How to shoot sunlight

The principle of light produced by the sun or night light is that the lens aperture is composed of multiple metal blades. After the aperture shrinks, there will be gaps in the overlapping metal blades, and the strong light of the sun will shine on the sensor through the gaps to generate light. The shape of light is determined by the number and shape of diaphragm blades. The same principle applies to the light produced by night lights, because the intensity of light is much weaker than that of sunlight, and long-term exposure will also produce light.

So the premise of shooting lights:

1, reduce the aperture, which is generally received between f/ 16-f/22. If the aperture is too small, the image quality will be affected, and the aperture larger than f/8 is not obvious.

2. Pay attention when measuring light. It is best to aim at the intersection of the sun and the sky with spot metering, and then lock the exposure composition shooting. If average photometry is used, the exposure compensation should be appropriately reduced by one step to prevent overexposure of sunlight from affecting the effect.

It is best to choose the time and angle when the sun passes through flowers, trees and buildings. If the foreground of the photo is too dark, you can use external flash or internal flash to fill the foreground.