Preparing for light painting photography. Are there any photography enthusiasts joining us?

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It can only be completed by at least two friends cooperating with each other, so it is more varied and interesting. Light painting photography can be done indoors, at night,

and even in dim light environments where it is impossible to take pictures at all. It does not require a special camera or lens, and almost everyone can

It can be photographed.

Preparations for light graffiti:

1. Two people are needed, one to take pictures and the other to draw patterns with light;

2. Prepare flashlights, cameras and tripods , if you don’t have a flashlight, you can use the screen of your mobile phone instead. If you don’t have a tripod, you can also put the camera on a stool, table or railing.

Light graffiti photography skills:

1. Take out the above props from a place where you can’t see your fingers;

2. Set the camera to M position and focus mode Select Manual;

3. Adjust the sensitivity to ISO100, the shutter speed to a few seconds, and the aperture to about 8;

4. The photographer presses the shutter, and another friend Across from the camera, use a flashlight to draw any pattern you want in the air! 5. Look at the photos! If the photo is too bright, stop down the aperture a little, if it's too dark, open up the aperture a little, and try again!

Tips for light graffiti:

1. Use the ground reflection to produce a surprising effect;

2. Wrap toilet paper in front of the flashlight and paint the toilet paper Apply various colors to create beautiful colorful light graffiti;

3. Remember! The text should be written backwards!

Since light painting requires long exposure when shooting, a camera with B-bulb shooting mode is a must.

This is a necessary condition. Generally speaking, most digital SLR cameras, as well as single-lens cameras and mirrorless cameras have this B door mode. Generally speaking, they are set to the manual M position and the shutter time is adjusted to the maximum. Slow down

It is freely set by the user, and there is no need to set a fixed number of seconds for exposure before shooting. For light painting, since many creations require a series of actions, the length of the exposure time cannot be predicted in advance, so the exposure is set to B

, which can greatly improve the freedom of shooting. In addition to the B door, some high-end models also provide a more advanced T

door mode. The specific principle is to press once to open the shutter and press it again to close it. There is no need to B: Pressing and holding the shutter button for a long time makes the operation easier. As for the NEX-5 we use as a demonstration prototype this time, when using the wireless remote control

in Door B mode, it is equivalent to enabling Door T. The picture below shows the domestic copycat remote control I use. As for the question of where to sell

, everyone knows this and I won’t explain it.