Why can't Xiaomi 4 always focus on the macro?

Through practical experience, share some macro shooting skills suitable for Xiaobai.

First, master the best distance of macro shooting

Many people always lose focus when taking macro shots, and the photos taken are very blurred. That's because you are too close to the subject. The focal length of the mobile phone can be adjusted without a SLR, so the focal length of the mobile phone is fixed. Therefore, it is suggested that if you find that the focus is out of focus next time, you may wish to step back and refocus until the subject is clear. According to my shooting experience, the best macro of 4 m is 10CM- 15CM.

Second, focus manually.

Do you often encounter macro shooting situations: when catching flying butterflies and bees, you can't see clearly and fly away as soon as you focus, or when shooting some smaller objects (such as water drops and flower buds), no matter how you adjust your position, you still lose focus. At this time, you can try the manual focusing function of Mi 4, set the focal length in advance, and you don't need to focus with your fingers frequently. Just press the shutter when the subject is clear.

▲ Manual focus setting

▲ The water droplets are too small to focus, so shoot with manual focus.

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Third, magic focus.

Mi 4' s unique magic focusing mode, first take a picture and then focus, and then just point out the required focus in the gallery, so you don't have to worry about losing focus anymore. You can do whatever you want anywhere you want.

▲ Focus on the foreground, with clear foreground and blurred background.

Fourth, learn basic composition.

Whether the photos look good or not depends on the composition. First of all, you must learn to distinguish between primary and secondary compositions, and you must have outstanding points. For example, what do you want to express in this photo, you must stand out, that is, the subject; The minor part can't catch the subject's eye. I suggest you open the reference line (commonly known as Jiugongge), so that the composition is better, especially the four intersections in Jiugongge, which are the legendary golden section points. If you put the subject around the section point, you will definitely take a good-looking photo.

Five, learn to use up ([0 P7 _- P! M

Photography pays attention to light and shadow. It is also important for us to learn to use light when shooting macro. Reasonable lighting arrangement can create different atmosphere and artistic conception. 9 r-E； Me; c" Y！ J4 t7？ 0 ~ 1 O

▲ Backlight makes green leaves more transparent!

Sixth, create your own scene atmosphere. Sometimes you look at those shocking macro photos. The light is perfect and the water droplets are beautiful. Maybe you will be cheated by the photographer. Sometimes the actual shooting environment of those blockbusters is not so good, or even bad. So why is it so good? Hehe, perfect light and water droplets can be created by themselves. Sometimes a small flashlight and some water can make you take amazing macro photos. (In the picture below, I just sprayed some water on the clover to create a scene of water droplets after the rain. In fact, it was a sunny day and there was no rain at all.