Lighting skills of landscape photography

The importance of light to photography is self-evident. In landscape photography, with the illumination of light, the picture will produce light and dark levels, lines and tones. Taking pictures of scenery, we mainly use ether sunlight as light source. Different positions of the sun have different effects on the scenery. Next, the different effects of several different lights are introduced.

1, the influence of lighting on scenery

Aperture F7. 1 exposure time1180s focal length 40mm.

In landscape photography, shooting scenery along the light can give people a bright and clear feeling. However, the lighting along the light is too flat, and the distinction between light and dark is not obvious, which often makes the color of the main body of the scene blend with the background, and the picture lacks three-dimensional sense. However, for beginners, the use of smooth light is relatively simple Photographers can basically take satisfactory photos as long as they use the camera's evaluation metering mode.

2. The influence of sidelight on scenery

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Side lighting is a widely used form in landscape photography. In particular, the front light with a 45 angle can not only make the scene have a certain contrast between light and shade, but also enhance the three-dimensional sense of the scene and the shadow level of the picture. At the same time, the color reproduction of the picture is also ideal. 90-degree side light can halve the light and shade of the scene, and the contrast between light and shade and the three-dimensional sense of the picture are very obvious. Especially in the performance of buildings and other objects with uneven surfaces, the effect is more prominent. When shooting with sidelight, the photographer should try to measure the brightness of the picture to avoid local overexposure.

3. The influence of backlight on scenery

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Backlight is the most distinctive light in landscape photography. Backlight means that the sun shines from the back of the camera, and the illuminated scene will produce a bright outline, so that the subject and background can be clearly separated. Backlight is most suitable for scenes with multiple levels before and after, and a fine contour light is outlined behind each scene, so that there is a strong sense of spatial distance between the front and rear scenes and a good perspective effect.

When shooting a backlit scene, the picture is often underexposed due to the sunlight and the bright outline of the scene. Therefore, when a photographer shoots a backlit scene, it is best to determine the exposure time through the dark part of the scene, so as to fully show the level of the scene. If the photographer wants to get the effect of silhouette, then the bright part should prevail when shooting.

4. The influence of highlights on the landscape

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Highlight generally refers to the light that the sun shines almost vertically on the ground in the air between 18 in the morning and 2 pm. Highlight is the strongest time of the day, which will cause a deep shadow on the screen. At the same time, the highlight has a certain verticality, which is not conducive to expressing the texture of the object except the top-down shadow level. So this kind of light is not very suitable for expressing landscape themes.

5. Influence of scattered light on scenery

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Scattered light generally refers to the light emitted when the sun's rays are blocked by thin clouds on cloudy days. Shooting in this light, the subject has no boundary between light and dark, will not produce shadows, and can only show dull object images and gloomy atmosphere. Therefore, in the case of cloudy light scattering, photographers need to narrow the scope of the scene as much as possible and take a close-up shot of the middle scene or local scene to obtain a clearer effect. At the same time, according to the actual needs, using a larger aperture or increasing a certain amount of exposure compensation can avoid underexposure caused by light turbidity.