Industrial photography skills

In people's impression, industrial themes seem to be tall, tall and cold images. However, through the lens, we can fully appreciate a vibrant scene and see the beautiful image contained in industrial photography.

There are many kinds of industrial photography, such as auto parts shooting, industrial flaw detection shooting and documentary industrial photography shooting, which all belong to the category of industrial photography. However, this paper mainly introduces the artistic photography with industrial theme, which is the favorite type of photography lovers and one of the types that are easy to win prizes in photography competitions.

As a unique photography discipline, industrial art photography has its own shooting rules. Based on the excellent works of the famous photographer Mr. Xiong Hanquan, this paper introduces the methods and performance rules of industrial art photography in detail for readers.

The use of light

Light is the core of photography. When shooting industrial themes, we should first make good use of the light on the spot to effectively show the works full of visual tension.

In the factory, a lot of light comes through the windows of the factory building, which is very beautiful and rhythmic. As long as you make good use of it, you can take beautiful rhythmic photos. The light in the steel movement is very moving. The contrast between the radial beam and the cold and warm colors makes an ordinary work scene form an artistic picture with a sense of music rhythm.

The labor site is usually large, so it is difficult to use artificial light for lighting. Therefore, the rational use of field light is particularly important.

When shooting Eye of Steel, diffuse light is mainly used to ensure the proper contrast of the blue main part of the picture. The bottom row of screws are arranged in an orderly way, their shadows are looming, and the light ratio is just right, which does not destroy the composition of the picture.

In addition, the light produced by labor is also very important, such as the light produced by fire and electric welding. As long as we make good use of it, we can get good artistic effect.

Photometry and exposure

The environment of industrial photography is complex, so it is very important to measure and expose appropriate photos.

Usually the photographer will put the metering point in the brightest place. After getting exposure value, they will increase exposure by one or two levels, and the images will be richer. It just needs a little adjustment later.

When shooting still objects, you can also use the bracket to expose and get multiple photos with different exposures, and then synthesize them in the computer to get a photo with very good light and dark levels.

This is the brightest part, which shall prevail when metering, and then increase the exposure appropriately.

Pay attention to the position of the dark part when composing, and the appropriate reflective area of water can improve the layering performance of the dark part and reduce some technical difficulties of exposure.

The first light of dawn

Choice of perspective

In industrial photography, the choice of perspective is very important. Looking down at the work scene suitable for big performances; Head-up shooting can combine people and work scenes well; Looking up to shoot is easy to simplify the picture, achieve the purpose of exaggeration, and make the subject have a tall image. In many industrial photography works, we can find many examples of using up-looking photography. They succeeded in shaping a grand industrial scene.

Allow the plane to take off

Looking up from the furnace, the light of welding sparks flashed frequently in front of me, making the originally dull work scene feel like a butterfly spreading its wings. This shooting angle of looking up endows the laborers with a lofty image, and also makes us realize that labor has created beauty and realized personal ideals.

Fashion expression method

Photography should show the sense of the times and conform to the aesthetic trend of contemporary people. Therefore, the way of expression should have more modern industrial elements and visual composition in order to have distinctive characteristics of the times.

Modernity of content

Digging from the content of the picture itself is a good way to show modernity. For example, informatization is an important feature of modern society, and photographers can make a fuss from this angle and find a breakthrough in innovation. "attack? Information combines the fiery scene in front of the furnace with the information of modern smelting equipment by using the glass reflection in the production site, which fully embodies many information contents of modern smelting, and the effect is unexpected, novel and quite modern.

Modernity of form

Modern photography has rich forms and strong visual impact. Therefore, photographers should fully mobilize the photographic language and make good use of composition, lighting, color and other methods to create extraordinary works. It is particularly noteworthy that efforts should be made to make the picture dynamic, make the seemingly ordinary labor scene a touching picture, and make the photo full of artistic expression.

Expression of atmosphere

It is very important to create an atmosphere in industrial photography. Both industrial buildings and busy work scenes can convey a special atmosphere. So this problem is often considered in an important position when shooting.

Live atmosphere

Under normal circumstances, it is easier to grasp the atmosphere, because many real labor scenes on the scene are full of warm atmosphere and have already exuded a beautiful atmosphere. Whether it is the effect of light or the artistic conception of characters, whether it is the composition of colors or the sense of form of pictures, an atmosphere can be expressed. As long as the photographer is good at extracting the essence from it, he can show the touching picture.

1 Open the screen

The film "Open Screen" is about a steel bracket. The photographer first took a picture according to the normal exposure value, and the effect was not ideal, so he took many pictures with bracket exposure, among which one seriously overexposed picture achieved the desired effect and had triumphant artistic beauty.

2 red imagination

The background of the picture is a red steel beam with distinctive colors. The photographer let a worker come out and took a virtual picture of the worker with a shutter speed of a fraction of a second, which produced a picture effect of combining static and dynamic, and also made the ordinary picture have a strong sense of movement.

3 Morning Waterfall

Lights are all over the workshop, which is very beautiful. Photographers capture the working atmosphere of the scene through the lens, making the workshop full of artistic brilliance.

4 refining

Ironmaking plant is a good place to shoot industrial themes. Red fire and fighting workers make it easier to take pictures. However, anyone who has had the experience of shooting in a steel plant knows that the messy scenes and high temperature make it very difficult for photographers to create. Therefore, if you want to grasp a scene with a strong sense of scene, you must understand the workflow and be familiar with the subject matter, so that you can record the desired scene at an appropriate time. Lian is a good example.

Grasp the contrast relationship

When shooting, there are often unexpected picture effects. Through the choice of pictures and the combination of different forms, you will get a brand-new composition or a very unique picture. The relationship between people and machinery, the relationship between people, and the contrast between people, machinery and the surrounding environment are very important in industrial photography, which is an important factor to grasp the picture atmosphere. So photographers should be good at handling flexibly according to the actual situation. If the content of each part is handled properly, you can get amazing results and make the picture full of new ideas.

The performance of the scene atmosphere is more about conveying a kind of working condition, reflecting the real working state and expressing the thoughts that photographers should embody. In the face of powerful nature, people sometimes seem very small. In a highly developed modern industrial society, powerful and bulky equipment often puts people in a secondary position. Therefore, the treatment of this contrast relationship can show a kind of artistic conception and an idea, which can inspire people to think about the relationship between man and nature and the position of man in nature. Smoke from the slag yard is a good example.

Expression of color

In order to create new ideas in industrial photography, the performance of color is particularly noteworthy. Many buildings are not only formal, but also colorful. Under certain lighting conditions, color sense will bring strange effects to the picture. "Lights on" was shot at dusk. The blue outside the steelmaking furnace is very dignified and deep. Combined with orange street lamps, it has a very strong sense of industrial symbols and artistic beauty.

Use of filters

Proper use of the effect filter can purify the messy picture and form a rhythmic movement. For example, the equipment in the factory is often very complicated. You can use the speed filter to make a virtual smear in most places, so that the seemingly ordinary picture can produce a special visual effect at once, and this effect is more natural than that produced by the computer later. In the photo contest, such works seem to be more easily favored by the judges. Winging is a good example.