Contents of peony flower photography skills

Peony is native to Qinling Mountain and Daba Mountain in western China, but there are still wild single-petal varieties in this area. Peony is a unique woody precious flower in China. It is colorful, elegant, magnificent, dignified and fragrant, and has many varieties. It is known as "the beauty of the country" and "the king of flowers" and has long been regarded as a symbol of wealth, auspiciousness and prosperity. Peony is the most famous peony in Luoyang and Heze. Let's take a look at the peony photography skills I have compiled for you.

First, choose the right photographic equipment.

The people's eyes are discerning. If conditions permit, they must shoot with a SLR camera! Generally, film photographers like to use macro lenses when taking flowers, and peony is no exception. However, because the peony flower is huge in size and the growing environment is changeable, it doesn't matter what lens is used, and lenses with different focal lengths have different uses. Macro and telephoto shots of peony have small depth of field, which is beneficial to blur the background or reasonably distribute the subject and companion (such as leaves, stems, roots, etc.) ). Using short and medium focus is helpful to photograph the combination of flowers and environment, and even the big scene of peony blooming can be photographed with wide angle.

What if there is no SLR? Peony can't buy a SLR Since you are not a local tyrant, there must be a mobile phone, and the mobile phone must have a photo function! As long as you can take pictures, you have a chance to take good-looking photos!

The problem of what to shoot has been solved, and then it is time to solve the problem of how to shoot. Before shooting, some necessary gadgets can help you make a big movie. Stable tripod (preferably with ultra-low use function), cable, filter, polarizer, reflector, background plate (cloth) and so on!

Second, understand the habits of flowers and the weather.

Mid-April is the season when Luoyang peony blooms. Peony is flourishing. Generally, the stem is half a meter to 2 meters high and the height can reach 3 meters. Peony is a small shrub with alternate leaves, large flowers and even leaves. Pay attention to the actual situation and color matching when shooting, otherwise it is easy to make a "specimen". Peony is a deciduous perennial shrub with deep roots and luxuriant leaves. It likes cool environment and is afraid of high temperature and sultry. Understanding these characteristics is helpful to choose a favorable shooting opportunity. For example, in sunny weather, you are full of energy and prosperity in the morning, and you are listless or even depressed at noon, so try to choose a cool time to shoot.

Most photographers choose to shoot before sunrise to 8 am, because dew moistens flowers, and it is easy to find opportunities for modeling by backlighting, which can better express the texture and beauty of flowers. You can also use the top light at noon and afternoon to show the branches at a low angle to set off the peony, or use the flash to show the peony and sunset before nightfall. The light is soft and warm, and the flowers photographed by backlight are very attractive. Of course, just after the flowering period, the charm of residual flowers can be photographed.

Third, pay attention to composition changes and ideas.

After determining the shooting theme, we should try our best to explore new forms of expression, find flowers and buds that are conducive to expressing peony temperament, find appropriate light ratio, handle the relationship between subject and background, and focus on expressing and highlighting the subject. The composition should be concise, and the redundant and messy parts should be removed. By using the methods of distance comparison, size comparison, virtual and real comparison, implicit and explicit comparison, we should pay attention to the use of points, lines and planes, and choose different angles to highlight the theme and enrich the picture.

In the layout, the theme is prominent, the guest and the host echo, the picture is complete and the artistic conception is far-reaching. If the flowers are in the sun, the background is a shadow or a place where the sun can't shine, and the ratio of subject to background light is large, you can shoot them in a low-key way, highlight the peony flowers and have a good visual impact. In the observation, we can consciously look for peony flower shapes that can be expressed by anthropomorphic methods, and try to "innovate" flowers and bracts with different composition forms, such as frame composition, which can highlight the beauty of semi-open peony buds with the virtual image of peony leaves as the frame. Another example is the use of telephoto lens, large aperture with selective focusing, softening the blurred background, making the image harmonious and vivid, and using light ratio to create novel and eye-catching high-profile or low-key image works.

Fourth, make clever use of natural light.

Under outdoor natural light, shooting light can be roughly divided into forward light, backward light, side light, side light and top light. Grasping and using different light will create different atmosphere and visual effects, which is an effective way to innovate shooting.

There is a difference in brightness of light. In strong light, the contrast is sharp, so there will be obviously different picture changes when shooting in forward light and backward light. The best strategy is to use backlight or side backlight. When shooting against the light. The generated transmitted light is as transparent as colored glass, and it is easy to outline the shape, making the color more vivid and three-dimensional.

When creating in the dim light of sunset or just sunrise in the evening, the biggest feature is that the picture is soft and the contrast is small, so special attention should be paid to the collocation of subject and background when composing. The exposure should also be accurate, so that the image level can be properly expressed and the color saturation is rich. Another technology that can be used is artificial lighting. For example, in outdoor thin cloud weather, reflectors can be used to enhance the illumination in the interesting center of the picture, highlight the main body, improve or weaken the contrast and enhance the artistic effect of the picture.

Five, pay attention to the background and echo

In addition to taking good flowers, Luoyang peony should also combine branches, bracts and leaves. It is best to find pictures that complement each other and make each other interesting. Simply taking flowers is too straightforward and lacks connotation, so it is difficult to express the temperament of peony. When shooting peony, you can choose the corresponding scenery, color blocks and beautiful buildings as supporting roles, but you should pay attention to the reasonable configuration and integration of the main and auxiliary parts, and you can't pretend to be the master.

When peony is in full bloom, it is a good time for bees and butterflies to move. Bees fly around peony flowers from time to time, which is one of the best partners to take pictures of peony.

