Capture the beauty of the combination of static and dynamic in photography

Capture the beauty of the combination of static and dynamic in photography

Usually, the shutter on the camera only opens for a fraction of a second, just to let enough light fall on the film or image sensor to ensure that the hue and details of the real object can be reproduced correctly. However, photography is not only a technology of making photos, but also an art of creating works by using visual effects. Let me talk about the beauty of capturing the combination of motion and static in photography.

Long exposure is one of the techniques used by professional photographers to get vivid photos. By opening the camera shutter for a long time and letting more light enter the camera, photographers can take really amazing photos. If it shows running water or cars driving on the road at night, the photo looks particularly impressive.

Long exposure will record another kind of beauty that we can't capture with the naked eye. For example, taking a night view of a city and taking colorful car lights with long exposure can highlight the theme of this bustling city. What should we pay attention to in such an attractive special photography technique?

Long exposure photography has the following aspects to pay attention to:

Stability comes first.

A tripod is essential, even if there is no tripod, there should be a place where the camera can be placed stably. For example, on the beach, on the steps, on the table and so on.

Try not to touch the camera to complete the shooting process.

Use timed shooting or preferably have a cable release or remote control to further avoid touching the camera. You know, when you press the shutter, it is easy for your hand to make the camera vibrate slightly, and it will always vibrate organically if you press it lightly.

Turn on the mirror pre-lifting function.

If it is a SLR camera, the vibration of the reflector itself will also affect the stability of the fuselage. Turn on the reflector pre-lifting function before shooting. When you press the shutter for the first time, the reflector will be lifted first. When shooting formally, you only need to move quickly to complete the shooting.

Set the sensitivity to the lowest.

The lower the sensitivity, the better the image quality. Moreover, long-term exposure is prone to noise, so it is better to minimize the sensitivity impact that is prone to noise.

Shoot with a small aperture

If there is no special requirement, a small aperture can increase the depth of field and avoid some slight effects.

Wide-angle shooting

The depth of field at the wide-angle end is very large, and you can't see the jitter caused by other inevitable factors (such as cars passing by in the wind).

After reading the main points that need attention, let's talk about how to use long exposure shooting.

Ensure the clarity of the image subject.

Some special photography techniques, such as long exposure, are great challenges for photographers. Although there are many opportunities to take good photos with a hand-held camera and a fast shutter, long exposure at night or dawn will be very charming once it is successful.

According to the experience of many photographers, the best effect of long-term exposure is often not obtained in the dark, but produced in the morning or evening. At this time, the brightness and color temperature of various light sources are different, which forms a very interesting tone. Those unimportant areas are easily submerged by weak light or darkness, while important things are easily revealed. This kind of shooting usually has very strong contrast light, so it is very necessary to choose the correct film, and at the same time, we must ensure the lowest correct exposure setting.

Night photos usually require long exposure, so tripods are usually used. Moreover, compared with the photos using natural and effective light, the static characteristics of night photos will be stronger, and night photos often give people a sense of silence.

When shooting with a hand-held camera, because the light is very weak, use a lens with a relatively large aperture, and use a large aperture as much as possible. If you have a tripod, you'd better expose it for a long time. At this time, you can use a smaller aperture, so you can get a greater depth of field.

You don't need expensive high-speed lenses or expensive high-speed films for long-time exposure, and you don't need complicated post-processing. All you have to do is long exposure, the special exposure function you want or manually adjust the exposure time to a few seconds or even hours.

In long exposure control, there are two main settings. One is? b？ Doors, two? t？ Doors.

? b？ Generally speaking, the door should have a cable release lock shutter, so that the camera can open the shutter at any time for exposure.

? t？ Menby? b？ The door is more convenient. Press the shutter when you need exposure, and the camera will be exposed. When it is necessary to end the exposure, press the shutter again to end the exposure.

Weak light often causes strong contrast between light and shadow.

The key to night scene shooting is to choose the right time to take pictures. As mentioned above, the effect of taking such photos in the morning and evening is better than that at night. The best way to shoot is to set the camera before dusk and wait for the afterglow to change from orange to various shades. Only at this time, the lighting of the set is still sufficient, but the total brightness of the lighting has begun to fade slowly.

At this time, you need to decide the exact exposure time. In general, the working condition of the built-in photometer is not ideal. Compared with the surrounding brightness, exposure techniques that emphasize midtones often pay more attention to highlights, resulting in underexposure of photos.

First of all, the spot metering of shadows will produce white bright spots, which is not what we want to see. The best way is to choose the main area with average brightness for exposure detection, such as the road surface illuminated by street lamps. This suitable exposure value can manually set or start the storage settings.

Some experts think that using gray cards will be of great help to you in this respect. A standard gray card can be recorded in the viewfinder image through macro reading mode. The best way to determine the exposure time is to set a fixed aperture and then find the corresponding exposure. After the exposure time exceeds 1 s, you must pay attention to the possible failure effect. When the shutter speed is extremely slow, a long exposure different from the camera indication value is needed.

Whether to use autofocus depends entirely on personal habits. In effective light photography, if the contrast is high, autofocus will show its advantages. In this case, because the picture observed through the viewfinder is very dark, it can help you to establish the subject quickly and accurately. If the object in front of the camera is still, it is not very meaningful to use the automatic function, but when using long exposure, it is best to focus manually with a tripod.

Flexibility and quality must be coordinated.

Strictly speaking, you can divide these photos into two parts:

When shooting, use large aperture (that is, fast lens, such as f2.8 or 1.8) and fast film, such as ISO400 and above, and shoot with naturally available light.

Real night photos taken with tripod and shutter time 1 sec to several minutes, medium to small aperture and medium speed film can ensure the highest quality.