Lotus photography tour how to shoot lotus skills introduction

The solstice of summer has come, and I only go to lotus when it is about to drip! Seeing such a beautiful lotus, everyone wants to take a photo with their mobile phone camera. Today, I will bring you a photo guide to help you become a photographer in your circle of friends.

Primary skill

1, choose flowers

In the choice, you can choose the budding bud and stop standing.

You can also choose to shoot in full bloom.

You can also choose a flower shape with petals falling off. Sometimes the residual lotus is more artistic and interesting than the blooming lotus.

Shooting lotus flowers can show the whole picture of a lotus flower, give the audience a direct and complete visual impression, and also let the lotus leaves cover some petals, which can arouse the audience's association and be more interesting.

2. Shooting angle

Generally speaking, there are low-angle upward shooting, high-angle downward shooting and horizontal angle shooting.

Using low-angle backhand can show the high-purity quality of lotus.

Using high-angle aerial photography, green lotus leaves float on the water, and lotus flowers decorate them, which can well show the number of petals and the shape and color of the flower core.

When shooting horizontally, we should pay attention to the arrangement of the picture. If there is water, it is best to take the reflection of the lotus flower into the picture together. The reflection and lotus flower are symmetrical up and down, which set each other off into interest.

3, the format of the picture

In the determination of picture format, vertical frame format is often used to show the noble character of lotus; Sometimes the horizontal format is also used. When using horizontal format, we must pay attention to the shapes of lotus leaves and stems, otherwise it is difficult to get good results.

4, the use of light

The best way to shoot lotus flowers is front light, side backlight and backlight. These levels of light can well show the noble and exquisite charm of lotus.

Pay attention to the adjustment of light ratio when shooting, and its light ratio should not be too large.

One way to adjust the light ratio is to make full use of the reflected light in the shooting environment.

The second is to fill the dark part of the lotus with a reflector or an electronic flash.

5. Pay attention to the shooting time

During the day, it is better to shoot the lotus in the morning. In the afternoon, the flowers began to shrink gradually, and in the evening, they shrank completely. It is difficult to shoot the ideal lotus at this time.

Advanced skills

1, make full use of the blade.

Lotus is not only beautiful, but also leaves are quite aesthetic, so we should make full use of leaves to make a composition when shooting.

Take the leaves as the leading role and arrange the flowers in the appropriate position for artistic creation.

In order to achieve a more concise composition, with the help of the huge leaves of lotus, safflower is the finishing touch in the picture. This kind of scene can be exposed according to the brightness of leaves, and better color reproduction can be obtained.

Step 2 keep the background simple

The line of the lotus itself is very simple, whether it is flowers, leaves or stems, it is simple, so it should be simple according to its characteristics when shooting.

Often the simpler the composition, the better the picture effect. Generally, the purpose can be achieved by choosing the right background.

When backlighting, you can use the shadows of trees or other lotus leaves by the pond to get a dark contrast effect.

If the photographer is convenient to get close to the lotus, he can also squat on the shore and shoot with the sky as the background, then he can get a faint background effect.

Step 3 Use decorations reasonably

When you shoot lotus flowers, you can often see dragonflies perched on them. In fact, the dragonfly lotus can be said to be a perfect match. With the embellishment of dragonflies, the lotus will appear more vibrant.

Don't approach the dragonfly quickly if you find it. It is best to set the exposure of the camera in advance, adjust the focal length to the telephoto end, and then gradually draw closer. Once the dragonfly is frightened and flies away, don't be discouraged, just wait, because the dragonfly will fly back to its original habitat in the future.

After watching a shot, as long as you have enough patience, it is entirely possible to shoot successfully. Of course, making full use of continuous shooting's functions will also achieve good results.

4. Sprinkle water on the flowers scientifically.

Some people like to sprinkle water on lotus flowers and take pictures of dew condensation on petals. In fact, the petals of lotus are very thin, and the blooming flowers will sink because of the weight of water, giving people a feeling of decline, but the image is not good.

In addition to properly sprinkling water on the budding buds, sprinkling water on the petals may not be effective.

In fact, lotus leaves can't stick to water at all. If you sprinkle water manually, it will roll down immediately. The only way to shoot the lotus leaf "like pearls pouring into a plate of jade" is after the rain.

If it rains that night, you can pat the water drops on the leaves the next morning.

5, shooting all kinds of "parts"

Shooting lotus flowers is actually a natural composition of flowers, and it is a different combination of lotus leaves, buds and lotus buds.

