What are the shooting skills of digital cameras?

Cameras are becoming more and more popular in our lives, but it seems that most people have not mastered the shooting skills. Here are ten DV shooting techniques. Whether you are a novice or an old hand, you can play with the camera.

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It can be said that the threshold for playing with digital cameras is getting lower and lower, and shooting is getting easier and easier. Just like SLR cameras that can be seen everywhere when going out to play, cameras are gradually entering the homes of ordinary people at ultra-low prices, becoming an indispensable digital device for everyone to travel and record their lives.

However, there is still a problem after digital cameras enter the vast families, that is, the pre-recording is not good, not to mention the post-editing, which is definitely terrible. Because the threshold of post-camera shooting is relatively high, the requirements for the early stage are also relatively high. It still takes some effort to make a good video. Unlike photos with poor composition or color in the early stage, you can PS them in the later stage, and you want to PS the video. It is estimated that many friends will scratch their heads. So for friends who play with cameras, it is important to remember that pre-shooting is very important, because it involves the question of whether the video you shot can be used or shared with friends.

Therefore, it is necessary to master certain DV skills, so that the films you shoot can have high use value, so today we will see what skills we can master in shooting videos.

1, picture stability is the core of DV shooting.

For most home digital cameras, many friends hold them in one hand, which is convenient, but the stability of shooting can be imagined. Some friends will say that my machine has anti-shake function, so you can shoot at will. Yes, the anti-shake function of the camera has basically become standard, and some new technologies have been introduced in some high-end machines to enhance the optical anti-shake effect of the camera. For example, Sony's enhanced optical image stabilization this year can provide a relatively stable shooting environment when walking. But that doesn't mean you can shoot casually with a camera in your hand. You should know that the video you shoot is ultimately to be appreciated, not just recorded, so if you don't want your video to be like a roller coaster, watch it quickly.

Tripod is the most stable solution, but most home users don't carry this burden when they go out, so it is fundamental to shoot DV to ensure stability. Maybe your film is not very brilliant, maybe your light is flat, maybe you just record your daily life, and a stable picture can make your film more brilliant. Therefore, when shooting a video, those who can hold the camera with both hands must use both hands. In addition to holding the camera normally with the right hand, the left hand should also participate in holding the screen to stabilize the machine. If elbows can support the body and provide three fulcrums, the camera will be more stable.

This is the standard way to hold a camera. Of course, depending on the specific environment. But in general, there are several principles. The center of gravity of the machine should be placed on the wrist while keeping the body stable. You can find an object (such as a wall, a column, a tree) to stabilize the center of gravity. If you need to move to shoot, you should also make sure to hold DV with both hands, put the center of gravity of the machine on your wrist, and clamp your ribs with your elbow. In this way, the stability of the shot video can be ensured to a great extent, which is conducive to later viewing.

2. Keep the picture level

Many friends use DV to shoot sideways for fun, and I did the same when I first started playing DV, but if the picture is tilted seriously, it will affect the mood of the viewer. Therefore, in the process of shooting, it is necessary to ensure that the horizontal line (such as the horizon) and vertical line (such as telephone poles and buildings) are parallel to the frame of the viewfinder or LCD screen.

Keep the picture level in line with objective facts

This is very different from using a camera. Sometimes in the process of taking pictures, in order to pursue a special effect, oblique composition is used to highlight some elements in the picture, but this is not suitable for cameras. Personally, I think maintaining the level is based on objective facts, because everything we see is based on the horizontal plane in the general direction. At this time, if we shoot in an oblique position, it will make the viewer feel very uncomfortable, because it is contrary to the world we see with our eyes. Of course, this is only for home users. Maybe you will see that oblique composition is sometimes used in TV programs, which is operated by professional photographers. They are very familiar with the push-pull and jitter of the lens, but for us, don't try it easily.

3. Grasp the shooting time

I remember that when the SLR camera just had the video shooting function, many machines had shooting time limits, largely for the protection of the machines. Because the photosensitive device of the SLR camera has a large area, long working hours and high heat generation, time limits were added to ensure the image quality and sensors. For example, when D90 was born, the five-minute shooting time was controversial. Remember to listen to friends around you and say that it can only be filmed for five minutes. What can you do?