In addition, with the clear sky as the background and shooting at an ultra-low angle, high-profile peony works can be obtained, and low-key peony works can also be created with a large area of dark light as the background.

Sixth, appropriate post-processing.

Whether it is digital age or traditional photography, it is inseparable from re-creation after shooting. Post-processing is an important part of creating a good photo. Now there are all kinds of retouching software on mobile phones, which used to require dozens of tedious operations on computers. On the mobile phone, the effect can be achieved with one button.

"Only the peony is the real national color, and the flowers bloom in Beijing." Whenever the spring breeze is rippling and the city is fragrant, it is a godsend opportunity for people to linger in the sea of flowers and enjoy photography creation. During the 35th China Luoyang Peony Culture Festival this year, Luoyang Peony Ornamental Gardens have a wide variety and complete colors, and many parks are either open for free, or they can get annual travel tickets, or the ticket price is only 10 yuan, which is the best opportunity for photographers to create peony photography. What are you waiting for? Pick up the camera, bring your family, and go to Luoyang Huahai to shoot and create peony works.

In addition, this year's Peony Photography Competition is in progress, and I have learned so many peony photography skills. I must go out to practice and shoot more. Maybe the grand prize is yours?

Extended reading:

plant culture

Peony flower is known as the king of flowers, with rich culture and paintings. She is an inherent specialty flower in China, with thousands of years of natural growth and more than two thousand years of artificial cultivation history. Its flowers are large, beautiful, colorful and fragrant, which have been praised by people of all ages and have high ornamental and medicinal value. Since Qin and Han Dynasties, medicinal plants have been included in Shennong Herbal Classic, and there are many articles scattered in various ancient books. Peony culturology, including botany, horticulture, pharmacology, geography, literature, art, folklore and other disciplines, is a part of China culture and folklore, and a complete cell of China culture. Through it, we can gain insight into the overall characteristics of the Chinese nation, which is the phenomenon of "cultural holography". Peony culture is compatible with many sciences and has a very wide composition, including philosophy, religion, literature, art, education, customs, people's feelings and other cultural fields. The cultural information provided by peony culture can reflect the basic picture of national culture and conform to the "holographic law" of the universe.

Poetry and painting

The origin of peony culture, if peony entered poetry from the Book of Songs, is about 3000 years ago. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic that peony was a medicinal plant, and peony had entered pharmacology. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yang Zihua painted peony in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and peony has entered the art field.

In the Tang dynasty, a large number of peony poems emerged, and Liu Yuxi's "only peony is the true national color, and the capital moves when it blooms" is widely known; Li Bai's "clouds want clothes and flowers to make up, and the spring breeze blows the threshold to reveal the wealth of China", which is a swan song throughout the ages. Since the Song Dynasty, besides a large number of peony poems, there have also appeared peony monographs, such as Ouyang Xiu's Luoyang Peony, Lu You's Tian Peng Peony Spectrum, Qiu Jun's Peony Honor and Disgrace, and Zhang Bangji's Chen Zhou Peony. There were more than a dozen in the Song Dynasty. Sui has Preface to Peony, even Peony Flower Spectrum, Wang has Spectrum, Xue Fengxiang has History of Peony in Bozhou, Hao has Wide Groups of Prose, Su has Peony Spectrum, and Peng Yu has Peony Spectrum in Cao Zhou. Peony poems scattered in various miscellaneous works and collections of past dynasties, peony legends and stories all over the folk flower town, and peony cultural phenomena in sculpture, sculpture, painting, music, drama, clothing, daily life and diet are numerous.

national flower

On July 5th, 20 19, China Flower Association published "Voting: National Flower in My Heart" on China Forestry Network, China Flower Association website and official account of China Flower Association WeChat, soliciting public's intention on China National Flower. The general public is highly concerned about the national flower and actively participates in it. 2065438+On July 23rd, 2009, China Flower Association reported the national flower survey. According to the circular, as of 24: 00 on July 22, 20 19, the total number of votes cast was 362,264. According to the statistics of voting results, peony is the national flower, with 288,747 votes, accounting for 79.71%; Second place, 12.30% agreed that plum blossom is the national flower; Third place, 2.48% agree that orchids are national flowers; Fourth place, 1.89% agreed that lotus is the national flower.

The national flower is a symbol of national image and national spirit, and an important symbol of national civilization and progress. 20 19 is the 70th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), and the time is ripe for social stability, economic prosperity and people's happiness in China.

After discussion by experts, China should define the "national flower" and determine the basic conditions of the national flower: first, it is native to China, with a long cultivation history, strong adaptability, wide distribution and rich variety resources; Second, gorgeous flowers and colors can reflect the excellent traditional culture and personality characteristics of the Chinese nation; Third, the cultural heritage is profound and is loved by the broad masses of the people; Fourth, it is widely used and has high ecological, economic and social benefits.

For the purpose of selection, China Flower Association established a national flower selection group in February 2065438+2009. On June 29th, China National Forestry and Grassland Bureau and China Flower Association organized an expert seminar on national flower evaluation, and 32 experts formed an expert evaluation committee to study and discuss the determination of national flower in China. This vote has been authorized by the State Forestry and Grassland Bureau. Once the vote was issued, it caused a heated discussion among netizens, and a large number of netizens voted to participate. According to relevant media reports, Dong Yan, a staff member of China Flower Association, told reporters on July 7 1 1 that as of July, there were more than 60,000 votes, and more than 90% of the voters chose peony. This vote is "just to collect people's feelings and opinions" and collect opinions for reference by superiors. The national flower is finally decided by the relevant state departments.