The advantage of using a digital camera is that you can shoot different "parts" according to your own needs, and finally integrate them into a satisfactory picture according to your own needs.

6. About metering and exposure

Even if you use a digital camera, you should pay attention to accurate exposure when shooting.

Generally speaking, there are big scenes, middle scenes, close-ups and so on. When shooting a big scene, you can automatically expose it according to the average metering of the camera, which is generally no problem, because the brightness of red or pink lotus flowers is similar to that of leaves.

It is not a big problem to follow the camera instructions when shooting the middle scene, and relatively accurate exposure can be obtained according to the brightness exposure of leaves; If you take a close-up with flowers as the main body, you can directly measure flowers (except white flowers) with the help of spot metering or central key metering function, and the exposure effect is better according to the brightness of the main body.

Be flexible when shooting complex objects.

7, flexible use of light

Experienced photographers attach great importance to the use of light in flower photography, and most of them like to use backlight or side backlight to express flowers, which is not unreasonable.

However, the characteristics of lotus flowers are a bit like sunflowers, with obvious phototaxis, and the front faces the sun, so the good side of flowers is often illuminated by sunlight, while the flowers with side light or backlight can only capture the side or even the back of flowers, and the flowers with good light and shadow effects are often poorly shaped.

Therefore, it is necessary to observe the scene in an all-round way and use the light flexibly according to the actual situation.

8. Use macro to shoot details

As long as you are close enough to the lotus, it is also very effective to take close-ups of details such as the stamens and water drops on the stamens.

In particular, the stamens of some lotus flowers are very bright in color, such as light yellow, light green and light pink, which are quite distinctive.

In addition, the vein of petals can also be carefully described, reflecting the beauty of lotus flowers in all directions.

9. Pay attention to the performance of individuals and groups.

General photographers often only pay attention to shooting local scenes when shooting lotus flowers.

The close-ups of flowers are the most, but there are few middle scenes and fewer big scenes.

In fact, to express the scenery of the lotus pond, we need some content that combines point and surface, because the lotus pond green like this has special aesthetic value.

Advanced skills

Generally, the shooting of lotus flowers is carried out from a long distance, and it is often necessary to use a telephoto lens, which is determined by the growth environment of lotus flowers. In fact, to shoot lotus flowers, we should broaden our thinking, always be new and always be new, never be limited to shooting close-ups, but try to shoot lotus flowers from multiple angles.

1, elevation shooting

Put the camera under the lotus leaf to take a picture. To prevent exposure errors, you need to set the camera to spot metering. When shooting, focus on the lotus metering, and then move the camera to re-compose. According to my own experience, in order to prevent the influence of the sky on exposure, the shooting mode is generally set to "M". If normal exposure is followed, it will definitely lead to underexposure.

In fact, this composition with the sky as the background also has its own advantages. For example, you can decolor it and make it into a black-and-white photo, then arrange appropriate inscriptions and seals in appropriate places, and then use various special effects to form an ink effect of Chinese painting.

2. Macro photography is finely carved.

When you are very close to the lotus, if you carefully observe the lotus, you will find that the color in the stamens is quite soft, the structure is very complicated, and each stamen is elegant and warm.

Using macro mode, the lens of digital camera can shoot the flower bud directly. This is difficult to meet when shooting lotus flowers. As can be seen from the lens, there are delicate tissues and rich subtle colors in the hollow buds. Due to the refraction of petals, the inside of the bud is warm orange-red, and with yellow and white stamens, the color is harmonious and full of vitality. Because the depth of field of macro photography is very small, you can only choose a certain range when focusing.

Conditional friends can also spray some small water drops on petals or buds according to their own needs, which will give people a more nuanced feeling when enjoying macro photography.

3. Reflect the wild interest with a wide angle.

It's best not to make people think that it was taken in the park with a strong smell of salons.

In the shooting, a medium-focus lens and a wide-angle lens are used, and the lotus leaf and the overall ecological environment characteristics are the main performance objects. At the same time, properly decorate weeds such as duckweed and Alternanthera philoxeroides on the water surface. When shooting, we should also pay attention to avoiding the reflection of people on the water and try to achieve the effect of shooting in no man's land. From the picture, there is indeed some wildness.

Many people are patting lotus flowers in the lotus pond. In fact, it is also very interesting to shoot lotus leaves. Because the lotus leaves are ever-changing and varied, it is recommended to shoot with a wide-angle lens when necessary, and there will be new feelings.