What skills do you need to master in landscape photography?

Landscape photography is a classification of photography. What are the skills of landscape photography? Below I have sorted out the skills of landscape photography for your reference!

Prompt 1: brightness

With a little side light along the light, the best distance level can be presented, which is the decisive factor of beautiful scenery. Shoot again in the sunny weather in the early morning, and the lakes and mountains are wonderful. Although the afternoon light is quiet and pleasant, the gray light can't show a sense of hierarchy.

Usually, when we appreciate an amazing photo and happen to have been there, we may sigh, "Why can't I take such a beautiful photo?" . In fact, in addition to composition, the creation of light is very important. The owner will choose the most suitable time and weather when taking pictures, and even visit again and again, just for the best weather. In tourism photography, we should also collect detailed information and plan to shoot in the morning or afternoon in advance to get smooth or photometric shooting.

Tip 2: Foreground+Subject+Background

Foreground, subject and background can be found in the picture, which is a perfect big picture.

With the blue sky and white clouds as the background, the ups and downs of mountains as the main body, and the winding streams as the foreground, it has formed a unique scene that should only exist in the sky.

If there are only two of the three elements, although the layering is good, it is not a stunning photo. Try to analyze landscape portraits, which often have three elements: foreground, subject and background. The foreground can be a stream or lake or the outline of the ground. The subject is architecture, mountains or visual focus; The background is blue sky and white clouds, or dawn and dusk.

Tip 3: It is better to be inclined.

In architectural photography, the use of ultra-wide-angle lens to shoot from the corner of the building at an elevation angle can best show the majestic momentum. Slant from the front or side. Frontal shooting feels dull.

It is well known that architectural photography uses ultra-wide-angle lens to express the towering feeling, but the shooting angle, from the front or from the oblique side, has very different results.

Tip 4: vertical and horizontal composition

Large-scale photography of banner composition can show broad momentum, but proper vertical composition can also show continuity. The waterfalls lined up in a row are very spectacular. When you have a panoramic view of the streams and waterfalls in front, it is presented in a straight line, which is not only clear but also pleasing to the eye. Large and small waterfalls hanging on the mountain wall are also unique in banner.

The vast majority of landscape photos should be represented by banner composition, because it can show a broad feeling and endless. However, when the background is properly arranged or the building is super high, the composition with a straight frame can also show a long distance and enhance the three-dimensional sense.

Tip 5: Photography is the most taboo.

In particular, landscape photography, the scenery that goes from the past to the present, can trigger the singing of * * *. The simple observation deck on the beach is very poor at close range, but it is just an inconspicuous little house at a distance. Relying on the color temperature change at sunset, the continuous tone from yellow to blue, combined with the waves on the water surface, creates a refreshing' stunning photo'. When encountering rare scenery, sometimes photographers will fall into a misunderstanding: the clouds in the sky are beautiful, the mountains and rivers cannot be omitted, and the flowers and plants in the foreground are brightly colored, all of which are recorded with wide-angle lenses, resulting in visual disorder and unclear. Simplify the complex, find the simple things around you, and match them with the best moments, and the scenery is natural.

Tip 6: Three-point vision

Depending on the particularity of the sky or foreground, the placement of the horizon depends on the lower third or the lower third of the picture.

When encountering the scenery of water reflection, most people may take the approach of putting the horizon in the middle of the picture. Actually, it depends on the scene. If there is something special in the foreground, such as dark rock layers or foreground silhouettes, let the foreground occupy two thirds and raise the horizon. If there are a lot of clouds in the sky, lower the horizon to the lower third. For the visual experience, it is clear to look at it with actual photos.

Tip 7: Geometric elements

Circular, triangular or overlapping geometric figures can stimulate people's visual senses, and the visibility will be improved a lot. When human eyes watch a photo, they will involuntarily look for geometric elements in the picture, such as circles, triangles or diamonds, and their vision will stagnate there. If you can find repeated geometric elements in the scene, please make good use of them.

Tip 8: Manipulate white balance.

Try the white balance of fluorescent lamp or the white balance offset function of morning and evening photography, which will have unexpected effects. White balance of fluorescent lamp, with white balance cancellation, makes a particularly gorgeous tone. When shooting with automatic white balance, the camera will correct the color temperature at dawn and dusk, often at the expense of special tone changes. If it is set to "daylight white balance", it will be the same as in the past when shooting with positive film. But there is a better suggestion: using "fluorescent white balance" can keep the red tone and enhance the blue, and the special blue-purple effect will be addictive.

Tip 9: Built-in flash

Landscape photography subverts the traditional impression with built-in flash, but it is a good tool to fill the light. Cherry blossoms are fishing all over the tree, creating an exaggerated feeling with a super wide-angle lens, a built-in flash to fill the light, and the details of the stamens are clear. Without a flash, the cherry blossoms in the backlight look dull.

Don't think that portrait photography uses flash to fill the light, and landscape photography should not use flash. In fact, as long as the backlight needs to be filled with light, the flash can still be used normally, and although the index of the built-in flash is not high, it may not be enough to fill the light, but it will not destroy the overall picture coordination and achieve a sense of balance.

Secret 10: I didn't win, but I won.

All rules are just inductive rules. Put aside all regulations and capture beautiful scenery according to your own meaning. Congratulations on your advanced landscape portrait.