A complete guide to famous photographers' natural photographic equipment

Lead: What photographic equipment do we need to bring to shoot natural scenery? Below I share an article about what equipment a famous photographer needs to bring to shoot natural scenery.

A guide to famous photographers' natural photographic equipment. Look at my photographic backpack. When shooting short distances, I will put most of the equipment in my backpack, because I don't know what equipment I will use in advance. If I take less or miss it, I have to hurry. If I have to travel long distances, then I will only bring the most important equipment, and the utilization rate of these equipment should reach 90%. Look at the list on the left to know which equipment is suitable for nature and detail photography. Add a high-speed lens with a long focal length and it will be all. (Photo taken: Sandra? Bartocha)

1. Nikon D700

2. Nikon macro lens 2.8/105mm

3. Nikon lens 2.8/20mm

4. Nikon lens 2.0/35mm

5. Nikon lens 2.8/24 ~ 70 mm

6.Kenko close-up cycle

7. Nikon lens 4.5 ~ 5.6/80 ~ 400 mm

8. Meyer? Meyer-Glitz lens 2.0/ 100 mm

9. Creative notebook hard disk 320GB

10. Microfiber cloth

1 1. Sandisk memory card

12.Lee filter assembly, filter and adapter ring

13. Cleaning kit for visual dust sensor

14. Gitzo carbon fiber tripod GT3530LS

15. The real thing is spherical ptz BH-55.

16. Release of storage bags and remote control cables for various tools.

It is mentioned at the beginning of this book that photographic equipment may give people such an impression? Photographic equipment is more important than observation and composition, but it is not the case at all. Photographic equipment is not so important as all kinds of equipment must be used to take pictures. In this part, you can see some common photographic equipment, which can make shooting easier. If you have similar equipment, of course, you should know how to use it correctly, but having these equipment does not guarantee that you can take successful photos.

From a historical point of view, the role of photography technology has been greatly exaggerated since photography replaced painting as an important means of document recording. Some of the latest functions of the camera show that it has become more and more intelligent: the camera can automatically track the primary subject you want to shoot, and only when the subject smiles can you press the shutter release button?

After seeing an excellent photographic work, many people will ask the first question, what technical means were used when taking pictures. When explaining this problem, I often compare it with the painter and his brushwork when painting, but after seeing a painting, people rarely ask the painter what brushwork he uses when painting.

In this book, every photo is marked with the technical value used in shooting, but this information alone can't help you take a good photo. We can take this as a clue, and through proper analysis, we can better understand the relationship between technical means and aesthetics. Speaking of equipment, we must first talk about how to use it. Because when we use intuition to observe, compose and run out of light, we must ensure that the camera is operated in a subconscious state, so that we can open our eyes, open our hearts and put all our emotions into shooting.

Early consideration

Nature photography is a very broad field, and it is difficult to discuss it thoroughly. The purchase and later expansion of photographic equipment need our careful consideration. Underwater shooting and ground shooting need different tools; Photographing microorganisms requires relevant technical instruments, but it is not appropriate to use these instruments in bird photography? This leads to a question: As a nature photographer, what do you want to shoot?

If you know the scope of the subject you want to shoot, then you should prepare the relevant shooting equipment. Most people who are interested in nature and natural photography want to buy as many shooting-related equipment as possible, but in any case, you should have a focus, so as to find a rational intersection when buying shooting equipment. The equipment you buy can be used to photograph landscapes, as well as plants and animals. If you are a novice photographer, you'd better consider clearly from the beginning: which subjects attract you the most, how much money you can invest in photography and how much time you plan to spend.

For a real photographer, it is much more interesting to shoot a small wonder on the grass with a macro lens in a very short time than to hide in a tent and wait for a rare bird that has been lost for hours with an expensive telephoto lens. If you have considered these problems rationally in the preparation stage, then this sense of loss should be avoided later. Finally, with the passage of time, you will find that nature photography and animal photography are excellent subjects that can be explored continuously. Don't worry for the time being, take your time and equip your own shooting equipment step by step.

tripod

Even in bad conditions, a high-quality tripod should have high stability? Be windproof and waterproof, and be able to fix the camera and lens. There are many cheap tripods on the market. It is not so much a camera bracket as a camera shelf. So think carefully when buying. Do you really need to invest more money? Clear photos will be your reward. (photo shoot: a treasure, huh? Gith)

A tripod is an indispensable tool for shooting! A good tripod can make your photos clearer and the imaging effect more ideal. Of course, you may encounter this situation when shooting: although you can free your hands to work when shooting, you must use a tripod because of external conditions. As for what kind of tripod you want to use, it depends on what kind of scene you want to use and what kind of lens needs tripod support to prevent jitter.

