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How to take pictures of good flowers with light?

Light is very important for photography of any subject. When you shoot flowers, you should also combine different lights to show the posture of flowers. The use of light is an important method of photography art modeling, and it is a decisive factor to highlight the texture, posture, color and level of flowers. Shooting the same flower, different light consumption, the result will be completely different. Under the condition of natural light, both scattered light and backlight are suitable for shooting good results. The scattered light is soft, delicate and small in contrast, which can show the texture and texture of flowers; Backlight can outline the outline, make the petals bright and moving, and hide the messy background. Under strong sunlight, it is not easy to shoot flowers in front or side light.

Backlight is a kind of light with strong artistic sense, which can well depict the outline and texture of flowers, and the modeling effect of light is good, which makes flowers show different postures. If the petal texture is thin, it will be transparent or translucent, which can show the texture, hierarchy and petal texture of flowers in detail. When using this light source, special attention should be paid to supplementing light or choosing a darker background to highlight the image of flowers.

Shooting with scattered light is also an ideal light source, which is flexible to use, not limited by the direction of light source, with uniform light receiving surface, soft color tone and moderate contrast. If you choose the scattered light after rain, the flowers will look brighter, fresher and have attractive luster.

First, scattered light shooting

The lotus in the pond after the rain is photographed, and the picture is soft. The delicate lotus is about to bloom, and the petals are still dripping and crystal clear.

Second, the front light shooting

Under the condition of positive light, most areas of flowers are illuminated. White petals and golden stamens are extremely bright and holy under the irradiation of light, and at the same time, they are matched with the blue sky, which brings rich color feelings to people visually.

Third, photometric shooting.

Bright and blooming photometry shoots a person named Qiuhua, and the light forms a contrast between light and shade on the chrysanthemum, which well shows the three-dimensional modeling of the chrysanthemum and enhances the three-dimensional sense of the picture. At the same time, the foreground and background of the blurred picture with large aperture are used to highlight the form that China loves you and a person named Qiu Hua.