How to shoot city scenery

Lead: There are many photographic works with the theme of the city, so it is not easy to make your own works stand out. It is difficult to avoid passers-by when shooting city scenery, but if we pay attention to the environment itself, they won't pose much problem. As for the shooting time, there is no need to be too particular. No matter the sun at noon or the moon at midnight, it will not weaken the charm of this city at all. Study with me!

How to shoot city scenery Maybe you like the beauty of abstract lines in telephoto lens, maybe you like the bold and unconstrained skyline of wide city under wide-angle lens, maybe you like color, maybe you like black and white, and even maybe you like the special effects of infrared photography. No matter which way you decide to shoot, as long as you can find your own beauty in the city, your photos will be different from others. Here, we provide you with some shooting suggestions worth trying, hoping to inspire you.

Silhouette in halo is an effect that everyone who takes pictures of urban scenery is worth trying, especially when there are several lights in the foreground to outline dark details, as you can see in this night view of Willis Water City.

Shooting skill

★ Choose your shooting location. Generally speaking, shooting from a higher position is more interesting than standing on the street.

★ If you decide to shoot at night, you must avoid too bright lights in the picture. Their overexposure will make the picture very ugly.

★ Find an open water surface to shoot. The reflection formed on the water surface can add interest to the picture, especially suitable for night scenes.

★ Don't be affected by the weather. Streets covered by heavy rain can present a special atmosphere under the reflection of accumulated water.

A big city with bright lights

The interweaving of architectural photography and landscape photography forms urban landscape photography, which also requires two shooting skills. The outline of the building forms the skyline of the urban landscape, but a mediocre scene can also generate unusual interest through different perspectives, composition and color application choices. Below we provide you with some shooting skills.

Even the reflection in the pond can double the charm of the city landscape in an instant, as you can see in the photo of the Petersburg pier in Guernsey above.

Don't think that you can only shoot street scenes with wide-angle lenses. If you choose a higher shooting angle, you can also get a picture full of abstract effects by shooting with a telephoto lens.

Using telephoto lens to shoot from a height can also achieve the effect of compressed perspective, even if shooting scenes at the horizon, there will be no obvious effect of being near the big and far from the small.

Narrow alleys can form long guiding lines in the picture, which can add more atmosphere to the picture after being converted into black and white. It's especially good to take such photos in foggy days.