How to use the sun to shoot?

Direct sunlight When the sun rises, if there are no clouds in the sky, the color temperature of sunlight will drop, from warm orange light to cold blue light. At this time, the shadow of the object becomes more rigid with the shortening of the length. Direct sunlight is not suitable for photography. There is a great contrast between the light and the shadow. Its brightness range often exceeds the recording range of film, but photographers can still use it. If one part of the scene is illuminated by strong light and the other part is in shadow, the photographer can choose one part to frame the scene carefully, or use the photometric value of the exposure meter to make one part of the image disappear and the rest should be exposed correctly. In addition, you can use its strong contrast to become the theme of the picture. If the sunlight is too strong, it will cause the subject to receive uneven illumination, so that the subject can lie down and take pictures from above or slightly from the side, and the illumination will be even, but the shadow of the camera cannot be left on the picture.

In the case of direct sunlight, it is necessary to measure light with heart, and the metering work at this time is very important. The photographer must decide which part of the image should be exposed correctly so that his image can be reproduced correctly. For example, there is a dark blue sea and a white beach behind the main body. At this time, the exposure meter will be affected by the different colors of the beach and the sea, thus affecting the correct metering. In order to prevent these troubles, it is best to directly measure the light from the subject. However, be careful when measuring light. Both bright and dark parts should be measured. The most common way to shoot the sun is to shoot the sun in the direction of the sun. Let the subject stand between the sun and the camera, and the exposure is based on the background rather than the skin color of the subject, so that a silhouette photo can be taken. This is an easy job, and it will have a good effect. This silhouette image will attract the audience's attention to the silhouette shape. There must be no details in the image range of this photo, otherwise it will destroy the picture. The name backlight photography can generally refer to photography in which all the main lighting sources are behind the theme. Silhouette photos can be said to be a kind of backlight photography. If this technology is used well, it is very suitable for human artistic photography. The theme is that the light source itself will dominate the picture. It is not good to let the light source dominate the picture unless you try the semi-silhouette effect. Photographers should remind themselves that the final result can be controlled by carefully controlling the exposure. First measure the light of the part of the picture that you want to expose correctly, and then set the exposure accordingly. Of course, the light source part will be overexposed. Generally speaking, it doesn't matter if the light source is overexposed For example, turning the sun into a white sphere does not hinder the correct judgment of guessing the exposure of such photos. Many people say that we should try to do it step by step. At least one or two gears should be used for shooting. The principle of exposure is to set as much exposure as possible than that suggested by the exposure meter, because even the best exposure meter can't accurately measure light in this case. Shooting photographers can improve their chances of success.