How to shoot the sun beam in the forest?

A, how to get a beautiful beam, the key lies in the accurate exposure, the difficulty lies in choosing the correct metering position, the purpose is to ensure that the bright part of the work will not die white and lose its texture, and at the same time ensure that the characters or objects will not lose their details because of the excessive light ratio. I think that at least the following points should be paid more attention to when creating:

1. Use manual exposure mode. According to experience, only in manual mode can you expose according to the photographer's intention, instead of giving it to the camera for exposure in aperture priority mode. This camera's automatic metering often exposes more than manual metering, which leads to overexposure.

2. Use spot metering. Spot metering will darken the background and highlight the light beam, which can distinguish the light and dark parts more accurately and clearly. When metering, we should pay special attention to an important issue, that is, metering position, which is the key to ensure accurate exposure. I often put the metering point at the edge where the light source contacts with objects, such as people under stage lighting, and measure a little inside the edge of the face, so as to ensure that the face is exposed clearly and the light beam will not be too bright to lose its texture. Of course, the position I'm talking about is a general position. As for the specific shooting, we can take more photos according to the specific lighting conditions and find out the best exposure parameters, which is also necessary.

3. Try to use a tripod. If possible, try to use a tripod, especially under the stage lighting. The light source is often very complicated and needs a tripod to stabilize the camera.

4. Find a good shooting angle. The purpose of choosing a good shooting angle is to apply light correctly. In the application of light, side backlight or side backlight is generally used, and backlight is also used, but it is difficult to grasp. Use less forward light, so that the objects in the forward light are bright and lack of contrast between light and shade. I think it should also be pointed out that don't shoot with the overhead flash that comes with the camera, which is often a way that novices like to use. Improper use will destroy the texture of the work.

Second, if you are a professional or a photographer, you can also take the following measures to enhance the effect of the working beam:

5. Use smoke. I found that a strong sense of light beam often needs the participation of smoke, water vapor, dust and other objects, which is why it is easy to shoot light beams sooner or later. The easiest way to produce smoke is to buy some cigarette cakes and put them in the car so that you can light them at any time when you need them.

6. Make full use of objects such as leaf gaps and forest gaps. In these objects, it will be easier to shoot the beam effect.

7, conditional can artificially fill the light of the subject. For example, the application of reflector often has a good effect.

8. use RAW format. When shooting in RAW format, my biggest feeling is that it is more convenient to adjust the color temperature of the work, and it is easier to adjust the warm color of the light to make the work more delicious.

9. Post-production. This cannot be ignored. A good work is indispensable for post-production.