How to take beautiful mirror photos in Chaka Salt Lake?

A group of mirror photos of the lake burst into a circle of friends, and the photos used the calm lake water to take wonderful mirror photos. He is China's "Land of Abundance"-Chaka Salt Lake. For a time, many domestic tourists flocked to it and gradually became the gathering place of online celebrities. However, not everyone can take good-looking mirror photos. Take this guide and let Bian Xiao tell you!

Why do you have to go to Chaka Salt Lake to shoot the mirror of the sky?

1, because Chaka Salt Lake is large.

05 square kilometers. The area is large enough to ensure the composition space and reflection angle. After the rain, the water on the road surface can also produce the reflection of the sky, but it is too small to have a good effect.

2. Because Chaka Salt Lake is bright.

Brightness does not represent ambient light, because the mirror effect can also appear at night. It is the art of taking pictures with light and shadow. Only enough light can form a reflection with enough contrast. Tea Salt Lake is located in the plateau, with thin air, many sunny days and natural "strong" light.

3. Because Chaka Salt Lake is shallow.

Qinghai Lake is bigger, with stronger light and shadow effects, but it is too deep. If you stand in the lake and fall in, who should we shoot?

4. Because the lake is flat enough.

Take Qinghai Lake as an example. When the weather is bad and the wind and waves are heavy, it is naturally impossible for Byakki Smoker to appear. The water surface of Chaka Salt Lake is flat even in windy weather. Because after the salt in the salt lake is deposited, a plane with small height difference can be formed within the reach of human eyes, and the height difference between two points in the salt lake is several millimeters and several kilometers away.

5. Because there is water in Chaka Salt Lake.

This is not nonsense. Many salt lakes have no water. A salt lake without water is just a vast expanse of white land. By the way, Chaka Salt Lake has the largest water volume from July to September.

Photo guide to Chaka Salt Lake

How to shoot the reflection?

1. To shoot the reflection effect, use a wide-angle lens;

2. Chaka Salt Lake is recommended to carry a reducing mirror or polarizer because of the refraction of light (due to the high reflectivity of the water surface, it is recommended to use a polarizer to control reflection when shooting to emphasize the color of lake water or blue sky) to avoid overexposure of photos;

Try to take a reflection, not only the photography, but also the character, so be sure to watch the weather forecast before going to the tea card, accumulate the character, and pray that the weather will not change suddenly. Of course, it is not only sunny, but also calm. There'd better be a breeze. If the wind is too strong, the lake will completely ripple.

4. The best shooting time is 10 am and around 4 pm, when the light is not too hard and easy to reflect;

5. Don't move around often when shooting, and keep the water calm. Too much walking will make the lake turbid.

How to take a portrait?

1. After shooting the still portrait standing on the lake, be sure to wait for the water to calm down before shooting. At the same time, pay attention to the clean background and don't shoot the person behind the subject;

2. The subject who shoots dynamic portraits should move as much as possible, provided that he stands on the lake first, and when the lake calms down, he suddenly leaps up as a photographer to capture and shoot the beauty of movement;

3. This kind of photography uses a wide focal length lens as much as possible to obtain visual beauty. If you shoot with a flat-focus lens, the distance between the camera and the subject will be further narrowed;

4. It will be more natural to take pictures on the rails of Chaka Salt Lake, and the subject should try not to look at the lens;

5. It's basically the same as taking pictures on the rails. Pay attention to the proportion of salt lake and sleeper in the composition;

6. Girls can wear all kinds of elegant skirts. If you are not a red control, it is recommended to give up the big red with high saturation, because when you enter the scenic spot, you will find red girls everywhere. White, blue, black and even low saturation colors are good choices. As long as it is a long skirt that can float in the wind, you can take super beautiful photos;

7. Girls with marriage complex can buy a wedding dress of 100 yuan on a treasure. If it is covered with salt, you can throw it away directly;

8. shawls are still very practical equipment. Chaka Salt Lake is located in the plateau, with strong ultraviolet rays and changeable weather. The shawl is an artifact of posing, and it can also effectively protect against the sun and keep it.

2. Select manual focus and infinite focus. Weak starlight can't focus automatically ~

3. Set the ISO sensitivity to about 1600-3200, and adjust the aperture to the maximum value of the lens.

4. Because of the autobiography of the earth, the shutter time is too long, which will lead to the displacement of stars, so the shutter time is 20-25 seconds.

The light is so dark at night that the optical viewfinder can hardly be used. You can only shoot blindly, and you need to try several times to adjust the composition.

6. Old drivers also shared an advanced shooting skill. Friends can take many photos through the delay function. Later, by superimposing all the photos, they can get a complete photo of the star's orbit. Of course, they can also convert the original film into video, and you can get an amazing dynamic video of a sports star.

Shooting instructions

Is the weather good or bad?

Especially for people who are not so good at photography, the weather is a decisive factor in whether a photo looks good or not. Therefore, before coming to the tea card, check the weather with various weather apps before planning your own itinerary. Attention, search for "Chaka Salt Lake" can't be found. You should search the administrative location of Chaka Salt Lake in Wulan County.

stand straight

The weather in the photo is good. From the sky seen in the photo, you can imagine the scene of the day. White clouds are floating in the blue sky, and the bright sunshine is projected on the lake through the white clouds inlaid with gold thread. But behind such a beautiful scenery, it should be the protagonist of the photo. So the photographer and the subject are in the wrong position.

3, telephoto lens

The picture of jumping into the lake must be light and smart, and the performance must be light and smart. First, the picture should be wide, and second, the characters should be far away. So there is no need for wide-angle, medium-focus and portrait lenses here. A photographer should be far enough away from the subject to take pictures with a telephoto lens.

4. Airplane seats

Seats like these are common in Chaka Salt Lake. And this plane position is wrong for the shooting telescope.

Why is such a flight wrong?

It's simple. We didn't go to Chaka Salt Lake to photograph you flying like a bird, but to photograph the mirror. The larger the incident angle, the higher the reflectivity. When the incident angle is greater than 70 degrees, the reflectivity rises sharply.

So, the correct seat should be like this:

5. Clothing and collocation

Red, white, blue, black and even low saturation colors are good choices. As long as it is a long skirt that can flutter with the wind, you can take super beautiful photos. Color is the foundation, elegance is the key.

Although the red dresses worn by the beautiful women in the photo meet the dress standards for taking pictures, there are too many. When you arrive at the tea card scenic spot, all the beauties can't reflect your unique beauty.

Let's talk about collocation first. There is nothing wrong with the red yarn in the photo, but there is no wind. Yarn is characterized by lightness, which can only be reflected by flying. Otherwise, it can only show the "broadness" of the back of the main body, which is a complete failure.

6. Theme

When taking pictures of girls, we must show the exquisiteness of women's bodies and pursue the beauty of curves. It is recommended to take a sideways photo. If you must take pictures of the back, such as this one, you must pay attention to the thin waist of your skirt. (In fact, for example, in the photo, if you take off the red yarn, you can imagine that the beautiful woman has a good figure. ).