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Characteristics of night photography: tree of wisdom

The characteristics of night photography are as follows:

1, the subject is prominent and the theme is distinct: night photography, because of darkness, some unnecessary or even destructive scenes are covered by darkness, and the main part of the subject or scene is highlighted with appropriate lighting because of the need of shooting, giving people a distinct impression.

2. Exaggerate the scenery and render the atmosphere: Night shooting has the specialty of exaggerating the scenery and rendering the atmosphere because of its unique shooting method and tone processing technique.

3. There are many light sources with dual functions: night photography often has many light sources at the same time, which is different from daytime photography. Such as lights, firelight, moonlight or sunset glow. It plays a dual role in night photography: it is both a light source for illumination and an indispensable part of the picture.

4. Shooting objects, mainly still life: shooting at night, mainly static scenery, generally not suitable for shooting fast-moving objects. Due to the weak light at night, the illumination of various scenes is very low, and the exposure time is long when shooting.

Night photography refers to shooting scenes under outdoor lighting or natural light at night. It mainly uses the light sources of the scene and the surrounding environment and artificial auxiliary light sources to shoot, and its image effect is very attractive and desirable.