How to shoot a beautiful sunrise and sunset with a mobile phone?

Choosing the right place, the right time and using the right equipment are important conditions for shooting sunrise and sunset. Everyone knows that the sun rises and sets in the west and crosses the sky from left to right. Before shooting, you need to think about the effect you want to shoot in advance.

For example, you want to use a rock on the ground as a foreground photo. At this time, the sun not only sets behind it. The sun will move to the right and may miss this stone. If your goal is to shoot sunlight falling on these rocks, you must first move to the left to get the ideal picture.

Second, the right season.

The best seasons for shooting sunrises and sunsets are spring and autumn. In summer, these two seasons are later than sunrise and earlier than sunset, which is very conducive to shooting; There are more clouds in spring and autumn, which can greatly increase the shooting effect.

Third, the cloud.

Clouds are natural reflective objects in shooting, which can spread the red light of the sun, thus constantly changing works. Clouds can also be used as the main theme of shooting. But pay attention to what happens when the clouds cover the sunset, and the light will radiate from behind the clouds, thus adding a very touching effect to the photos.

Fourth, reflection.

Shooting the reflection on the water will add a lot of color to the photos of sunrise and sunset. A calm sea or lake can reflect the scenery in the sky and present a mirror-like image. The breeze blowing over the water will always disturb and make this reflection colorful. Leave more dazzling light on the water, and draw a light path from the horizon to the foreground of the picture. When the sun goes down, this light path will extend to your eyes.

Verb (short for verb) exposure

Facing the sun directly, the exposure reading will always be inaccurate. This will result in only the sun in the photo, while the rest is underexposed. There are two ways to help you determine the appropriate exposure reading: one is to put the sun in three different positions in the viewfinder, and then take the average of these three exposure readings; Another method is to use exposure readings directly when shooting overhead. When shooting sunrise and sunset, using different exposure will produce different shooting effects. You can choose to shoot one exposure reading up and down (increase one file and decrease one file).

Sixth, the lens

You can shoot the sunset with any lens. But if the sun itself is the subject of the picture, use a long focal length as much as possible. On a standard 35mm picture, the sun is only1100 of the focal length. If it is a 50 mm standard lens, the size of the sun is only 0.5 mm, and a 200 mm lens is used. The size of the sun is 2 mm With a 400 mm lens, the sun is 4 mm Once the sun starts to set, the brightness of the light will drop obviously. You will soon need to use a very slow speed and hold a telephoto lens in your hand, which is very unstable. So get a tripod ready when shooting the sun.

Seven, aperture

When sunset is the theme of the work, you should pay more attention to controlling the size of the aperture. A small aperture can make the sun look like a star, and the smaller the aperture, the better.

Eight, glare

Direct sunlight will produce glare in the lens, which will seriously unbalance the contrast of the picture, and at the same time, the incident light will be reflected by the lens surface to form a spot line on the film. A high-quality hood helps to limit glare, and using the smallest aperture can reduce these spots. Contrast imbalance is absolutely inevitable, but the facula lines generated by the reflection on the lens surface can be used as the composition part of the work. Using a single-lens reflex camera will have this kind of light effect, but using other cameras is more prone to errors and problems.

Nine, the arrangement of color

When the sun gradually sets in the sky, the color temperature decreases, forming a warm tone. Long before the naked eye saw that the sun was red, it began to appear dark yellow on the film, then orange and finally red. This effect will add color to the picture, but few photographers can remember to change the tone that is essentially wrong. For photographers who want to shoot real scenes, 82A light blue filter can remove warm tones and warm tones from sunrise and sunset photos.

Pay attention to protect your eyes.

When the sun is close to the horizon, it is generally safe to look through the viewfinder. The higher the sun is in the sky, the brighter it is. At this time, it is more dangerous to observe the sun directly, especially with a telephoto lens. To be on the safe side, you can stick an exposed or black film (35 mm long is ideal) on the viewfinder to observe the sun and determine the best composition.