How to capture children's photography

Tip 1: Don't make the object take a conscious snapshot at all, commonly known as sneak shot.

Method 2: By enlightening and guiding the object, its feelings and expressions will naturally change, in which case it is necessary to take a snapshot.

How can I shoot without being discovered by the subject? The most common way is not to get close to the subject.

First of all, we must understand the environment and the surrounding light intensity.

Secondly, take a few photos in advance.

In other words, the camera and lens at hand will have its advantages and disadvantages regardless of the price, so we should foster strengths and avoid weaknesses in use. For example, if the depth of field of a medium telephoto lens is small, it will blur the background and highlight the subject, or it may be blurred by out-of-focus conditions carelessly. In addition, the longer the lens, the more severe the jitter, which poses a threat to hand-held shooting. For cameras with aperture or speed priority, there may be inaccurate exposure during automatic exposure shooting, that is, the ambient brightness is darker than the main body and overexposed; The ambient brightness is brighter than the main body, and the exposure is insufficient. It is too late to correct when shooting with an elevator, so it is necessary to estimate the brightness of the subject and the environment before shooting, and deliberately increase or decrease the exposure. When using a large zoom lens, such as 28-200mmf 1: 3.5 ~ 5.6 lens, the actual aperture will change with the change of lens focal length. If you don't know much about this, you may make a shooting mistake by changing the focal length. The correct way is to use a variable aperture zoom lens, that is, to take into account the change of the actual aperture value and its impact, so as to make corresponding corrections.

There is no need to express the familiarity with the equipment. As the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect", even the popular MF equipment, as long as it is familiar with the performance, can also "make up for it with diligence" to achieve the goal of rapid shooting.

Each photographer's economic conditions and subjects' hobbies are different, and the configuration of equipment should also be different. According to the author's experience, the "standard small zoom", that is, the zoom lens within the range of 28-70 mm, is most suitable for snapshot, and it is more handy if the camera is equipped with aperture priority exposure mode. It is common for some movie friends to go out to shoot, taking a camera bag, a tripod and several cameras with long and short lenses. It can be said that it is fully armed and the results are eye-catching. Master photographer Bresson's "invisibility" is worth learning-wearing ordinary clothes, mixing in the crowd, waiting for an opportunity to shoot with only one camera, can achieve unexpected results.

The author also deeply realized the advantages of general dress and simple equipment. I never wear a vest when I go out to shoot. I can only carry a small camera bag at both ends of a machine. I decided in advance whether to shoot in color or black and white. Once I have made up my mind, I won't change. It's like burning your bridges and forcing yourself to use the equipment at hand wholeheartedly. There is a famous saying: "If you think the photo you took is not good, take it closer." . This is really worth learning. Close-up refers to the use of a lens with a shorter focal length to obtain greater depth of field and clarity and capture vivid and touching scenes.