How to make good use of the light in prime time?

We should create beautiful works of art by discovering the wisdom and eyes of beauty. The following are some contents collected from the Internet

How to make good use of the light in prime time?

We should create beautiful works of art by discovering the wisdom and eyes of beauty. The following are some contents collected from the Internet, hoping to help you on the road of photography exploration.

There is a saying in photography that extreme weather produces large films, and photographers have to pay hard and hard work that ordinary people rarely see to take good-looking photos. Many times, the light in the morning and evening is much more beautiful than the daily light, and when the weather changes alternately, such as before and after the storm, when the clouds are densely covered, the light is the best moment. At this time, pick up your camera and often take unusual scenery.

Therefore, good light is predictable and different from ordinary life. A good photographer has mastered the mystery of light. At this time, the equipment is not so important. The camera can only be used as an auxiliary tool. What really matters is to capture the beautiful eyes behind the camera.

So today we're going to talk about prime-time light.

This is actually a commonplace topic. The College Channel has published many such tutorials, which are also the light that many photographers are keen on. Dusk and morning are the moments when many great photographs are solidified, and they are also the prime time for photographers every day. What is the charm of light at this time, and how to use it? Let's take a look.

Unlike the direct sunlight at noon, the sunlight at dusk is oblique at a low angle. The sun shines on the earth like a thick golden curtain, which casts a layer of gold on everything. Do not believe it, at this time, the car in the sunset is shining with golden light, and the girl's hair is light golden, which is very beautiful. At this time, the sunshine is soft and bright, which keeps the light and dark parts of the still life rich in layers and better controls the atmosphere.

Because the light angle is low at dusk, the backlight can be better controlled. Backlight is a state in which the subject is just between the light source and the camera, which can easily lead to underexposure of the subject, and sometimes the special effect produced by backlight can be regarded as an artistic photography technique.

When people stand in the backlight, people will shine in the light, forming a golden circle to surround people and become a kind of "side light", and any ordinary figure will shine in this rendered atmosphere. And how to make this state show the best effect, photometry is essential. Let's talk about how to measure light better in this light.

When shooting at dusk, we should pay attention to the selection of metering points, especially when shooting sunset scenes. At this time, the contrast between scenes is very large, and if the metering point is not selected properly, it will easily lead to exposure errors. At this time, you can use 18% grayscale photometry to measure the appropriate exposure of the face in the sun at this time, and then shoot with this fixed value.

Even if the subject and light form are not mentioned, there is only one thing that can determine the success or failure of backlit photos: exposure. As long as you master the correct exposure, you can almost completely control the backlight. The important thing is that you need to eliminate the influence of background, so that the subject can be exposed correctly. For most subjects, it is not wrong to choose a metering mode according to the overall situation of the picture, such as evaluation metering or matrix metering.

However, if you still choose this metering mode when shooting against the light, it is almost doomed to failure, because the light from the background will seriously mislead the metering system, making the subject seriously overexposed and even become a silhouette. To avoid this problem, you need to switch to spot metering or area metering mode, so that you can only measure the area of the subject more accurately. In this metering mode, the background light will not affect the camera's judgment, and the subject can get the correct exposure.

Select spot metering mode to directly meter the object. This metering method can ensure that your subject is exposed correctly. If your SLR camera does not provide spot metering mode, you can also use the following methods: shorten the distance or lengthen the focal length, let the subject occupy the whole field of vision, shoot in manual mode, and then re-compose.

In the same scene, try different exposure methods, take more photos with different exposure combinations, carefully analyze each effect after shooting, analyze the good and bad reasons, and find the best shooting effect through continuous summary.

Photographers like to pursue the beautiful effects of light. It is very important to grasp the beautiful atmosphere, which also requires photographers to paint in beautiful light, strive for perfection, and constantly adjust and innovate. Some people prefer Japanese photographers to overexpose one or two documents, so that irrelevant backgrounds are hidden in bright atmosphere, and the picture presents a quiet and short-lived atmosphere.

Some will deepen the exposure once or twice, so that things bathed in the sun show gorgeous luster and touch. At the same time, the shadow can also be integrated into the dark level, making the contrast between light and shade stronger, and the subject in the sun more prominent, which can implicitly and uniquely show the beautiful light effect.

Therefore, while enjoying the unique light and shadow effect brought by nature, we can also manually adjust the exposure to obtain the desired effect and aesthetic feeling.

Because of the uniqueness of light, the camera may not always match the most suitable effect, so we can try to use manual exposure more to calculate the most suitable value.

