How to shoot snowflakes flying

Methods to shoot snowflakes fluttering: shutter speed selection, background selection, telephoto lens+large aperture, and flash.

First, the shutter speed selection

Snowflakes gradually fall from the sky. How to shoot falling snowflakes obviously involves shutter speed.

The shutter speed is "11000s", which can clearly shoot snowflakes; The shutter speed is "1/640s", which is not much different from the above; Shutter speed "1/400s", obviously snowflakes began to smear; When the shutter speed is "1/250s", the snowflake will begin to appear striped; The shutter speed is "1160s", and the snowflake is already linear.

The shutter speed is "1100s", and the line shape of snowflake is already obvious; The shutter speed is "1/60s", so you can't tell it's snowflake. The shutter speed is "1/30s", and the snowflake completely becomes a line.

A faster shutter speed can freeze snowflakes well, and a slower shutter speed will make snowflakes have a sense of lines and movement. As for what kind of snowflake effect is needed, it depends on the individual. You can adjust the shutter speed according to your own needs.

Second, the background selection

If you want to shoot snowflakes well, the choice of background is very important, because snowflakes are white. If you choose a light background, the snowflake will be inconspicuous and will not highlight the texture of the snowflake. Everyone should try to choose a dark background when shooting snow scenes, such as red and black. This dark background highlights snowflakes best.

On the red background, the snowflakes on the red Gu Lou wall have a different artistic conception; On the dark background, snowflakes are more prominent and the texture of snowflakes looks better; Snowflakes on the black background are completely highlighted, and the snow scene feels very good.

Third, telephoto lens+large aperture

Snowflakes in the north are big and relatively easy to shoot. Small snowflakes in the south are difficult to photograph. If the snowflake is very small, you'd better prepare a telephoto lens and a large aperture, so as to highlight the appearance of the snowflake. If the large aperture can't focus automatically, you can try to focus manually and twist the focus ring to focus.

Fourth, use a flash.

Shoot snowflakes when the light is dark, such as at night. At this time, the picture is dark, and the brightness of snowflakes is not enough to shoot snowflakes. In this case, you can use flash or artificial lighting to illuminate the snowflake.

Photographic composition skills:

Ernest Haas, an Austrian photographer, has reached the point where there is no sword in his hand but a sword in his heart. He believes that composition lies in balance, and everyone treats balance differently.

Just like when Wushu reaches the highest level, there is no name for moves, and it can only be solved by one's own ability. On the position of camera in composition. He thinks that the more you can forget your equipment and concentrate on your subject matter and composition, then the camera is just a continuation of your eyes and has no other meaning.

Jacobs also believes that the most basic elements of composition are lines, forms, textures and the space between these elements. Of course, color is also a factor that cannot be ignored. Convergence lines can generally explain the perspective relationship, but not all photos should show the depth of perspective.

Many excellent works are flat patterns. Portraits of scenes or people in the viewfinder are arranged according to the photographer's personal feelings. Therefore, how to compose a composition, just like how to choose the theme, light and color, can also be the basis of a photographer's unique personal style.

In most cases, one or a group of shapes or forms play a leading role in each photo, and the shapes such as color, volume and position in the photo serve as the leading factors. Contrast in composition refers to the contrast between big and small, bright and dark, near and far, active and passive, smooth and rough, rich and light colors.

We should make more use of these opposing factors so that the subject can influence the whole composition through them. For example, if the contrast law is used properly, the photos will have great charm. Some people may have a gift for composing music.

When the proportion of the subject in the picture is too small, or the blank space of the picture is monotonous (such as shooting a tall building in the sunset), you can creatively use the underexposure to form a silhouette as the foreground. Black silhouette can not only oppress the audience's vision of the subject, but also not distract the audience.

We can even use the silhouette as the main frame to form square, round or varied shapes, so that ordinary scenery has a unique sense of form and increases the depth of the picture.