catch it; If it doesn't happen, don't feel sorry. But at least when it happens, you are fully prepared.

Use exposure compensation to increase exposure, otherwise your camera will measure the color of snow as 18% gray, which will underexpose the whole picture.

Don't put down the camera in a hurry, maybe the scene you expected didn't appear, but don't miss more exciting emergencies.

When shooting in cold areas, you need to bring more batteries, which will consume more electricity.

Step 4 record the light of the city

Night arrival is a good time to shoot the reflection on the water.

The city with bright lights at night is the subject that every photographer likes to shoot, especially when the sun sets early in winter. SimonButterworth, a master of landscape photography, believes that the best time to take such photos is when the sun has just set and the sky is still shining.

Simon said: the real creation time is not long, that is, about an hour after the sun goes down. During that time, the light in the sky changed a lot. You should arrive at the shooting location in advance, choose the shooting location and wait for the best opportunity. After this hour, the sky will become lifeless black, and it will be too late to shoot again.

Simon suggested that everyone should not waste time on filming. I will determine the composition and basic exposure parameters before sunset, he said. Before taking pictures, I used an exposure instrument to determine the dynamic range of the scene, and then I dimmed the fifth aperture according to the brightest exposure value. I will judge the brightest and darkest areas in the scene, read their luminosity respectively, and decide whether to use the gradient gray filter according to the information obtained.

Shooting skill

It is best to shoot in the direction of sunset, where the sky is the most colorful.

Focusing at night is not an easy task. It is best to use manual focusing and hyperfocal distance, and then use a smaller aperture to ensure the maximum clarity of the picture.

Use the maximum aperture and high sensitivity setting of ISO 1600 to take more photos and compare which angle is the best, so as to quickly determine the composition of the shot.

In actual shooting, adjust the sensitivity to the lowest, and set it to aperture priority or manual mode to reduce aperture shrinkage. In addition to using a tripod, you should also use the self-timer mode to release the shutter to further reduce camera shake.

When shooting with a gradient gray filter, you must pay attention to the reflection of the water surface in the picture, and don't make the reflection look brighter than the real light source in the picture.

5. Small racing competition

Most people like to squeeze on the edge of the track when shooting racing cars, and use the swing to get the effect of blurred background and clear subject.

If you are a person who likes to make bold attempts, and you happen to have the opportunity to find the commanding heights to shoot the track, why not try the axis shifting effect to make the track look like a toy model? It doesn't matter if you don't shift the lens. Post-production can make you achieve similar results. As long as the composition is serious, it is not difficult.

Shooting skill

Shoot from a height, but the angle between the lens and the track should not be too big.

Avoid complex scenes that are completely different from the toys in the picture.

After shooting, import the photo into Photoshop, copy the background layer, and carry out Gaussian blur. Then use layer mask and gradient tools to restore the part of the picture that you want to keep clear.

6. Shoot a cold sea view at dusk

At dusk, walking on the cold beach in winter and listening to the sound of waves lapping on the beach, you will certainly feel different emotions in your heart. But how can we show this emotion in the picture? According to landscape photographer AdamBurton, the trick is to use the lowest angle possible.

Adam said, the weather was not very good that day. Only if you get close enough can you take a good photo. Because if there is no foreground spray, there will only be a barren black beach and the equally barren sea and sky above, and no bright spot can be found. The blurred sea water is the soul of this photo and the charm of seascape photography. If you want to shoot such an atmospheric winter seascape by yourself, listen to Adam's shooting advice.

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Taking pictures at the seaside, in addition to the tripod itself, the tripod's foothold should be equally solid.

Measure the foreground of the picture after the seawater recedes, and then change the plane position to re-compose. When the waves hit, the readings obtained by photometry must be wrong.

When the sea recedes, it is the best time to shoot. Adam thinks that there is always some confusion when the waves rush to the beach, which makes the white fuzzy track left behind less beautiful.

7. Take portraits of interesting animals in the wild

Wildlife photography is not only a direct record of animals and their living environment. The photos from Veolia's annual Environmental Wildlife Photographer Competition (20 1 1) show the abstract, minimalist and interesting side of wildlife photography.