The greater the focal length of the lens, the more it needs to be equipped with a tripod with weight and stability. Of course, you can also choose different types of tripods according to different primary themes. Use a wide-angle lens to shoot natural scenery, and use a thick super telephoto lens? 500 ~ 1000 mm focal length, so-called? Cannon? When shooting animals, the requirements for tripod stability are different. If you're just going to buy a tripod, buy a tripod with three legs. The frame head can support the heaviest lens. In addition to stability, the influence of climate on tripod and whether it is easy to clean need to be considered when buying. Each leg of a tripod should be smooth when opened, and they can be folded tightly when closed. Finally, the question of material, whether to choose aluminum alloy or carbon fiber, is not just the difference in price. Generally speaking, a carbon fiber tripod with the same weight is more stable than an aluminum alloy tripod.

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What kind of pan/tilt you choose depends on your personal feelings. You'd better look at different models and styles of ptz first, and try it if possible, so that you can feel which one is more suitable, spherical ptz or 3D ptz. If you are shooting particularly active animals, you should use a special pan/tilt, such as Wimberley's cantilever pan/tilt. In fact, you can skillfully use any equipment, but only if you have a good impression from the beginning and trust your work equipment.

Clear photos need a stable and vibration-free tripod and a fixed tripod? The lens with tripod ring (all telephoto lenses) should be placed on a vibration-free tripod and fixed tripod head to minimize vibration. For a 500 mm telephoto lens, the rotation of the camera mirror is enough to make it vibrate, which will damage the clarity of the photo. So the quality of tripod system often depends on its weakest part.

camera

The same principle naturally applies to the choice of camera system. Like the number of pixels and the response speed of the shutter, the design of other buttons of the camera must also satisfy the user. In addition, even if you don't study the structure of the camera, you should be able to operate intuitively, because you often need to explore the relevant operations within a few seconds when shooting. The pixel level of the camera depends on your financial strength on the one hand, and on how you want to use these photos in the future on the other. A12 megapixel camera can fully meet our needs in most cases. Large picture books or special landscape photography only need a camera with a pixel larger than 20 million to clearly and meticulously reproduce the wonderful details of the scene.

For animal photography, the non-full-frame camera with cropping coefficient has more advantages than Quan Huafu's camera, because the imaging area is small, which limits the viewing angle of the lens. When using this camera, do you feel as if you are shooting with a lens with a longer focal length? 400 mm lens? Became? 600 mm lens. There are many kinds of cameras. Although SLR cameras are most suitable for animal photography, other kinds of cameras can also take similar photos. This requires you to be fully aware of the limitations and possibilities of the camera when shooting.

camera lens

The lens is the decisive factor of photographic equipment. The quality and effect of the lens have much greater influence on the photos than the camera. In animal photography, telephoto lens is of great significance. As I mentioned before, when shooting animals, you must keep a certain distance from them. The longer the focal length of the lens, the farther away you can be from animals when shooting them. For photographers, this means that you don't have to think about how to get to the right shooting location and get clear pictures of animals without disturbing them as much as possible.

But the lens used by photographers must also meet the needs of shooting. When shooting animals, if you want to shoot at the waiting place or walk within a few meters near the waiting place, you should choose a 500 mm or 600 mm super telephoto lens. However, if you have to climb a mountain or travel long distances during shooting, the weight of the super telephoto lens is likely to make you tired and affect your shooting. Is a 200 mm or 300 mm telephoto lens a good choice at this time? This kind of shooting is possible because of the cropping factor of the camera.

If you like shooting small things instead of birds or mammals, then a macro camera lens is essential. However, even if you shoot insects and amphibians, you should keep a certain warning distance from them, so it is much easier to shoot with a 200mm macro lens than with a 60mm macro lens, although this short macro lens can shoot the details of plants and animals well.

