Street shooting is not blind shooting, how to take good photos in the street?

The scenery is beautiful, but not good enough? Street view is very meaningful, but the picture is messy? There must be a reason. Composition, light, theme, and even later retouching all have a great relationship with the final presentation of photos. In this issue, I will comment on some photos submitted by my friends but not selected for the weekly exhibition, and discuss the reasons and improvement methods of the photos from actual photo cases.

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Huangshan, mobile phone: iphone6s, later stage: Snapseed, photography: @ Chen Lili.

Comments:

The photo is taken of the misty environment of Huangshan Mountain, which is very beautiful. The clouds, welcoming pine and sunrise of Huangshan Mountain are all worth shooting. The grotesque rocks in Huangshan have a sense of lines and layers, and the clouds are more artistic. Such a beautiful scenery should be beautiful.

But there is something wrong with the composition of this photo:

1, the theme is not clear. Do you want to highlight the branches in the foreground or the peaks in the background?

2. If it is a mountain peak in the background, the branches in the foreground seem a bit redundant; If it is a branch of the foreground, the branch is a bit monotonous;

The perspective of the photo is not very good, which leads to the lack of clear theme. Perhaps the author also wants to compare the branches in the foreground with the majestic peaks in the background, but because the branches in the foreground have no characteristics (because the branches are messy), this sense of contrast is not a sense of clutter.

It is suggested that the author find a better perspective, or not have foreground branches, and focus on peaks and clouds; Either find a more distinctive prospect, and the majestic Huangshan Mountain is also worth finding a more interesting prospect.

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Fishing for a horizontal boat by the green river, iPhone 7 Plus, later stage: snapseed Photography: @ jingjingjingjingjingjingjingjing.

Comments:

Riverside, fishing boats, sunset glow, but not green water, should be regarded as "yellow water." The sunset glow is so bright that it directly dyes the water yellow. This is also the problem with this photo.

In terms of composition, there is nothing wrong with it, the picture is simple, the proportion of sky, mountain peak and water surface is balanced, and the ships are more prominent, which is quite artistic.

However, the problem lies in the later period, when the author over-renders the sunset glow, and the contrast between the sky and the water surface is heavy, resulting in more noise in the picture (the picture quality is not delicate enough).

Obviously, the author did not grasp the scale in the later adjustment. The purpose of later retouching is to adjust the tone of the picture appropriately and enrich the theme. Good post-retouching is mostly natural-looking colors and tones. It is suggested that the author retouch the picture again, maybe change it to a light tone, and the photo will be more realistic and durable.

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Innocent, mobile phone: LeTV 1, later stage: playing with pictures, photography: @ 嗧嗧嗧.

Comments:

The photo comes from an ordinary street shooting, and the child is the protagonist in the picture. The author's discovery power is not bad, and this beautiful moment is captured.

But the perspective of the photo is not the best:

1. Because the shooting angle is inclined, the ground line and frame line in the picture are inclined;

2. People have little to do with lines, but diagonal lines are a bit eye-catching.

I don't know if you have noticed the frame structure on the glass wall on the left, and the characters are just in the picture. This is a good frame composition scene.

It is suggested that the author can shoot from the front, avoid the redundant ground in the foreground, and highlight the characters by using the frame structure, which can make the relationship between the lines and the characters clearer and the characters more prominent. Street shooting may only be a flash, but better arrangements should be made for the scene, angle and characters before shooting.

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Temptation, mobile phone: Huawei P9, later stage: Mix, photography: @ mountain bike

Comments:

This photo was also taken in the street. The children's movements are very interesting. They looked straight at the food in the street. This is an interesting and lovely painting. The author's observation is good.

But the perspective is not the best. This photo should focus on the child's eyes and facial expressions, but this angle only captures a little side face and sideways, and can't see too many facial details.

It is suggested that the author can lower the shooting angle to the right, shoot more side faces and eyes, or shoot at children. Maybe children will notice that your shooting action is not very cooperative, which requires the author to have better sneak shot ability and speed, and shoot quickly at the right time, which is the basic performance of street shooting.

The charm of street photography lies in the embodiment of observation and the grasp of instantaneous pictures, and it is also a very good subject for training photography discovery. I suggest you pay more attention to the scenes around you and capture interesting moments.

The above is a picture review of this issue.

I hope it can help you analyze the photos better.

Original comment

Thanks for sharing.