What do you mean by shooting blindly?

Blind shot refers to a way of shooting directly with a camera or video recording equipment only by predicting and judging the subject without using a viewfinder or LCD screen in a specific situation.

Blind shot is not shooting blindly, but mostly in a position and under conditions that are not conducive to the photographer's shooting, so it is difficult to shoot and needs a lot of practice to accumulate experience. Experienced people, the shooting success rate can reach more than 80%. Even when shooting, you can consider composition and put the subject on the TIC-tac-toe line.

Those with higher technical level can also adjust the composition by feeling after focusing is completed. In other words, an experienced blind shot has actually completed the idea of the picture in his mind, although he has not directly observed the subject through the camera.

Blind shot's disadvantage is that he can't compose and focus with peace of mind (focus shift often occurs when using the autofocus file, so it's better to use the manual focus file). If he is not skilled, the response speed of pressing the shutter by hand will be half a beat slower than that of his eyes. Therefore, when shooting, pay attention to the fact that the hand should be level with the camera and the lens should be aimed at the subject.

We should pay attention to adjusting the coverage of lens shooting, be aware of it, make full use of the area of the negative film, and avoid the phenomenon of missing arms and legs. What we should shoot is not taken in; When using the aperture, we should consider leaving enough depth of field and keeping the focus relatively fixed within a certain range; Fourth, practice more and pay attention to the direction, angle, shooting range and moment of the lens. Blind shooting is blind to some extent. Only by practicing more can we improve the success rate of blind shooting.

Application of blind shooting

1. In some scenes, the crowd is chaotic and it is impossible to get close to the subject, especially when there are many people blocking the line of sight in front. In desperation, we must lift the camera or use other methods to keep it away from our eyes in order to get a high-angle shot.

2. In order not to disturb the subject and destroy the original scene and atmosphere of the scene, the shooting intention should be concealed as much as possible. At this time, even the camera is best not to appear, and it is naturally impossible to shoot through the viewfinder. In public places, people who shoot activities at close range sometimes can only use blind shot's method.

Because when the subject finds that the camera is aimed at him, the bright smiling face will disappear immediately and the shooting target will be lost. At this time, if you don't aim the camera at the subject, but hang the camera on your chest, it would be better if you can connect a cable release and hide the button in your pocket. Hold the camera in one hand and put the other hand in your pocket, so that you can shoot the camera without attracting the attention of the subject.

3. In order to get an unusual viewing angle, the camera is deliberately placed at an ultra-low viewing angle or an ultra-high viewing angle, and it is often impossible to shoot through the viewfinder at this time.

4. In order to be unconventional, break the routine of framing and composition, deliberately shoot at will without looking at the viewfinder, and get unexpected pictures. Subversion is the end, stupidity is the means, so the viewfinder is certainly abandoned.