Yes, five minutes is not enough for shooting video, but you should know that all the movies and TV series you watch are made up of countless five minutes (in fact, the time of each shot is very short, only a few seconds to more than ten seconds), so five minutes is already a luxury for one shot. Imagine watching the video of the same action from the same angle for 5 minutes, and you have long lost interest. If you hold the camera for 5 minutes, your arm will lose consciousness. Therefore, it is necessary to shoot a video in different shots. The same action or a scene will be much more vivid if it is continuously displayed through several seconds or even ten seconds of video.

By shooting multiple videos and finally editing them together, a complete shot is formed.

Therefore, when shooting video in the future, we might as well compress the time to the following levels: close shot is controlled at 2-3 seconds, close shot at 3-4 seconds, middle shot at 5-6 seconds, panoramic shot at 6- 1 1 second, and general shot at 4-6 seconds. Only by mastering and controlling the shooting according to this time can the post-producers and audiences understand the photographer's intention and see the shooting scene clearly. In this way, when you clip your videos together, they will become more vivid and won't drag a scene for a few minutes.

4. Make sure the composition is balanced and take a unique perspective.

The problem of composition is a test of personal skills. Friends who are familiar with taking pictures know that different compositions of the same scene can have different effects, and friends who are new to taking pictures will feel the same scene, but their photos are always lifeless. This is the problem of composition. There are many rules about the composition of various environments, and a book may be published after the lecture.

Composition is a test of internal strength, and a good composition takes a long time to experience.

The key to composition is balance. When shooting natural scenery, the horizon should be avoided as far as possible on the outline of the picture, because doing so will divide the picture in half and give people a dull feeling. The horizon at the bottom of the picture will give people a sense of tranquility, while at the top it will give people a lively and powerful feeling. Most cameras have a nine-square logo inside. If you are not very skilled, you can adjust the sign of nine squares on the screen, which can ensure the basic composition and is very useful for beginners.

In the process of shooting, using different shooting positions, you can easily get different perspectives and create different lens atmosphere. The lens shoots the subject from bottom to top, which can highlight the tall image of the subject; The lens shoots the subject from top to bottom, which can make the subject smaller and produce dramatic effect. So you need to read more about the composition rules of various environments. Only in this way can you cope with all kinds of environments easily and skillfully, and ensure that the videos you shoot are vivid.

5. Learn to use depth of field

When watching movies, especially romantic movies, we can often see such a picture. The hero and heroine are hugging each other, and the embellished background makes the picture very warm. This is the depth of field at work. Although we can't create such a fantastic effect when shooting a video (mainly because the sensor of the home computer is too small to create such an effect), we can also use the depth of field to create it. Using different depth of field according to the environment will add charm to your video.

This shallow depth of field effect can be shot with a telephoto end.

The basic knowledge of depth of field is large aperture and small depth of field; Small aperture and large depth of field. Large depth of field is a good helper for amateur users, which can effectively make up for the focusing error caused by inexperience. When we need to highlight the theme, using a small depth of field can help us get good results. In addition, we can highlight the subject by lengthening the lens, so as to get a shallow depth of field. Therefore, when your subject is very sharp, you might as well make good use of this subject and shoot with the telephoto end, so that the subject is clear, the background is blurred, and what you want to express is clear at a glance.

6, careful use of in-lens zoom

Here we say that careful use is not to prevent everyone from using it, but to tell everyone the precautions for zooming in video shooting. At present, the zoom lever of the camera is designed in sections, and the zoom speed varies with the range you dial. From the later stage, it is the best choice for video shooting to slightly toggle the zoom lever to make the lens zoom slowly. Remember not to switch from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end instantly like a digital camera, because when shooting a video, it is a continuous image recorded, and it will look dizzy when zooming quickly, so slowly zooming allows viewers to clearly see that the video is the bottom line of zooming speed.

In addition, frequent zooming will increase the power consumption of DV and greatly reduce the shooting time. I think it may be better to use fixed focus shooting at different angles and distances for the lens expression of the same scene.

