How to shoot halo?

The understanding and application of light and shadow is a major symbol of the photographer's advanced technology. Some photographers always complain about the negative effect

The understanding and application of light and shadow is a major symbol of the photographer's advanced technology. Some photographers always complain about the negative effects of lighting conditions on shooting. Here are some tips I have compiled for you to shoot sunshine. Please refer to them.

How to shoot a beautiful halo

Halo shooting skills, learn various shapes of halo shooting skills. The materials we need are: an opaque cardboard, tools such as knives and pencils, and a computer! The principle is actually to control the shape of the incident light when it is out of focus, so we only need to block the incident light with opaque shadow paper and leave a shape smaller than the aperture!

Six Beginner Skills of Shooting Sunshine

Photography is to shoot light and shadow, so what shooting methods do we have in the face of the "sunshine" we see every day? Let's study it together!

Tip 1: Backlight shooting

You don't have to shoot the sun in the same direction. Sometimes trying to shoot the subject with your back to the sun will shoot another flavor!

When shooting still life: for example, we can shoot the leaves on the other side, and use sunlight to penetrate the leaves to make them "clear" and highlight the texture;

When shooting portraits/animals: Backlighting can shoot beautiful golden hairs and make the photos more moving. Use yellow white balance * * to raise the k number as much as possible, or use flash white balance or shoot directly in the sunset * * * to heat up the photo, but control the exposure or fill the light to prevent the protagonist from turning black completely.

Tip 2: Shoot shadows.

Shooting the sun, the sun itself doesn't have to be the protagonist. In fact, there is shadow when there is light. Shadow can sometimes increase interest and provide more imagination!

Tip 3: Take a silhouette.

Sometimes it will be very dark to shoot the protagonist in the backlight, so just take a silhouette! To make a beautiful silhouette, we need to pay special attention to the outline and shape of the protagonist, and also pay attention to whether the background can highlight the silhouette, so as to further understand how to make a good silhouette.

Tip 4: Shoot the reflecting surface.

Have you ever thought about shooting the world inside the reflective surface? In fact, there are many subjects around us that need to be photographed: for example, glass, mirrors, and even reflections on the water. We can also shoot the upside-down world, and it is also a good shooting technique to use balanced composition or directly fill the whole picture with reflective surfaces.

Tip 5: Use the halo of the lens.

Glare of the lens is actually a shortcoming of the lens, but if we make good use of this "shortcoming", we can add a special feeling to the photo! The halo shot by each lens is different, and the angle to the sun is different. You can try your own lens!

Tip 6: use the sun to shoot stars.

If you shoot the night view of the city, you must