Shooting skills of low-angle photos

Low-angle shooting allows us to observe the world from different angles. Most of us look at the surrounding environment from the same angle in our life, and rarely put down our posture. Let's take a look at the skills of low-angle shooting with me!

Low-angle shooting skill

Avoid sky exposure problems.

On a sunny day, all your photos look good? Accurate white balance and good exposure until you start shooting from a low angle. The foreground in the photo is dark and the sky is not very good. What's going on here?

If the sky in the photo is big and it is sunny, then you need to make some exposure compensation or accept this environmental restriction. Too bright sun will force the camera to reduce exposure, just like you have to squint when you are lying on the ground watching the sun. If your focus is on the sky and clouds, it is underexposed. If the foreground is important, overexpose and accept the sky, the details will be lost. At least you can get something really important.

composition

Imagine what the scene will look like from a low angle before shooting. Just like a photo taken at eye level, add something interesting to the photo. Maybe it's just a stone, an apple or something. This is an opportunity to use perspective to make ordinary things look different. Due to the angle problem, nearby objects will become larger.

Shoot, play back, repeat

This is the benefit that digital cameras bring to photographers. Although I don't like to play back every photo, because the resolution of the camera screen is not enough for you to find your own mistakes. But you should still use it. Take a photo, then play it back to see where it can be improved, including composition or exposure, and then try again and again until you get satisfactory results.

Don't forget to delete the photos you tried before you go home.

Low-angle shooting is a very interesting thing, which can make the world in your photo completely different. Don't be afraid to try. Look at the world from another angle.

Forget the viewfinder.

When shooting at low angles, you must first accept the problem that you can't use the viewfinder most of the time. Many of these photos were taken at a very low angle, and only frogs can see the viewfinder. If your camera has a rotatable LCD screen, you are lucky. If not, get used to taking pictures with emotion.

Understand the focal length

It is best to shoot from a low angle with a wide-angle lens. For cameras with a focal length multiple of 1.6x, a lens of 10-22mm is very good. At the same time, the fisheye lens is also competent. Of course, if you can write on the ground, it doesn't mean that you can't compare? Dragon? Focal length, but this is difficult in composition and cropping photos. In addition, you can try a large zoom lens like 18-200mm, which will give you more room to play.

Understand aperture and depth of field

Low-angle photos usually have content in the foreground, middle scene and background. So you need to know the aperture and depth of field. Simply using the maximum aperture and shallow depth of field effect may not be appropriate. Every lens has the best working position, so you'd better get to know it.

Keep the camera level

When you use your camera to approach the ground or other low-level objects, don't forget to pay attention to the level of the camera. Doing this step well can save you time adjusting the angle of the photo in front of the computer. Once or twice may not seem like a big problem, but if you want to try this kind of shooting again and again, you'd better form a good habit from the beginning.

However, if you can't do it well in the early stage, you can still save the photos through the computer later. I just prefer to be perfect in the early stage, although it may require constant mistakes and learning.