How to take good local close-ups

How to take a close-up of a part? To get a good close-up, it is not only to pull the distant scene to the nearest place with the lens, or to press the shutter as close as possible to the subject. Seriously speaking, it is to observe and find out the local pictures worth recording before shooting, and then combine the shooting techniques with the flexible collocation of the environmental elements on the spot to get impressive close-up works. Below, I have compiled the skills of shooting local close-ups for you, hoping to help you!

Local close-ups convey the first idea.

Before we begin, let's understand the image charm of local close-ups and how it will affect viewers. Just like shooting minimalist works, local close-ups can also be regarded as a design-oriented composition. The purpose is to create a visual impact beyond the routine through accurate or clever close-ups and by observing elements such as light, color and lines.

Local close-ups usually have two ways of expression. One is to shoot the subject directly, but only select local key points to strengthen the core value of the picture; Secondly, by shooting other parts related to the subject, the focus of the image is deliberately reshaped. The feelings presented by such works are often more exciting, and the audience can understand the words and phrases that the photographer wants to tell through these visually attractive images. But no matter which shooting method is adopted, the story in the picture is interpreted through local images, so how to successfully convey the idea of images is an important topic for photographers to think about first!

When shooting, I deliberately captured only parts of two trees, and the author wanted to express the idea of inheritance. Did you get a look at him?

The mother and newborn hold hands together, and a simple close-up photo successfully conveys the concept of inheriting the wind.

The devil hides in the details.

Most people rarely take close-ups, the biggest reason is that they can't find anything to shoot from the picture in front of them. To break this dilemma, we need to cultivate keen observation. Because we are so used to all kinds of things that happen around us every day, we will naturally subconsciously ignore those seemingly insignificant local images, so the first step to find local images worth recording is to give full play to the spirit of "finding the devil in the details". That is to say, when we observe the foreground image of our eyes, we might as well pay more attention to the "small picture" in the picture, such as the kind old man. If we look closely at his vicissitudes of facial texture, such a local image alone is enough to explain how many life experiences; Or when looking at the bride in the limousine, you can try to focus on her hand and the fan you want to throw out. Does this scene highlight the feelings of reluctant parents and family? ? After learning to observe the local pictures, we will find that not only the chances of telling stories with images increase, but also it can guide viewers to open the window of thinking, thus improving the intangible value of recorded images.

Try to find more small pictures in the picture, and you can easily let the image tell the story for you.

This was taken when my daughter just learned to walk. She deliberately focused on her little foot climbing the stairs, as if she saw her hard expression.

Application of Subtraction Photography

So in fact, to put it bluntly, local close-ups can be regarded as an application of subtraction photography. As you can imagine, whether shooting a telescope or a minimalist theme, you need to think about the composition choice of the picture, and frame the center of gravity of the picture in a way of getting rid of the weeds and saving the greens, as well as shooting local close-ups. We just need to use a more delicate heart to find the relevance that echoes with the subject, or to think about what kind of mood or idea we want to express through close-up pictures, so as to make the image more convincing and successfully arouse the audience's voice. Therefore, how to use the hand lens?

In fact, as long as you try to find out the key points in the picture that deserve close-up, an ordinary image can also successfully attract attention.

Suggestions on the use of equipment

In fact, unless it is a close-up picture to be captured by commercial photography, special attention will be paid to the collocation of cameras, lenses and lighting equipment. Otherwise, ordinary players should use their familiar cameras or lens focal segments as the main tools when creating local images, so as to capture satisfactory image works in time and effectively. For a high-end laptop, its thinness and portability are quite suitable for capturing local stories during street shooting; The high image quality and high performance of a single eye allow photographers to calmly face special environments or tight shooting schedules; Even the smart phone, which is quite popular at present, and the App with rich filter function can also take a partial image of Fu. Of course, if you care about the final texture of the image, you'd better choose a body that can record the RAW file format to ensure greater flexibility in post-processing.