Shooting skills of landscape photography

Photography skills refer to photography skills, which can make the photos more beautiful after use. Below I bring you the skills of shooting landscape photography, I hope you like it!

First, make full use of golden shooting time.

When the sun is high, its light is very strong, but the closer it is to the horizon, the warmer the light becomes. Sometimes the best lighting conditions for landscape photography are dawn and dusk in a day. The sunshine after sunrise and before sunset adds a layer of warm color to the photo, achieving the effect of low contrast. Soft light allows film and digital sensors to record all the details in photos, which is very beneficial for shooting scenes with rich details. Low-angle sunlight can also produce soft projection, which can show the shape and texture of the earth. The change of light in this short time has a far-reaching impact on landscape photography. Take some time, go out and find a suitable shooting spot when the sun is strong, and shoot later or early the next morning.

Second, the use of low-angle light

For landscape photography, before sunrise and after sunset are magical moments, when soft light and colors can create a quiet and comfortable atmosphere. On cloudy days, cold blue light can have such an effect, but on cloudless days, the colors range from yellow to purple. Look for places with lakes, rivers and beaches, so that when shooting, the color of the sky can be reflected by the water surface to the foreground of the photo. When shooting in mountainous areas, we should pay attention to the mountain glow, which can give the mountain a soft red light. Because the electronic exposure system of many modern cameras can only be set to 30 seconds at most, the metering is not accurate enough. This means that you will have to resort to the old-fashioned exposure method (using door B), using cable release and stopwatch. The exposure time can be extended to several minutes, so it is important to have a solid tripod.

Third, observe the sky at close range

The sky is a very important factor in landscape photography. However, don't shoot into the picture unless it can add positive factors to the picture or improve the composition. Because landscape photographers like to shoot in the morning and evening of the day, in order to get the best lighting effect, we have seen some of the most spectacular skies-changing rapidly and suddenly bursting with changes in color and light. In order to seize every shooting opportunity, it is very important for us to closely observe every change in the sky. Because the sky is generally brighter than the color tone of the scene itself or the foreground, you should always use the medium gray gradient filter to control the contrast, otherwise, the film may not record enough details. Polarizers can also be used to control the contrast, making the shape of clouds stand out and the color saturated.

Fourth, prepare for the fleeting light.

Some scenery photos are unforgettable. Most photos were taken when a short light was projected from a cloudy sky. Sometimes, the best opportunity is at sunrise or sunset. At this brief moment, when the sun is close to the horizon, a spectacular colorful sky usually appears. The best way to record this fleeting light is to plan the shooting, choose the shooting location in advance, study the light angle and choose the composition scheme. It is best to use an exposure meter, choose a sunny place in the lake area to measure light, determine the brightness level, set this metering data on the camera, re-compose the composition, and take some photos of continuous shooting! In this way, the place with sunshine will be exposed correctly, and the place without sunshine is dark tone, thus capturing the bright spot that initially touched you in this scene.

Five, control glare

Adding light to the composition during shooting can significantly improve the atmosphere in the photo. Zoom lenses are more prone to glare. If it is convenient, use a fixed-focus lens. The optical surface in the picture should be clean and seamless, and the filter should be used less. If there is sun in the composition, the hood may not be able to effectively eliminate glare. It is best to block the lens with your hand or a piece of cardboard and install the camera on a tripod to shoot. When using a telephoto lens, you should try to use the shadow projected from a distance to cross the foreground of the photo ―― the farther away from the lens, the clearer the shadow line. If there is a sun in the photo, you should try to hide it partly behind a tree or other similar elements. Try to avoid sunlight affecting the elements in the foreground or the effect of the filter you use.

Sixth, the composition type

1. photo characteristics and style analysis

When taking pictures, you can directly blur the background and scene outside the theme with short depth of field. In portrait photography, this kind of photo is the simplest formula for portrait photography. As long as you use a long focal length lens (120 camera is about 250mm, 135 camera is about 135 mm), you can easily take this type of photos. Apply the formula composition method directly when taking pictures, without paying too much attention to other photography techniques such as lighting. The only thing to pay attention to is that the shape of the characters should be changed frequently to avoid mediocre and unchanging composition.

Because this shooting method only relies on the short depth-of-field function of long-focus lens and the effect of formula composition method, its value in photography technology is relatively general, and it has not been highly evaluated in photography art, but it is the most ideal and popular photo type for consumers who only pay attention to close-up portraits, so professional portrait photographers should be familiar with the shooting methods of this kind of photos to meet the needs of the photography market.

To put it simply, any photo taken by the composition method of landscape art can be called a landscape art type photo. Most of the pictures show portraits and landscapes. That is to say, when taking pictures, the pictures are not all based on portraits, but more emphasis is placed on the dual performance of portraits and scenery, and photos are interpreted from the perspective of artistic creation. It does not have certain formula techniques such as composition and lighting, and it depends on the photographer's own accomplishments in artistic photography to give photos vitality. Therefore, mastering the dual artistic expression of portraits and landscapes is the greatest feature and value of this kind of photos. Because this type of photo needs a large actual scene, it is the only photo type that is difficult to express in the shed photography, and it is easy to complete only when shooting on location.

If you can't make a breakthrough in composition, lighting and other photography techniques, take such photos as ordinary travel photos or life photos. The success or failure of art is often only between a line, and anyone with a certain photographic ability can appreciate this key. However, if the composition ability is outstanding and the photography skills such as lighting are handled properly, a high level of photography can be achieved. So the photographer's shooting skills play a decisive role in shooting.

Black and white color matching photos were taken with black and white negatives. After the negative film is developed by single processing, not only ordinary pure black and white photos can be developed, but also color photos with only one tone can be overprinted on color paper through color printing. This process can be handled by ordinary color printing. Moreover, these single-tone photos can also be changed into any other single-tone photos by color matching when printing in the same color, such as Danhong, Single Orange, Single Yellow or Single Blue. This type of photo is usually called a black-and-white color matching type photo. The monochrome sense of this kind of photos can give people a unique feeling, and it is an indispensable photo type in wedding photography and artistic photography.

2. Reaction and discussion in the photography market

Black-light photography proofs This is a very popular photo type in the photography market, and it is a photo of business representatives in wedding and art photography. After all, every photographer who goes to a photography company likes to see himself photographed as a star, rather than taking photos of his life at home. Therefore, in every photo album, most consumers will choose this type of photo, and the market acceptance ranks first among all photo types.

People with certain artistic appreciation like the aesthetic conception of such photos, but it is not easy for ordinary consumers to appreciate such photos. Because most of the portraits in this kind of photos account for less than half of the picture, they don't have the close-up feeling of the photos of ordinary public stars, and most consumers are unwilling to spend money on photos without their own big heads. Unless you meet someone who has a deep understanding of photography taste, you should take as few photos of this type as possible, so as to avoid serious frustration caused by not being appreciated by ordinary consumers, and then affect the correct goal of pursuing artistic expression.

Anyone who knows photography knows that black-and-white photos are quite eye-catching, and they can also be changed into any other monochrome pictures. Therefore, this type of photos is also very popular in the market. Just from the perspective of wedding photography, taking too many pictures will lack a sense of joy, so there should be a suitable proportion of pictures for customers to choose from. Neither too much nor not at all.