How to take a landscape photo?

From a quiet village to a vibrant metropolis, there are many kinds of landscape photography, so how to take landscape photos? Here are some tips for everyone, let's take a look!

0 1, Quan Jingshen

This is the first rule of landscape shooting. When taking landscape photos, people usually want to shoot the scene in front of them as clearly as possible. The simplest way is to deepen the depth of field with a thinner aperture and put more foreground and background into the lens clearly. It should be noted that reducing the aperture will reduce the amount of light entering the photosensitive element or negative film. If shooting in sunny days, such as cloudy or dark sky, it may be necessary to improve ISO or use longer exposure time to make up for the loss of light (please refer to exposure teaching for slow shutter).

Of course, you can also try to shoot a scene with a large aperture and a shallow depth of field, which may sometimes have unexpected effects.

Step 2 use a tripod

As mentioned above, when shooting with a fine aperture, it is necessary to cooperate with a slow shutter to make up for the amount of light entering. Reduce the chance of hand shock (please refer to the safety shutter). But how easy is it to make a long exposure only by hand-held shooting? So you need to use a tripod to stabilize the camera and reduce the vibration during long exposure. In addition to the tripod, you can also use other camera accessories, such as wired or wireless shutter remote control, to reduce the vibration caused by pressing the shutter by hand and ensure that the photos taken will not be "loose". Another secret is to use the timer function in the camera to shoot, so that you can shake your hand by pressing the shutter, but the phone will be stable after 10 seconds.

Both wired shutter (left) and wireless shutter (right) can effectively reduce the vibration when the camera presses the shutter.

03, looking for focus

Every photo needs to have a focus, and landscape photography is no exception. Without focus, photos will become empty and boring, and it will be difficult for viewers to find a foothold. Finally, their eyes will fall on other photos.

The focus of landscape photography can be ever-changing, whether it is tall buildings, characteristic buildings, towering trees, delicate flowers, strange stones or beautiful silhouettes. After finding the ideal thing as the focus, we should think about where to put it in the scene frame. At this time, you can refer to the composition methods such as the golden section.

Consider the prospect.

"Foreground" is very important for people, and it is also important for photos. Before taking pictures, you should first think about what interesting things can be put in the foreground to attract your attention. Good prospects can lead the audience into the world of photos and create a rich sense of hierarchy and space for photos.

05, pay attention to the sky

The sky is very important for landscape photography, and most landscape photography will take the foreground or the sky as the theme. If there is only one of them, the photos will look boring. If the sky is gray on the day of shooting, it is best not to highlight the sky, and it can be placed above one third of the golden section. Of course, the first problem is that you have to have outstanding prospects to catch the audience's eye. If you meet a beautiful sky, such as a magnificent sunset and a rainbow after rain, you can highlight the scenery of the sky and put the prospect in the next third. In addition, the use of some equipment, such as polarizers, or post-production, can strengthen the color of the sky and highlight key points.

06, line shooting landscape photography.

Photographers have to ask themselves a question, that is, how to lead the audience to appreciate photos? In fact, there are many ways, the foreground mentioned above is one of them, and another good way is to use lines. Lines can construct the sense of space of photos, and strengthen the level and depth. Both the combination of lines and the shape of the lines themselves can be the focus of the photos.

07, capture the dynamic

When people think of landscape photography, they usually think of quiet and harmonious static pictures, but the scenery is rarely as quiet as a mirror. On the contrary, there are actually colorful dynamics, such as swaying trees, lapping waves, pouring waterfalls, birds flying with wings, stormy sky and so on. , can be the focus of attraction. In order to capture motion, you can generally use a slower shutter, and sometimes the exposure time may be as long as several seconds. However, note that the slower the shutter is, the more light is absorbed by the photosensitive element or negative film. At this time, you need to use a thinner aperture or filter to reduce the amount of light, or choose to shoot when the sun is soft, such as dusk or early morning.

08, related to the weather.

The scenery will be unpredictable with the weather, so choosing the right time to shoot is the first step to shoot your heart. Many beginners will think that sunny days are the best time to shoot scenery, but cloudy days can bring out a special atmosphere or shock from the coming rain. Storms, mists, rainbows, sunrises, sunsets, "Jesus Light" or the sky with changing colors all have their own unique personalities, which are more shocking than the photos of clear skies in Wan Li, but when shooting bad weather, we must remember that safety is paramount.

09, seize the prime time (prime time)

Some people don't like taking pictures during the day, but prefer to go out at dawn or dusk, because the sunshine there can shed more vitality on a tree, so dawn and dusk are called prime time (also known as magic time). Prime time is popular for many reasons. First of all, the dazzling golden sunshine at that time could add color to the surrounding scenery. Second, the angle of sunset reflection on the scene can best set off the texture of the scene.