7. Try to avoid backlight shooting.

Splitting light can make the subject clearer. In most cases, you should keep the subject in sufficient light intensity. However, due to the lack of endurance of the camera, in the case of Gao Fancha, it is easy to have overexposure of highlights and unclear shadows, resulting in the loss of all details and no aesthetic feeling in the picture. So try to follow the light, unless you are shooting a sunset silhouette, don't try to shoot a video against the light easily. There is a saying that photographers who applaud always keep the sun behind them, which is not unreasonable.

8. How to obtain stable translation?

It's not convenient to take a tripod when going on holiday, but if you want to shoot a big scene, everyone will shake DV. The basic posture to pay attention to is: first, stand with your feet about 50 cm apart, with your toes slightly splayed out, and then shake your waist. This can make the translation motion more stable. No matter whether you pan up, down, left and right, the movements should be smooth and smooth, and the picture should be smooth. There should be no pause in the middle, neither fast nor slow.

Be careful not to move the lens excessively, and don't move the lens unnecessarily. The starting point and ending point of panning must be well grasped, and the application of skills should be different. Also avoid swaying, like watering flowers. Don't pan back if you pan past. You can only take a panoramic view once or so.

Translation must be smooth.

One thing to pay attention to when translating is to ensure the stability of the picture, which should be traced back to the stability mentioned at the beginning of the article. You should know that there will be slight jitter in the final video, which will have an impact on viewing, so translation must ensure the stability of the picture.

9. Shooting at night

Shooting night scenes with DV is a very headache. I believe many users have had a painful experience. The beautiful scenery in front of us is completely out of shape, even pale. You don't have the details you want, and you don't have the beautiful scenery you want, which makes you complain about the camera. The problem lies in the camera, but you don't know how to deal with it with the manual adjustment function. At this time, you can use the manual exposure function of the camera. When shooting at night, the camera will automatically increase the exposure due to the dark light. This increase will brighten the whole picture, so the above problems will occur. At this time, it is necessary to manually control the exposure, so that the dark place is pressed up and the display is not pale. Generally speaking, manual exposure is mainly in bright places.

Manual exposure is used for night scene shooting, mainly in bright places.

Just like shooting another concert, due to the lack of light on the scene, when shooting automatically, the whole stage has no atmosphere, and the singer's face becomes pale because of the light, and the five senses are basically invisible. When the face is photographed by manual exposure, the quiet effect of the whole stage comes out and the face is correctly restored.

In addition, if you can't control it manually, you can use the night shooting function, for example, you can use this function to shoot beautiful night scenes satisfactorily. The method is simple: start the night scene shooting function of DV, which is the function of DV at present.

10, white balance control

When we are shooting during the trip, the scene we are in is often changing rapidly. One moment, it's sunny outside, and the next, it may be the light and shadow in the room. Generally speaking, the automatic white balance of our DV machine can basically be adaptive. In most cases, white balance does not need our too much intervention, because the camera will automatically adjust, there will be no big deviation. Even for the pursuit of effect, you can use the built-in white balance of the camera, such as indoors and outdoors. The highest level is manual setting, but manual setting is more troublesome, especially when you often shuttle indoors and outdoors. So for most people, this is basically negligible, but for old birds, setting the white balance accurately or using it flexibly will also make the video very brilliant.

Entry-level users can ignore white balance, and advanced users can use white balance.

In view of the fact that most of the natural scenery in the trip belongs to red flowers and green grass, if the white balance is warmer, the performance of green will be better. In addition, if you use automatic white balance, when you enter the room from outside, you should turn off DV and turn it on again, so that the white balance can start to adjust automatically. In fact, there are quite a few such situations during the trip. For example, you should pay attention to this when shooting in temples in many scenic spots.

Summary:

DV shooting should be flexible and flexible. It not only shoots scenes, but also captures them. It should be from the empty lens of the scene to shake the characters, let the characters walk into the empty lens picture, then shake the scene from the appreciation line of sight or walking direction of the characters, or push the panoramic characters to the scene to complete the video recording, so that people and things can be organically integrated. The video taken in this way is more in line with the viewing habits. Of course, in the process of shooting, you can also consciously insert pure scenery shots. In a word, if you want DV pictures to be attractive, you should use your brains to shoot more, experience more, learn more and record your life.