In fact, you rarely use a wide-angle lens to shoot animals, because you are always not close enough to animals. If possible, a wide-angle lens can help you take completely different pictures of animals, but it doesn't make it the first choice for animal photography? Although wide-angle lens can be used to shoot animals creatively, its use will be strictly limited.

The equipment for nature photography will increase with the demand of photographers. At first, a standard lens of 50 mm may be enough. After that, with the changes of your investment in photography, financial situation and other factors, you will continue to add various lenses.

Photographic attachment

You can put a small flat reflector or silver foil in your backpack, so that it can be arranged quickly when needed to provide illumination for the subject in the shadow.

In addition to cameras, lenses and tripods, there are all kinds of useful or useless photographic accessories, some of which can help you shoot successfully, while others will only increase the weight of photographic equipment for no reason. In the macro field or the remote field, various flash systems provide more possibilities for photographers to creatively use light. In addition, polarizing filter is also indispensable in photographic equipment. For gray gradient filters or other filters, a rectangular socket system is available. There are many brands of filters for you to choose from, such as Cokin, Lee and Singh-Ray.

Macro effect can also be obtained by using inverted ring, ordinary lens or wide-angle lens. In addition, the close-up circle can also narrow the distance between the lens and the subject when shooting, so that ordinary lenses can also be used for macro photography.

In the long-distance photography journey, mobile storage devices are very meaningful, which can save your daily photography results. If you attach great importance to the security of stored data, you should prepare two storage devices. Besides, if you still need to write articles or emails, then a small laptop is perfect. In this way, you can use a small mobile hard disk instead of expensive mobile storage devices to store data.

Other equipment

Only by putting on the right clothes can we cope with different weather conditions and let photographers devote themselves to shooting. This applies whether in cold winter or in windy, rainy or snowy weather. This has nothing to do with beauty, but with practicality. Photographers must wear durable clothes, which can make you feel at ease even if you are lying in muddy fields. When packing equipment items quickly, big bags will show advantages. (Photo taken: Martin? Dr. Mildenberger)

Nature photography needs other equipment besides cameras and lenses. First of all, photographers need to wear multifunctional outdoor clothes. Secondly, sometimes you have to walk on the stone road, so a pair of shoes with good grip is also very important. And if the shooting place you go to is wet, or the grass is covered with morning dew, it will be more comfortable to wear a pair of waterproof shoes. In this case, rain pants or rain clothes can also make you better engaged in shooting. In this way, your attention can be focused on the primary theme, thus shutting out all kinds of interference in photography. Warm equipment such as gloves, hats and scarves should be considered in winter shooting, and sunscreen sunglasses and sun hats should be prepared in summer shooting? When you shoot in orchids, you may ignore the harm caused by strong sunlight. If you want to stay on the ground for a long time when shooting, a small damp-proof mat or a gardening mat is essential. Of course, knee pads and elbow pads can also come in handy.

If you shoot in a rainy or muddy environment, you must put on a pair of rubber rain boots. Reasonable equipment can not only make photographers feel comfortable, but also play a positive role in the final shooting effect.

When buying some equipment, you should go to other professional commodity stores. For example, stools and umbrellas are usually cheaper in other specialty stores than in nature photography shops, and other useful equipment is often more. The munitions store will also have some nice surprises waiting for you, such as a camouflage net that smells a little rubber. It is very practical in setting up camouflage sites, and sometimes you can shoot as many as you want as long as you are under the cover of camouflage nets.

Can't wait to shoot without a high-quality camouflage tent? Not only should it be built quickly, but it should also provide enough space for photographers. When buying, you should pay attention to the fact that the tent should not be too high or too big. Although a bigger tent can protect photographers from being noticed by animals, it is an easy target for modern eyes. This will make you encounter unnecessary interference in the shooting process. The low camouflage tent can provide a comfortable and flat perspective for your shooting, and with the help of camouflage net, it can blend in with the surrounding environment.

If you have visited the shooting scene, then the camouflage tent should play a role. It will be helpful for your shooting to integrate the tent into the landscape reasonably, for example, to build the tent in the bushes and make the tent visually blend with the green background.

Every natural photographer will encounter all kinds of problems in the process of photography activities. Fortunately, in most cases, solutions to these problems can be found in markets or supermarkets. Always paying attention? Edge device? There will always be gains.