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Different light angles form different picture styles. When shooting, you can always find beautiful scenery by observing from multiple angles and looking back. A good photographer can always find the best light angle and take photos from a unique perspective.

In our daily life, we often observe different light angles, get familiar with the light, know what kind of things are suitable for the light at what angle, practice more after knowing different light, and we can also take beautiful photos. When many people shoot against the backlight, they may be able to capture the shining light under the backlight by going around the back angle.

Similarly, when a person can't open his eyes when shooting in the sun, he can turn around a little and shoot the three-dimensional sense of his face with photometry.

The most beautiful light always changes rapidly, especially at sunrise and sunset. If manual exposure is used, after a period of time, the sun will be observed to be obviously brighter or darker. At this time, you have to re-measure different values to shoot.

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Many landscape photographers have a soft spot for backlit photos, and they often have some skills to make them attractive. One of the most important things is to shoot some translucent and light-transmitting scenery, such as leaves and buds.

Aim at the object you want to shoot and press the shutter directly to get a good exposure effect. The method is simple. If you want to shoot a crystal clear feeling, you need to consider the background and try to make the scene in a dark background, so that the light will make the object look bright and the color is saturated.

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Backlighting is also common in portrait applications. Backlight can give people an atmosphere, but at the same time, in order to show a person's "outline" to achieve the best effect, it is sometimes necessary to measure the hair, but the face facing away from the light is easy to be underexposed and photographed as a big black shadow.

At this time, the photographer's subjective initiative needs to be adjusted. You can get close to the subject, measure the light based on the face first, and then you can hold down the exposure lock and go back to the expected shooting position to take pictures whether you use the automatic exposure mode or the manual mode, so that you can shoot a person with perfect face exposure. However, due to the large difference in brightness at the scene, it is easy to turn white at the back and lose details and levels.

Or adjust the posture of the character, not measure the backlight, let the light hit the face sideways, and reduce the brightness gap between the face and the background. You can also fill the light in various ways, such as using a reflector and flashlight to brighten the subject, or using the reflection of the wall and floor glass on the spot. This requires photographers to master the scene environment flexibly and try to make the fill light soft and natural.

The effect of backlight is attractive, but it is also difficult to grasp. If you don't grasp the living light well, the camera will get a lot of light, which will easily cause the camera to lose focus or focus incorrectly. At this time, you can block some light above the camera by hand to ensure that the camera can identify the subject, or adjust the camera angle before shooting. Gradually mastering the shooting method of backlight will help you shoot the best works.

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Some people say that photography produces abstract emotions and thoughts by capturing pictures in the real world. Considering abstract thinking, only silhouette is the most suitable. Silhouette shooting is to directly use bright background and dark main environment to express a delicate and quiet atmosphere. Silhouette is a good photo to show the attitude and feelings of the characters. If used well, you can take very emotional photos. It takes practice and hard work to control it well.

When the background is very bright and the subject is very dark, the effect of silhouette is often taken carelessly, and the photos that fail to be exposed under backlight will become silhouette photos. Then when expressing silhouette photos, the photographer needs to have a clear intention. Strong light from the back of the subject can darken the subject, brighten the background and increase the contrast between light and dark. A strong contrast between light and shade can emphasize the form of things.

When taking silhouette photos, the photographer should carefully consider the story behind the photos. Silhouettes are meaningless if they cannot tell a story or express an emotion. Silhouette will make the contrast between the subject and the background more vivid. Although the overall image looks solid, it will be very effective in expressing special atmosphere or conveying stronger information. If you compose a composition with geometric elements, it will become an impressive photo. When shooting silhouettes, it is mainly necessary to have eyes that distinguish light. Often observe things carefully under the backlight, and be able to skillfully use geometric elements for composition training. At the same time, try to avoid a large area of black, otherwise it will make the photo appear crowded without subject.

So how do you take the silhouette?

When exposed in backlight, you can use "average metering" or "slit metering" to shoot silhouette effect. If the dark area in the picture is too large, exposure compensation of "-1 ~-2 level" can be adopted. If you use area metering or spot metering, you can shoot bright areas by metering. To put it simply, first, the background should be bright, then set the camera metering mode to spot metering, and the metering point should be opposite to the background light, and then press the shutter to basically get a silhouette photo. In order to darken the foreground, it is sometimes necessary to reduce the exposure compensation.

Taking silhouette photos, like any other subject, requires a lot of practice and thinking to easily take good photos.

In short, you can try more. The lighting effects from different angles can only be fully grasped after repeated experiments and attempts.

That's all I brought to you. If you find it useful, please collect it quickly.