Ice and snow photography skills

Ice and snow are a major feature of winter. Ice and snow photography is a photographer's favorite creative theme. The following is about ice and snow photography skills, let's learn together:

Scene selection

Shooting ice and snow is as important as shooting other scenery. Scene selection includes scene selection, foreground and background selection, and the position and size of the subject in the picture.

Scene refers to panorama, middle scene and close-up. The purpose of choosing large scenes such as distant view and panorama is to show and create momentum, so that readers can appreciate the vast world of ice and snow or snow-covered mountains and rivers.

light

What light is good? The answer to this question is simple, that is, as long as it is well controlled, you can take good photos in any light. However, in comparison, ice and snow photography is the best shot against the light.

Backlighting

Under the backlight, it looks crystal clear and radiant. Backlight gives the ice and snow a shiny outline, which is transparent and shiny, very imposing, and the texture of the ice and snow is extremely prominent. When shooting ice and snow with backlight, it is best to choose a dark background. If the two conditions are complete, the artistic effect will be more prominent.

Front lighting

As described in the poem "Spring and Snow in Qinyuan", "The scenery in the north is frozen for thousands of miles, and the snow in Wan Li is floating. Look inside and outside the Great Wall, but I am boundless; As soon as the river rises and falls, it loses its momentum. " Faced with this situation, this scene is exciting. But we are on the east bank of the river, and everything in front of us is illuminated by positive light, and we rarely see shadows. The scene is very dull.

Scattered light

Speaking of which, can't positive light (smooth light) take a good picture of ice and snow? Of course not. In many cases, snowy days are mostly cloudy or scattered light without direct sunlight, which is not much different from the front light, and the scenery is very dull and there are few shadows. Due to the limitation of conditions, sometimes we really can't wait for the sun to come out. In this case, how to change this white and dreary situation? To change this situation, only when choosing scenes, take some scenes with strong color contrast with white ice and snow into the picture, and make the ice and snow look cleaner visually in color contrast.

Exposure; expose

The exposure of a scene is based on two factors, one is the brightness of the scene and the other is the author's creative intention, which complement each other. But in comparison, the author's creative intention is more important, because the brightness of the scene is different, and the brightness is also different. If the exposure is determined according to the light receiving part, the shadow part is not sensitive enough, and the shadow line may be lost and become a dead black film; If the exposure is determined according to the shadow part, the bright part will be overexposed, lose the shadow line and become a whiteboard. Therefore, we say that the author's creative intention is particularly important in determining the exposure.

Appropriately increase the exposure

Whether ice and snow are overexposed or underexposed is controversial. Those who advocate reducing exposure believe that the reflection of snow and ice is very strong, and the exposure value measured by the camera exposure meter is increased by the reflection of snow and ice, so only by subtracting the false height illusion can the exposure be accurate. Those who advocate increasing exposure believe that the reflection of ice and snow is very strong, but the contrast with the shadow surface is very strong. If you reduce the exposure, the shadow surface will lose the shadow line, so take care of the shadow surface and increase the exposure. Which statement is correct? I think it would be better to increase the exposure. Increasing the exposure will not only make the shadow exposure accurate, but also make some exposed negatives thicker, and the white ice and snow in the photos developed from the thick negatives will appear more Bai Jie. Of course, this refers to the use of negative film, if you use reverse film, that is another matter!

How much exposure should be increased? Generally speaking, it is ideal to increase the exposure of 1-2 after the exposure value is measured by the camera exposure meter.

Color configuration

White and black are colored and colorless, and ice and snow are white, so it is very important in color configuration. Especially when using color film to shoot ice and snow, proper color configuration will add a lot of color to the ice and snow photos; Improper configuration will also affect the artistic effect of photos.

Point red

Embedding red in ice and snow photos can not only make the red scenery jump out of white, but also become a visual interest point, forming a prominent effect of a little red on a white background, which can correct the "Lan Xue".

If you shoot with film, when you shoot with color film, white snow will be dyed blue because of the reaction of skylight color. In severe cases, the white snow in the photo will become "Lan Xue". In order to correct this "Lan Xue" effect, some people advocate adding a UV mirror, but sometimes the effect is not ideal. If some red scenes can be dotted in the snow scene, the viewer's vision will eliminate the blue from the snow stained with blue.