Super photography knowledge

Someone once said an incisive language: the photographer's ability is to transform the fleeting ordinary things in daily life into immortal visual images. Below, I will share my super practical photography knowledge for you, hoping to help you!

How to set the horizon?

Photographers should arrange the position of the horizon reasonably when shooting. Generally, when shooting grassland and other scenery, the horizon is arranged in one third of the picture. In addition, when shooting seascapes, the position of the horizon determines the meaning of the picture. If the horizon is in the lower third of the picture, it reflects the distance of the sea; If it is in the last third, it shows the broad feelings of going to sea.

What is the function of fairing?

Guang Shun can make people's faces receive light evenly, and reduce the sense of defects when shooting portraits. Forward lighting is a kind of light with the most flat effect, which is not conducive to the three-dimensional sense and spatial depth of the subject and lacks vitality.

What does sidelight do?

The effect of sidelight illumination is obviously improved, and the subject can change the light and shade, showing stereoscopic impression and surface texture, which is more in line with people's normal visual habits, so it is widely used in photography.

What is the function of backlight?

Backlight can outline the shape of an object and separate it from the background. Forming bright lines on the edge of the object shape can render the atmosphere to be expressed and enrich and activate the picture.

How to prevent camera shake?

When shooting outdoors, it is best to bring a tripod. If there is no tripod, the photographer can lean against the wall or put his hand on the railing to keep the camera balanced.

What are the advantages of overhead shooting?

Overhead photography refers to the camera shooting down above the subject. This angle is like looking at the distance, and the scenery from near to far can be completely spread out from bottom to top in the picture. It is beneficial to show the level, quantity and position of the scenery on the ground level, and can give people a vast and far-reaching feeling.

What is the function of ambient exposure compensation?

Take more than three photos with different exposures continuously to find the most suitable exposure.

What is a highlight warning?

When the shooting information is displayed, the overexposed areas in the image will flash. In order to obtain more image details of the overexposed area, the exposure compensation should be adjusted to the negative direction and then shot.

What is a polarizer?

The most commonly used and valuable filter can deepen the tone of the blue sky and eliminate glare and reflected light.

How to show the size of the subject?

It is difficult to directly judge the actual size of an object from photographic works. The vast sea may be just a horizontal line on the screen, while smaller objects, even objects invisible to the naked eye, can occupy a large area on the screen. At this time, it can be expressed by contrast. On the one hand, the actual size of the object can be known by comparison; On the other hand, we can express certain thoughts and feelings through exaggeration and deformation.

In order to truly show the size of the subject, it is necessary to have a companion as a reference in shooting. Generally speaking, people are familiar with and know the size of objects in daily life as comparison objects. This not only highlights the subject, but also makes the audience impressed by the actual size of the subject.