Night photography skills

Night Scene Shooting Skills-Selection of Photographic Equipment

Because night scenes and twilight scenes belong to low-light scenes, if you want to take long-exposure shots, you must first prepare a stable tripod, otherwise it is easy to take blurred images. As for the choice of pan/tilt, it is suggested that spherical pan/tilt is the best, because spherical pan/tilt is not only convenient for photographers to control quickly, but also helpful for composition. In addition, cable playback is also an indispensable auxiliary tool, which can not only effectively avoid the instantaneous vibration caused by pressing the shutter, but also master the required exposure time through the B shutter function, making it more handy when engaging in image creation; As for the gradient lens part, it is used as exposure balance.

The base, gradient lens and cable are all indispensable auxiliary equipment for shooting twilight and night scenes.

Night shooting skills-make good use of manual function

Because night scenes and morning light belong to low light and Gao Fancha scenes, defocusing often occurs when shooting with autofocus (AF). At this time, manual (MF) mode must be used to overcome defocus. Manual focus control mode is very simple. Photographers only need to switch MF mode, aim the focal length of the lens at infinity, and then adjust the focus ring back a little bit to achieve the purpose of focusing. If you are not at ease, you can take pictures and watch them locally by using the zoom function of the camera. This can avoid out-of-focus image. In addition, if the camera has built-in LiveView real-time preview function, you can also confirm the focus through this function.

MF manual focusing function can not only focus accurately in poor light environment, but also save electricity.

Night Scene Shooting Skills-Should the noise suppression function be turned on in small steps in photography?

Long exposure is a common shooting technique for shooting night scenes or twilight. Generally speaking, as long as the principle of exposure balance is well grasped, an ideal image can be taken in theory, but the potential crisis of high noise is hidden behind the beautiful image, because the camera will produce a lot of noise at high sensitivity, but it will also produce noise after long exposure. If the camera has built-in noise suppression function, it is best to turn it on at the same time when shooting. This can ensure the purity of the image, but it should be noted that in the process of noise suppression, the original levels and details of the image may be erased at the same time, which are the key points that photographers must consider before using this function.

Night shooting skills-choose the appropriate exposure mode according to the subject.

When shooting at night, you must use the exposure mode correctly according to the shooting target to get the ideal image in your mind. Generally speaking, if you just want to take some night photos as a souvenir, you can use automatic or P (program) exposure mode. However, if you want to shoot a charming image with hazy aesthetic feeling, you'd better use aperture preset (AV), shutter preset (TV) or manual exposure mode (M), because manual control can make the image effect more different.

Different shooting modes can present different aesthetic feelings of images.

Night shooting skills-determine the appropriate aperture value according to different forms of expression.

By using the aperture size, various image changes can also be transformed at night. For example, when the aperture is small, because the focusing range is wide, it is easier to take a large-area clear image when it is used for night shooting, and it can also capture the starlight effect of a single point light source. When the aperture is large, because the focus range is relatively small, it is easy to take a blurred image in front or behind, which can make the image present a unique hazy feeling, especially in the background of light, which is more beautiful. However, it should be noted that the large aperture is not suitable for large-scale shooting, but more suitable for sketching or local shooting, so as to fully show its charm. Generally speaking, various brands of large aperture lenses are expensive, but F 1.8 series lenses are the cheapest. With an average of NT$ 3,000, you can enjoy large aperture shooting at a low price.

Use aperture size to express different image artistic conception.

Night Scene Shooting Skills-Express the shooting idea based on slow shutter.

In addition to the fun of shooting with a large aperture, you can actually create different visual effects by using a slow shutter. Because the slow shutter can capture the instantaneous light and shadow lines, it can inject a unique vitality into the night scene. Take the car track scene that ordinary players often shoot as an example, which is the performance of slow shutter. Although the shooting skill is not high, it can give the image a completely different feeling. Generally speaking, just reduce the aperture to F 1 1_F 16, control the shutter for 48 seconds, and then correct the shutter time according to the captured image. However, it should be noted that due to the complexity of urban night light sources, conical lenses can be used to assist in correction when shooting, effectively avoiding local darkening or overexposure of images.

Taking pictures of buildings at night can make cars on the road into mirrors, which can add a lot of elegance to the general street view.

Night Scene Shooting Skills-The Charm of Overlooking the Night Scene

Overlooking the night view of the metropolis is also a good framing theme. Generally speaking, as long as you find a building in the city and shoot it from top to bottom, you can shoot an image effect similar to the one on the right. However, it is not as simple as you think, because most buildings can only be photographed indoors, so you should not only consider the reflection of indoor lights, but also grasp the appropriate shooting angle to make the image perfect. In addition, if the environment permits, it is recommended that the lens be shot close to the glass to avoid the problem of reflection.

Night shooting skills-the difference between sunrise and sunset is unclear.

The difference between sunrise and sunset can be seen by the naked eye, but the photos taken by the camera are difficult to distinguish. But by adjusting different white balance, the image will have different color and temperature changes, and of course the imaging effect will be very different. Generally speaking, to make the image have the morning atmosphere, you can take more photos of the sky to brighten exposure value. As for highlighting the dusk effect, you can make the sky slightly underexposed to modify the orange-red part, enhance the silhouette effect and produce wonderful image changes.

Through different shooting techniques and exposure control, the effect of sunrise and sunset can be changed wonderfully.