How to shoot the camera at night?

How to take a perfect portrait at night?

How to take a perfect portrait at night?

1. lenses with different focal lengths have different shooting effects at night; 2. Highlight the subject of night photography; 3. Exposure to night photography; 4. Restore the night.

Facing different scenes and shooting distances, we need to use lenses with different focal lengths to shoot. Night portraits need to use lenses with different focal lengths according to the shooting intention and shooting distance. A medium-long focal length lens with a focal length of 85- 100 mm is called a portrait lens, which is very suitable for portrait shooting. The effect of this focal length lens is more natural and real, and it will not cause facial deformation like a wide-angle lens, nor will it cause oppression like a long focal length lens. When shooting portraits at night, a wide-angle lens is usually used.

Determining the interest center of the screen subject refers to the most striking part of the screen subject. It doesn't have to occupy a large area, but you must let people see the center you need to express. Generally speaking, a painting usually has only one or only one main center of interest. You can also use the method of virtual background to shoot, which can also eliminate the interference of chaotic background on the subject, and pay attention to the collocation of people and scenery when shooting night portraits.

Digital SLR cameras provide "slow-door synchronous flash", which can correctly expose the background and portrait, but when shooting with "slow-door synchronous flash", the shutter speed is relatively slow. If the subject moves slightly or the camera vibrates, the image will become blurred, so it is best to use a tripod to fix it. The biggest problem with taking portraits at night is the lack of light, which is relatively simple. Stabilize the camera era with a tripod and release it with a cable.

For many friends, the color of the night scene is difficult to control. Under different lighting conditions, the night scene will show different colors. For example, photos taken by indoor incandescent lamps, energy-saving lamps and rain bars will show different colors. On the road under the street lights in public places, another kind of orange will appear.

Mobile phone photography skills at night

Tips for taking photos with your mobile phone at night:

1. You can choose A (aperture priority) or M (manual mode) for night shooting. Set the value of f to the maximum value.

2. If you think it's better to be darker, then the time is shorter. The best way is to use a variety of exposure combinations to shoot and choose later. At the same time, play back in time when shooting, so as to adjust your exposure combination.

3. Choosing different white balance will directly affect the tone and artistic conception of the photo. Generally speaking, don't choose automatic white balance, which will affect the inherent color of light.

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Shooting skill

1, taking a long focal length lens as the main shooting lens (120 camera is about 250mm lens or 135 camera is about 135 mm lens), and taking its short depth of field function.

2. According to the principle of portrait formula composition method, close-up, half-length, seven-point or full-body composition can be taken directly, about 5-8 steps away from the subject.

3. During exposure, according to the characteristics of portrait photography, the aperture compensation of 1 ~ 2 should be turned on to make the facial texture brighter. The light on people's faces is soft and bright, which is the focus of this kind of photos.

4. In order to create bright eyes, it is best to place a reflector or whiteboard in front of the portrait to make the eyes reflect bright spots.

Shooting on a sunny day is sure to succeed, but in the dark, taking pictures with a SLR camera may be an adventurous attempt. Therefore, if you can use the correct shooting method, it will help you get excellent shooting results. How to shoot in low light at night? You will find the answers to this and other questions in the article.

First, pay attention to night photography.

As you know, the night is full of secrets and mysteries, and I want to share my photography skills with others as much as possible. Darkness is full of fun, because it is impossible to take high-quality photos at night without special settings and accessories.

Second, the night camera setting function

When taking pictures at night, you can't take pictures without a tripod, because the harsh lighting conditions need to improve ISO and shutter speed, which may cause motion and thus blur the picture.

Avoid using automatic mode completely, but adjust it manually, because autofocus and built-in flash are unlikely to provide good lighting conditions under these extreme conditions.

Before taking pictures, please measure the light according to the brightness environment.

As mentioned above, don't use a flash when shooting (it is a built-in flash) because it will never illuminate what you want.

Aim at the target. This is true if manual focusing is used, which is most correct at night, because due to insufficient light, autofocus may fail and it is impossible to focus at all.

In these cases, please set the ISO value as small as possible to reduce the possibility of "wild" noise in the dark part of the picture. For example, for a camera with a cropping factor, an ISO value greater than 800 will be full of noise.

Because there is no aperture value, it is best to compensate the long shutter speed (about 8-30 seconds) or use the light bulb mode (manually set the shutter speed).

Taking pictures at night will bring many problems, one of which is white balance. There are many colorful light sources in the street, such as the moon, lights, shop windows, car headlights, scenic spots and so on. In this case, the best solution is to shoot with AWB (Automatic White Balance).

You can further correct all color distortions in any photo editor by mixing the slider to the desired indicator.

In addition to the tripod, please use the trigger cable or remote control.

If you don't have these extra components, please be content with what you have, that is, delay the shutter release for two seconds to enable the timer mode.

It is recommended to shoot in RAW format, which is helpful for editing photos better.

Third, choose the shooting location.

Before taking pictures at night, please check the situation, find a suitable shooting point and evaluate the illumination of the object. If you plan to photograph buildings, be sure to analyze road traffic and street traffic. Choose the most favorable location for night photography in the city.

Please consider the venue carefully before pressing the shoot button. What parts of the picture are in the dark and where are overexposed? What are the advantages of showing it in photos?

Moving from one place to another, don't be afraid to use zoom or change the shooting point.

Fourth, how to shoot portraits at night

It is wrong to think that people can only take photos with flash at night, because the natural light emitted by lamps and various LEDs will make photos have an interesting and natural appearance, as we have seen with the naked eye before. However, if your plan includes shooting people from the noise (so they can't see you), the shutter speed should be as high as possible to capture and stop moving.

Usually, to stop moving, you need to use a fast lens with high sensitivity (aperture -f/ 1.4- 1.8). The sensitivity is adjusted by ISO, and the higher its value, the less light is used for accurate exposure.

To shoot a still person, please set the aperture of the person under dynamic conditions to the minimum, set the shutter speed to115-from 1/60 to 1/500, and set the ISO value to 1600. When the aperture exceeds 800 ISO, please be prepared to see the graininess of the photo. The average value of the camera here is as follows. O 100-200, shutter speed, about115, aperture 1.8-3.5.

5. When and how to use the flash.

In the case of insufficient light, flashlights, desk lamps, windows, etc. If an external flash is used, the flash will play an important role in portrait shooting. In this case, it is best to use a reflector and diffuser (soft box) to make the skin color more natural and there will be no obvious overexposure.

In addition, you can take portraits in slow synchronization mode. It can be set in camera settings or external flash settings.

To enable slow synchronization, for example, on Nikon d5 100, you need to select "slow" mode in the flash settings, and on Canon 600d, you need to select "slow" mode in the settings.

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From the above, we can know that night photography can not only take pictures, but also take high-quality photos, which is very important for becoming an experienced photographer.