How to shoot plum blossoms to look good?

How to shoot plum blossoms to look good?

1, equipment preparation

There is no special requirement for shooting plum blossoms. Both professional cameras and entry cameras are available, but the lens needs to be selected according to your shooting needs. For example, if you want to shoot the macro theme of plum blossom, it is very suitable to choose 100 mm lens. If you want to shoot a close-up of plum blossom with large aperture with spatial compression effect, it is more suitable to choose 70-200mm lens.

2. Set the parameters of plum blossom

Clubs mainly move two functional parameters, one is the aperture parameter and the other is the exposure compensation parameter.

① Aperture parameters: When we shoot flowers, the most common method is to blur the background with a large aperture. On the one hand, shooting with large aperture can avoid the interference of background on the subject and effectively highlight the subject; On the other hand, with large aperture and shallow depth of field, the picture is very dreamy and the whole picture looks very harmonious. However, attention should be paid to the accuracy of focusing when shooting with large aperture, because a slight movement will blur the depth of the scene, so it is best to use a tripod to assist shooting with large aperture.

② Exposure compensation: Plum blossoms in the snow are very popular shooting subjects. Plum blossom can show its unique character in the snow, and the picture is beautiful. But when shooting plum blossoms in the snow, many people shoot them in gray. What happened? In fact, you didn't follow the shooting rule of "white plus black minus". When shooting a large white or light-colored scene, we must increase the exposure compensation by 1-2, so that the color will not be distorted.

3. Composition of plum blossoms

The pattern of plum blossoms is very small, and the branches and leaves are dense and messy. It is suggested to adopt the composition method of "simplifying the complex" and shoot as simply as possible, such as shooting a flower, a branch and so on. Don't try to shoot a big scene easily, unless you are absolutely sure, the effect will be chaotic.

4. Shooting skills of plum blossom

In the shooting technique of plum blossom, Bian Xiao will briefly introduce it, because there are not many shooting techniques and methods.

(1) The Zen of shooting plum blossoms.

Plum blossoms are in full bloom in the snow, and there is a proud integrity without competing with flowers, so it is particularly important to shoot the artistic conception of plum blossoms. There are two ways to shoot the mood of plum blossom; One is based on ancient buildings, such as temples and ancient towns. If you have ancient buildings nearby, you should make full use of them. Taking ancient buildings as the background can make plum blossom very Zen.

The second method is to change the background to a dark background, and the plum blossom and the dark background look very Zen when combined.

② Make good use of light.

The light in winter is very soft, and the soft light shines on the thin plum petals, which will form a very beautiful light and shadow effect. When shooting, we can use backlight or side light to shoot, which will make the photos look good.