Application of color in landscape photography

Lead: In landscape photography, the use of color is very important. If you don't pay attention, the picture will be greatly reduced. Let's take a look at some color application skills.

First, skillfully use color temperature difference to take excellent photos.

Affected by the weather change and color temperature, the color of the scenery taken in different time periods will be different. Photographers can adjust the exposure combination according to the theme to be expressed to make the tone and color change of photos more attractive.

The following two pictures show the unique beauty of the picture by comparing the temperature difference between the subject and the environment. Rich colors will make the picture layered and decorative.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows the colors of leaves in autumn. At this time, it was early autumn, and the golden branches and leaves hung upside down on the lake, symmetrical with the reflection in the lake. The lake occupies 1/2 of the picture. When the lake is illuminated by sunlight, you can vaguely see the reflection in the lake. The green lake is in sharp contrast with the yellow leaves, which makes the whole picture look very charming and moving.

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The shooting time of Figure 2 is around 17 in the evening, when the angle of sunlight is very low and most scenes in the park are already in a cold state. The picture is vertically composed, the red and yellow trees are warmed by the afterglow of the sun, and the scenery that is not illuminated by lights in the distance presents a cold white tone. The red and yellow plants in the foreground appear more gorgeous under the illumination of light. The yellow-green contrast of the whole picture is obvious, which is very ornamental.

Second, the influence of environment on the color of scenery

Nature is a complex world, and different environments present different colors. Some ordinary landscapes will also show very beautiful colors under the changes of seasons, climate, light and time. Each scene has its own different environmental characteristics and emotional appeal, such as the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, which gives people a feeling of simplicity and elegance. Islands and fishing villages give people a sense of activity; Forests and plateaus give people a sense of grandeur. This feeling of nature is the key point in choosing scenery.

Jianghu always gives people a broad momentum. For landscape photography, the surrounding environment can not only render the subject, but also reflect the artistic conception that the photographer wants to express.

The above picture shows the viewer the quiet and magnificent sunset by the river. Influenced by the color temperature of sunset light, the picture shows an orange-yellow hue, and a river boat moves slowly, and the track of driving breaks the original calm of the river. In order to ensure the correct restoration of the color of the sky, the photographer took a photometric shot of the sky. Influenced by the setting sun light environment, the original ordinary scene is particularly emotional.

In the morning and evening, the sun is weak, and when the sun shines on the earth, it will show warm colors. The picture on the right was taken in the early morning. When the sun rises in Ran Ran, after a night's sleep, the earth gradually wakes up and is completely covered by warm light. Everything in front of us is warm. Photographers measure the light in the middle of the sky, and then adjust the exposure compensation value according to the picture effect, showing the river covered by light in the form of dark tones, which is perfectly integrated with the environment.

Third, the color contrast is strong and the subject is distinct.

Color contrast can enhance the visual impact of the picture and deepen people's impression of the photo. There are many different contrast laws of colors, such as cold and warm, deep and shallow, bright and dark. In landscape photography, the use of color has its own characteristics.

The greater the color difference between the subject and the background, the stronger the visual effect, the more distinct and prominent the subject, and the greater the attraction to the viewer. The picture below was taken at the plateau water source. The golden plateau is particularly dazzling under the sunlight, and the blue sky serves as the background to set off the color of the middle part of the picture. The colors of the lake and the sky match each other, and the whole picture is warm and cold, which has a strong visual impact.

Many photographers will take their cameras to have fun and record interesting pictures around them when traveling. The picture below shows the flame in the dark, and the background of the picture is mainly black, showing a contrast tone between light and dark. The use of central key photometry makes the background show a black tone, which further sets off the light and shadow effect of the main body and makes the flame at the junction of light and dark look fresh and vivid.

Fourth, beautiful autumn colors.

When the autumn leaves on the treetops turn golden yellow, it is announced that autumn has officially arrived. Autumn is the harvest season, and it is also the season when leaves wither. No matter in the mountain stream or the jungle, you can see fallen leaves falling on the ground everywhere. This unique gold leaf has become a beautiful scenery in autumn.

Autumn is full of exciting colors such as gold, orange and brown. Even if the colors of this season are no longer bright, its soft tones will give people a warm and comfortable feeling.

When shooting beautiful leaves in autumn, the picture feels different because of the different time and color of the object. The picture on the right focuses on the red leaves in late autumn, and a large area of fallen leaves covers the earth. The colors such as yellow and orange in the picture form a warm and soft tone, which embodies the unique charm of autumn.

In the picture above, the light in the evening is soft and full of beauty, and the golden leaves fully show the unique charm of autumn to the viewer. Tall golden trees stand out against the blue sky. The photographer took a close-range focusing shot, which brought the subject closer and highlighted the straightness of the trees.

Five, clever use of shadows

In the color expression of landscape photography, light and shadow are an indispensable part. The shadow part in the picture can not only give the photo deeper meaning, but also enhance the appreciation of the picture.

The light and shadow effect in the above picture is very strong. The wide-angle lens adds more visual elements to the picture, and the corridor with rhythm and perspective effect gets a shadow effect with strong sense of form under the irradiation of strong light. Because of the light, the pavilion columns, the sky and the lake injected bright colors into the picture, while the long reflection of the colonnade columns lay flat on the ground, enriching the picture level.

The picture above shows the desert photographed by the photographer with sidelight. Influenced by the light and the ups and downs of the desert terrain, the backlit surface of the desert forms a curved shadow with a strong sense of form, which makes the contrast of light, shadow and color in the picture more intense.

Sixth, take a landscape photo with a filter.

In landscape photography, photographers should shoot according to the theme they want to express and the surrounding environment. If the light is too strong, the photo may be overexposed, thus affecting the overall color of the picture. At this time, photographers can shoot with the help of peripherals and cameras, such as filter series products. This kind of products include many devices, such as UV mirror, sky mirror, soft mirror, polarizer, medium gray mirror and so on. These auxiliary devices can avoid the failure of shooting works caused by light or water surface and glass reflection.

For photographers, the most common and practical filter is a polarizer. Polarizer can eliminate polarized light in the picture and highlight the color of the picture. In landscape photography, the use of polarizer can highlight the color of blue sky and white clouds, making the color of landscape photos more saturated and clear. However, it should also be noted that in order to maximize the role of polarizer, it is necessary to adjust the shooting angle. When the light source and the shooting direction are 90? Or pick up

Nearly 90? Polarizers have the most obvious effect of eliminating reflection.

The above two pictures are the comparison of the color effect of the picture before and after using polarizer. Photographers use a three-point composition, placing the sea and ships at sea at the bottom of the picture with 1/3, and the blue sky occupies two-thirds of the picture. The photographer used a polarizer when shooting the picture on the left, which saturated the colors of the sky and white clouds and highlighted the color of the blue sky. On the other hand, the picture on the lower right was taken without a polarizer. You can see that the sky is overexposed and the water surface is reflected by strong sunlight, so the whole picture is bright and uncoordinated.

Medium gray mirror is also very practical in landscape photography. It can eliminate direct sunlight and avoid overexposure of the subject. Without changing the color of the subject, the density of the image is increased to make the color of the whole picture uniform.

The above picture shows the picture effect when the medium gray mirror is not used. The photographer takes Guanyin as the foreground and the sky as the background. Strong light illuminates the sky, which makes the sky and Guanyin image somewhat overexposed. Judging from the color of the whole picture, although the color of the lower picture is darker than that of the upper left picture, there is no overexposure. The Guanyin image and the sky are balanced and saturated, which is the result of using the gray mirror.