How to use the lens angle well

Generally speaking, the photos taken by forward lighting photography and side lighting photography have good effects (forward lighting means that the sun is behind you, side lighting means that it is at a certain angle with light, and reverse lighting means that it is opposite to light), while reverse lighting photography will take shadows, halos and so on.

When you look at the scenery visually, you should consider the direction of the light.

For landscape photography, you'd better have a camera with a strong wide-angle end, and the wide-angle end should be 28mm (the smaller the better), because the smaller the wide angle, the larger the single photo frame.

Method for selecting shooting angle:

1. The angle of taking photos not only plays an important role in expressing the shooting content, but also plays an indispensable role in forming a beautiful composition. The photos taken from different shooting angles are very different. Changing the angle can directly affect the picture structure. For example, the same distance, the same height, the same focal length, take three photos by using elevation angle, flat angle and depression angle. Although the scenery has not changed before and after, the content contained in the picture is different. If you take three more photos with different heights and the same distance, you will find that the foreground and background have changed a lot. This shows that different angles between the camera and the subject produce different effects. The lens angle directly affects the change of horizontal line and spatial depth in the picture. Now let's talk about the effect of looking down, looking up and looking up.

2. Looking down means that the camera is higher than the object when taking pictures, and it is shot from top to bottom. It is characterized by a broad field of vision, a large scene that can be seen, and a panoramic view of the overall situation. This method is mostly used to shoot large scenes, such as large-scale grain harvest, grassland and herds of livestock, transportation hub, water surface and so on. If the depression angle is large, although there is no broad scene, it also has its unique effect when shooting special subjects.

3. Head-up, that is, the camera and the subject are roughly on a horizontal line. This angle is close to the customary impression of human eyes. Head-up composition is characterized by good perspective effect and is generally not easy to deform. This method is convenient and does not need any additional equipment, but the photos taken rarely change and are not novel. Beginners of photography are used to taking pictures from a head-up angle.

4. Look up and shoot from bottom to top. The camera is lower than the object being photographed, and the horizon of the photo taken is low. The feature of elevation photography is that it can make the scenery magnificent and tall. If you shoot architecture, there is a feeling of going straight into the sky; High platform diving with blue sky as the background. It shows that athletes have the potential of lingyun and the feeling of flying in the air. Low-angle shooting can also abandon the messy background, making the picture concise and the subject prominent.

5. While choosing the high and low angles, we should also choose the horizontal angle of the scene. Take architecture as an example. No matter whether you shoot the front, side or back, you should observe it in many aspects and make a composition after setting the angle. Another example is taking pictures of a person. You might as well focus on the subject, combine the characteristics of light and face, observe carefully and shoot at the most beautiful and ideal angle. The choice of angle is mainly subject to the needs of content. On the one hand, which can best reflect the characteristics of the subject, the most expressive, in which position to shoot. Front, side and back shooting, each with its own characteristics. Front composition, symmetrical and stable line structure, solemn and dignified atmosphere. However, the front composition lacks perspective and is easy to be dull. The side composition has a strong three-dimensional sense and can produce the effect of space and line perspective. If you shoot a portrait from the side, you can fully show your beautiful posture and facial expression. The contrast between light and shade can enhance the three-dimensional sense. This is a common angle. Using oblique side shots, the scene has a part of the front and a part of the side in the picture, which can highlight the overall outline of the subject. The back composition is mostly used for the special needs of the content and can show special effects. There are also many impressive works in back shooting, which depends on practical experience and exploration.