Photography, lighting skills, travel photography posture daquan

Many times, traveling is for taking photos, and Bian Xiao's going out to play is no exception. Today, Bian Xiao will talk to you about what you should do when traveling, and the posture of taking photos when traveling.

Choosing the right camera equipment and lens is the basis of taking high-quality photos. Especially travel photography, the choice must be correct. First of all, a full-frame camera is indispensable. A high-quality camera must have high image quality and high fineness, and Quan Huafu can meet this demand. In the choice of lens, you must first have a wide-angle lens. Powerful wide-angle or ultra-wide-angle lens allows you to take shocking photos of big scenes. When the model is at the entrance of a large building or in a vast landscape, a photo with strong visual impact can be taken with wide angle. In addition, it is a common method to use a fixed-focus lens and open a large aperture at the same time to take blurred photos. In this shooting state, the scenery looks hazy and you can better understand the temperament of the model. Of course, telephoto lenses are also suitable for some travel shooting scenes, so we should choose them correctly according to the actual shooting situation.

Recommended cameras: Canon 5D3 and 5D4, Nikon D8 10 and D850, Sony A9, A7R2 and A7R3.

Recommended lenses: 16-35mm(F2.8), 35mm(F 1.4), 50mm(F 1.4), 85mm(F 1.4), 70-200mm (2.

Set the camera mode correctly

Use the rear focus button (AF-ON).

Many cameras have the focus key (AF-ON), which is suitable for the situation that the position of the subject will change at any time. For example, if you want to shoot a model and need to run to create a sense of picture, you can use AF-ON.

Skill, set the autofocus to AF-C (continuous autofocus), and then use AF-ON lock to continue shooting.

Try to use M mode.

The camera has various shooting modes, including AV (aperture priority), TV (shutter priority), P (automatic exposure mode) and M (manual control mode). We can see from a picture that only M file is suitable for any scene. In travel shooting, due to many uncertain factors in the environment, it is most appropriate to use M file. Of course, this model requires a lot of ability.

Make full use of flash/fill light

Although some photographers think that flash will destroy the feeling of photos, in fact, reasonable use will bring beautiful eyes and make the environment bright enough.

Correct use of posture concave modeling is a very important factor in travel photography. If the pose of the model is too rigid, the photo will become dull and boring, just like a painting without soul. There are countless styles of travel photography, some of which are classic.

Side shot

Many times, the side face looks better than the front face, because it can cover the expressionless face to some extent. Most side-face shots use blurred scenery as the foreground, and the background is also blurred. The proportion of faces in the picture is more, which can make people pay more attention to the model's face.

Back shot

Shooting with the back can reflect the beauty of the model's body lines, especially the lines of arms and neck, and the concave shape of the back is more important. For example, stretching, jumping, tying your hair, looking at the distance with milk tea and so on. To a large extent, I am not worried about the lack of face value.

flat fire

Lying flat will give people a feeling of natural laziness, especially when shooting small and fresh subjects, lying flat will appear more youthful and energetic. Such scenes are generally chosen on the green grass, the playground on campus and so on.

Curling squat shooting

This posture is more suitable for close-up shooting, such as letting the model squat down and lift her hair to hold her chin, or using some specific small scene environment to match the model, which will create a fresh and elegant feeling. This posture is more laborious than other postures, but it can get a different visual experience.

The correct use of light is an extremely important part of travel photography. Without perfect light, photos will lose too much texture. Going to different places, different weather, different scenes, carrying different equipment, different manpower configuration and different shooting methods all involve different lighting skills and methods.

direct light

On sunny days, the direct sunlight shines on the light-receiving surface of the subject's body to produce bright colors, while the indirect light-receiving surface forms obvious projection. This kind of light, which we call direct light, is suitable for shooting the three-dimensional form of the model.

Front lighting

Divergent light, also known as "frontal light", refers to the light with the same projection direction and shooting direction, uniform light reception and high brightness. In this case, the environment and people have enough brightness, but the texture under the light is relatively dull.

Backlighting

Backlight, as the name implies, is the shooting of backlight, and the light ratio of backlight is very large, so it is difficult to shoot. However, there are many ways to play, which can create many extraordinary visual effects. It is the most "literary" light level, and it is also a very common way to use light in travel photography.