Shooting skill

Animals are most active in the morning and at dusk. Plan your own shooting plan during this time.

When choosing the right seat, it is very important to wait patiently.

Wildlife photography is also the background, and it is also the background. Use a clean background to highlight your theme.

8. Capture the wonderful moments of children.

In daily life, film children's every move.

It's not easy to shoot children well, because they won't listen to your command, but they can often shoot the most natural and authentic results. You can shoot secretly, or get them used to the camera.

The most common way to express a character's character is to add objects closely related to daily life to the portrait. For example, when taking pictures of children, let them bring their favorite toys; When taking pictures of young people, let them bring their best musical instruments; When taking pictures of adults, let them stand in their own working environment.

The best portrait photos often appear when the subject forgets the existence of the camera and puts down his guard. At this time, their gestures and expressions are most natural. So you might as well take pictures while they are absorbed in a certain job. It's hard to capture such a moment when you put the camera in your bag. It's best to keep the camera in your hand at all times.

Shooting skill

Use aperture priority mode to shoot, and turn up the aperture to blur the background.

Focus on the eyes of the subject.

If there is more than one person in the picture, it is best to put them on the same focal plane to ensure the same definition. If not, at least make sure that the distance between minor figures and important figures is not too wide and the degree of ambiguity is not too great.

Many children's movements can't be put out, and shooting more is king.

Use these ideas to shoot your own original portrait.

Excellent portrait photography can be taken anywhere and under any light. The key lies in how to make reasonable use of ambient light, or use flash and reflector to make up for the shortage. When shooting outdoor portraits, the flash can be used as an auxiliary light to brighten the shadow part of the figure, and can also be used to dynamically solidify the figure and create a blurred background effect. If there is no flash, let the subject stand near the window and fill in the shadow with a reflector.

9. Shoot trees in the dead of winter

Looking up in winter, you will see a canopy covered with snowflakes.

It seems difficult to shoot something unusual in the forest in winter. In fact, the only thing you need to do is to change your angle.

MarkHamblin, a professional landscape photographer, said: I can squat or lie down. Looking up from a low angle and using a wide-angle lens, the picture is just different. I often lie in the snow to take such photos. But it was really cold, so I finally chose a right-angle viewfinder, so I don't have to twist my neck to the sky anymore. In fact, it is the same with the live view function.

Shooting skill

Although everyone doesn't want the sun to appear directly in the picture, when the sun is in a higher position, its light is more suitable for shooting the canopy at a low angle, because the illumination of the canopy is relatively uniform at this time, so choose a good angle at this time.

Use the hot shoe level or the level on the tripod to ensure that the camera is completely vertical. If your camera has an inverted screen, you can observe the composition more conveniently.

Although the theme of our shooting is the canopy, in fact, the gap between the canopies is equally important, which needs our attention when composing.

10, it's fun to shoot the moon.

Looking up, I found it was moonlight, lowering my head and picking up the camera. Wide angle and telephoto are suitable for shooting.

The moon is always one of the lingering themes of photographers. In the annual competition exhibition of astrophotographers held at the Royal Greenwich Observatory last year, there were many works with the theme of this beautiful planet. Of course, there are many photos with the theme of other celestial bodies, but the moon still attracts the most attention.

You don't have to use long guns and cannons to shoot the moon. You can combine the moon with things on the ground. But if you want to get the effect of the bright moon in the sky, you still need to use Photoshop to synthesize it. If you are an astronomy enthusiast and want to shoot your own excellent works with the moon as the theme, please listen to our suggestions.

Shooting skill

If you want to take a close-up of the moon, you need to use a telephoto lens with a focal length of at least 300 mm.

The density and composition of the earth's atmosphere will affect the color, contrast and relative size of the moon. The shooting effect will be good when the moon is close to the ground level.

We can't consider the exposure of the moon and the ground at the same time in one photo. If you want both exposures to be normal, the best way is to take a picture of Zhang Yueliang and a piece of land, and then synthesize them in Photoshop.

Before shooting, you can check the rising and falling time of the local moon online in advance and make full preparations.