Photography and framing skills

Lead: framing is the first step to take a good travel photo. In the process of traveling, facing the colorful scenery, many people often feel at a loss when picking up the camera. The following is the article I compiled for you. Welcome to read! I hope it will help everyone!

First of all, the vision

Forward-looking is mainly used to represent the whole scene, reflecting the integrity and integrity of the picture. Foresight is often used in landscape photography, especially suitable for shooting large-scale scenes such as mountains, rivers, coasts, lakes, cities and forests. In addition, when doing a lot of activities, you can also use perspective to create the atmosphere of the picture.

The easiest way to take a long view: first adjust the focal length of the lens to infinity, set the camera shooting function to automatic, then press the shutter for half the time, and the camera will automatically match the aperture and speed, and then press the shutter all the time. There is no big problem with ordinary movies. However, if aperture priority is adopted, it is usually necessary to adjust the F value to a small aperture of 1 1~22, so that the film can maintain a proper depth of field.

Second, the middle scene

Mid-shot is mainly used to show the mid-shot characteristics of scenery, which can show coastal landscape, park scenery, architectural panorama, character groups and so on. The shooting method of the middle scene is almost the same as that of the foreground, only by adjusting the focal length of the lens, the shot scene is brought closer and the subject in the picture is more prominent than the foreground.

Third, close-ups

Close-ups can highlight the characteristics of the scene, the expressions of characters or the texture of objects. To take a close shot with a digital camera with a zoom lens, you only need to look at the viewfinder or display screen of the camera with your eyes, adjust the focus ring to a suitable position by hand, and adjust the picture composition at the same time, then press the shutter half to focus on metering, and finally press the shutter fully to complete shooting. If it is a camera with a fixed focus lens, people need to move forward to a suitable position to shorten the distance from the object, and then complete shooting actions such as framing, composition and focusing.

Fourth, close-up

Close-up is mainly used to show the most distinctive part of the scene, which is the concentrated expression of a certain part of the subject. Close-ups can be used to highlight people's faces, or details such as flowers, insects, birds, fish and pets.

Tips for shooting close-ups: First, pay attention to the composition of the picture. We should choose the most distinctive features and pay attention to the aesthetic feeling of rhythm, otherwise the picture will lack vitality and vitality. The close-up composition should be full. The second is to choose a medium focal length lens. Medium focal length lens refers to a lens with a focal length of 85 ~ 135mm, which is most suitable for shooting close-ups of people with small deformation and normal perspective. The third is to pay attention to the shooting angle. Choose the best angle according to the characteristics of the subject. The fourth is to pay attention to running out. Using side light or backlight can make the main features more obvious. Fifth, properly control the depth of field and use a large aperture of 2.8~4.5 to blur the background or foreground and highlight the subject image. 6. Focus on the parts that can best express the charm of the subject, such as eyes, stamens, water drops, etc. of people and animals, and spot metering can be used to obtain accurate exposure (see the demonstration diagram).

Verb (abbreviation for verb) macro instruction

Macro photography can be called "close-up in close-up", which generally means that the ratio of the size of the shot image to the size of the object exceeds1:1. Macro can enlarge the micro-world and capture the subtle things that people can't see in their daily vision, thus forming a unique aesthetic feeling. Nowadays, digital cameras generally have macro shooting function, which even entry-level photographers can operate. However, if you want to really take macro photos, you can't shoot amazing works by pressing the shutter.

Macro shooting should pay attention to:

1. Keep the camera stable when shooting. Even a slight shake in macro photography, such as body shake caused by breathing and shake caused by pressing the shutter, will affect the imaging effect of the picture. If it is best to use a tripod or a monopod, the shutter can be set to delay the self-timer to reduce camera shake.

Keep the focus accurate. Generally, it is necessary to accurately photograph the most characteristic parts of an object, such as stamens of flowers, water drops on leaves, eyes and pupils of birds or fish, in order to photograph works with solid images and high sharpness.

3. Choose the appropriate aperture. Macro photography generally has a shallow depth of field. If the maximum aperture is used, the focal plane is likely to be too narrow. When shooting, the aperture should be appropriately reduced according to the situation.

4. Use a high-speed shutter. Because the wind will cause flowers to shake and insects or animals themselves will swim, it is safer to use a shutter speed above 1/500 even if a tripod is used for macro shooting.

5. Be good at using gadgets. For example, black cloth or black cardboard can highlight the main body as the background; White cloth or white cardboard can be used to fill the light and wind; When taking pictures of flowers and plants, spray some water drops with a small watering can or mineral water bottle, which will make the photos look bright and watery.

Six, plane perspective

Flat viewing angle means that the lens and the subject are basically at the same plane angle, which can clearly show the image characteristics of the front of the subject. The picture formed by straight angle shooting is close to people's visual habits, with normal perspective, giving people a sense of stability and comfort, showing the symmetrical beauty of the scenery, which is a common shooting angle for general travel photographers. However, if the boxer shooting is not well controlled, it is easy to make the picture look dull and lifeless.

Seven, oblique angle of view

Oblique viewing angle is an oblique angle between the lens and the subject, which is helpful to express the three-dimensional sense and space sense of the subject, increase the level of the scene and make the picture lively. This is a more widely used photographic viewing angle. Especially for portrait and flower photography, it is best to use oblique angle of view, which can better show the outline characteristics of the subject, and the photos taken have clear lines, distinct layers and strong three-dimensional sense. Most objects can only grasp their characteristics from an oblique angle. For example, the figure of people walking, the appearance of various means of transportation and architectural modeling all have such characteristics. Oblique viewing angle is more flexible than flat viewing angle, which can better express the characteristics of the subject.

Eight, perspective

The tilt angle means that the lens faces upwards and forms an elevation angle with the subject. The formed picture can change the natural proportion of the front and rear scenery, making the foreground tall and the subject prominent. Upward perspective is not a common way for people to observe things everyday. Because of perspective, the horizontal line in the picture is lowered, the contrast between the objects in the foreground and the objects in the background changes, and the objects in the foreground are highlighted and exaggerated. Therefore, a film shot from an upward perspective can form a special visual perspective effect. The elevation angle is suitable for shooting towering buildings and tall trees. Sometimes shooting flowers from an upward perspective can highlight their texture and make the picture more concise against the blue sky and white clouds. When shooting tall objects from an upward angle, they usually take a standing posture, while when shooting relatively low objects, they take a crouching posture, kneeling posture or even lying posture.

Nine, overlooking the angle

Overlooking angle means that the lens is facing down, forming a depression angle with the subject, and shooting from a overlooking angle. The biggest feature is that the foreground and background can be fully displayed on the screen, which increases the sense of space of the screen. The overlooking angle is shooting from a high place, and the film has a sense of space breadth and depth, which often produces amazing picture effects. Overlooking angle is a common shooting angle in landscape photography, which has a wide field of vision and is unique in expressing vast scenery. Shooting at a vertical angle can make the picture form a special expression interest and aesthetic feeling.