How to shoot the sunrise and sunset?

Morning glow and sunset glow have their own characteristics of light and color. As long as we grasp these characteristics, we can ensure the success of shooting. It is characterized by colorful clouds with different shapes in the sky, some like flowers, some like fish scales, some like flake clouds, water wave clouds, and some are long clouds or cirrus clouds. Due to the low color temperature of sunlight in the morning and evening, clouds are generally red and orange. The color temperature in Xia Guang is very low. Shooting in sunlight with low color temperature will have red and orange color cast, but this is the color that Xia Yun needs. Morning glow and sunset glow appear for a short time, usually only 20 minutes to 30 minutes, so we should seize the opportunity when shooting. The shape of the cloud is constantly changing, very moving, sometimes fleeting, and it is easy to leave regrets. In addition, taking Xia Yun as the shooting object, most of them are in the backlight state, so the ground scenery appears dark and has a big contrast. Therefore, it is required to choose a representative landmark scenery as the foreground, which is generally more attractive and attractive as a silhouette.

Shooting the morning glow should start within 20 minutes before the sun comes out, and shooting the sunset glow should be completed within 30 minutes after sunset. According to the requirements of this time period. Be sure to prepare in advance and choose the shooting location in advance. When shooting, you should leave a place at the top of the picture to fully show the clouds, while the ground scenery is generally arranged at the bottom of the picture, and it should not be too big, so as not to be suspected of usurping the role of the master. The ground scenery should choose those small trees, pavilions and pavilions with prominent shapes and obvious outlines, or combine the shepherd boy and the sheep returning from grazing to add lyrical interest.

Accurately grasp the exposure when shooting clouds. Insufficient exposure makes the whole picture dull, and the red and orange clouds are very dark, losing the bright effect. If it is overexposed, the color of the picture is light and the red and orange clouds are too thick? Floating? . The morning glow is getting brighter and the sunset glow is getting darker, so the exposure combination should be adjusted in time when shooting. When shooting people with sunrise or sunset as the background, it is easy to produce silhouette effect because the people are backlit. If you intend to express people's emotions, you can use the flash as a front fill light to illuminate people properly without blurring the gorgeous effect of clouds. In a word, dawn and dusk are the golden moments to take color photos. Don't miss this rare time. In particular, shooting the morning glow requires photographers to get up early and arrive at the shooting location half an hour before sunrise to seize the good opportunity.