Canon's 60-day night photography skills

Lead: Night photography, mainly shooting outdoor lights or natural scenery at night. Here, I will share the Canon 60D night photography skills for you, hoping to help you!

Canon 60D night photography skills It is best to use a tripod to shoot night scenes with Canon 60 d. Of course, you can also improve the sensitivity of the camera to shorten the shutter time. However, there will be a lot of noise in that photo. The mode can be AV or M, and you can measure light before shooting.

Night photography is mainly about shooting outdoor lights or natural scenery at night. Night photography is characterized by dark light, so the exposure time is long when shooting. Light sources at night, such as lights, fire and moonlight, are not only lighting sources, but also shooting objects, which are different from shooting during the day. Because of the dark light and long exposure time, the subjects at night are mainly static scenes, so fast-moving objects are generally not suitable for shooting and often need multiple exposures.

When shooting night scenes, the camera should be fixed on a tripod, and the tripod should be placed in a stable place. When shooting, adjust the aperture, press the shutter, observe the scene, and don't touch the camera, especially during multiple exposures, otherwise the shooting will fail.

When shooting at night, because the light is very dark, it is impossible to accurately measure the shooting distance, so a small aperture is often used to increase the depth of field. The common aperture is F8. If the scene is far away, a smaller aperture can be used, but the exposure time should be extended. Generally speaking, when shooting distant scenes and larger scenes, you can put the distance at infinity with a small aperture. When taking close-range and middle-range photos, you need to focus. Try to keep the focus of the subject clear. If the light is too dim to measure light, it can be estimated according to experience, or the light spot near the subject can be borrowed instead of measuring light. Once measured, you can't change it at will during shooting.

Night photography, exposure is the key to success, exposure time should be determined according to different scenery and different light, which can be one exposure or multiple exposures.

One exposure is easier to master. Before shooting, set up the camera with a tripod to determine the shooting range of the subject, and release the cable to control the shutter to open for a suitable time. When there is no cable release, the lens cover can be used to control the open shutter. Before shooting, cover the lens, then open the T or B door, and then take off the lens cover after everything is ready for exposure. Close the shutter after exposure.

Multiple exposure refers to the use of two or more exposures on the same negative when one exposure cannot complete the shooting work, such as shooting city night scenes. In order to show the frequent traffic on the expressway at night, the buildings on both sides of the expressway can be exposed a little before dark, and the outline can be photographed. After dark, when all the lights are on, a second exposure is made, so that the lights of traffic, shops and scenes illuminated by lights can be exposed on the negative.

Multiple exposures are difficult to master. Attention should be paid when shooting: first, separate the scenes with strong and weak light, so that the dark scenes are exposed first, more, and the bright shadows are exposed later, and less. Second, when some scenes can't be exposed first and there are many exposures, artificial light can be added to enhance the brightness of the scene appropriately to weaken the contrast. Thirdly, when some scenes can't be controlled by exposure, the negative can be thickened or thinned to remedy.

No matter one exposure or multiple exposures, the exposure time is difficult to grasp, and it should be judged according to the photographer's experience. Generally speaking, the exposure time at night should be more than one second. It takes 20 seconds to 30 seconds to shoot the night view of a big city, and it takes 2-4 minutes to shoot the building under the street lamp. When shooting, you can master it strictly first, and you would rather underexpose than overexpose, otherwise the photos will lose their night characteristics.