How to compose a picture in flower photography

Introduction: The treatment of background is an important factor to determine the quality of flower photography. Background plays a role of foil and contrast in the composition of flower photography, and it is especially important to take color photos. Let's talk about some things about flower photography composition.

use natural conditions to choose the background, make use of local materials.

natural scenery, such as sky, ground, grass, lake, forest and so on, can be chosen as the background. For example, if you shoot a picture with lotus as the theme, the background can be varied, and the back shot can use the sky as the background. The overhead shot can be made of water reflection as the background, and the flat shot or oblique shot can be set off with lotus leaves as the background. If the lotus is pushed far to the middle scene and the lotus leaves, lakes and mountains are used as the background, the results are different.

manually arrange the background

use colored paper or colored cloth to set off the flowers as the background. The purity and lightness of background color should not be too high. Generally speaking, the color should not be too fresh or too light, and the relationship between the color phase of the background color and the color phase of the main flower is better with contrast color and similar contrast color. Background color, generally using dark dark, sometimes subject to the needs of the effect, can also be used to deal with light tones, high-key, but should contain more gray, otherwise a presumptuous guest usurps the host's role The background color is too dazzling, which will destroy the main composition and the whole picture.

the use of light

sunlight changes greatly in a day, which directly affects the lighting angle and shooting effect of flowers. From the analysis of illumination, it is best to shoot flowers in natural light within two hours after sunrise, when the illumination is ideal and the modeling effect is good. In the morning, because of the physiological function of flowers, they absorbed the nutrition of the whole night, and the color was particularly bright, which made them look delicate. The shooting effect was very good, the color was clear, the layers were distinct, the tone was clear and the contrast was moderate.

lighting angles are usually divided into five types, namely, front light, side light, back light, top light and scattered light.

when shooting with front light, the light distribution in the picture is large, and the light receiving surface of the flowers is even, but the disadvantage is that the flowers lack three-dimensional sense and layering, and the tone is dull. If you take a black-and-white photo, the effect is even worse, because the picture effect of the black-and-white photo is all expressed by the brightness of the tone (that is, different levels of black, white and gray).

It is the most ideal and commonly used to shoot flowers with side light (front side light or back side light). This kind of lighting has a good effect on flower modeling, strong three-dimensional sense, distinct layers, moderate shadows and contrast, and harmonious and moderate contrast between color lightness and saturation.

When shooting with top light, the light is projected on the top of the flowers, and the front side receives less light, resulting in great contrast and lack of hierarchy. The color reproduction effect of flowers is poor, the color temperature is high, and the photos tend to be blue, so this light is rarely used.

By using backlight photography, the light illuminates the object from the back, which can outline the flowers clearly, and the modeling effect of light is good. If the petal texture is thin, it will be transparent or translucent, showing the texture, hierarchy and texture of the petal more delicately. Using this kind of light source, we should pay special attention to the fact that the front of flowers must be filled with light and set off by a darker background, so as to show the image of flowers more prominently.

Scattered light is also an ideal light source. It uses scattered light to shoot, which is not limited by the directionality of the light source, with uniform light receiving surface, soft tone and moderate contrast. If you choose to shoot the scattered light after the rain, the flowers will look clearer and more attractive.

when shooting flowers with a digital camera, it is best to set the flash function to? Forced not to flash? Mode, and then use the live light, choose the appropriate shooting angle to shoot.