Brief analysis of documentary photography skills

Lead: As an ordinary person, can you also shoot successful documentary photography? Next, we will combine the Photowoo website with this year's Canon. Moved by the collection? Documentary works of photography competition, exploring skills and mysteries.

1. Take your camera and don't miss any shooting opportunities.

We find that the success of many documentary works lies not in photography skills, but in the timely recording. But it is precisely this that many people have not done. Think about it carefully, in fact, there is a very common situation: when we see a picture worth recording in the street, we find that we don't have a SLR camera. Although we can still take these scenes with our mobile phones, the quality is not guaranteed. So it is a very important good habit to carry a SLR camera with you when you go out.

Untitled equipment: Canon EOS 700d f/5.6 1/640 iso 200.

Fire fighting equipment: Canon EOS 700d F/41/800ISO100.

At this time, EOS 100D, 1200D or 700D models are very practical. They are small and portable with high image quality, so they can be carried around. Imagine that if you can take out your camera in time at a critical moment and record the wonderful pictures that are happening in front of you, it is possible to produce a great documentary photography!

2. Show different cultures or reflect social phenomena.

Excellent documentary photography must have depth. Through it, it can reflect the humanistic atmosphere and let the audience know the living conditions of different regions, cultures and people. Or it can show social phenomena and cause people to think. Just like any form of artistic creation, the best works must not only stay on the surface, but also have profound connotations.

Children's fun equipment in Tianshan Mountain: Canon EOS 5D Mark III F/51/640ISO 200.

Recording different cultures can broaden people's horizons. We are often used to living in the surrounding environment, but we never think about what other people in the world are doing and what kind of environment they are in. The works that truly reflect these contents can make us suddenly realize that there are such a group of people in the world with such a lifestyle and culture! These are usually very fresh and interesting to us.

Light and film equipment for tunnel construction: Canon EOS 5d Mark III F/51/50 ISO 800.

Reflecting social phenomena refers to reflecting social hotspots through the side of works: what problems people are concerned about, how their living conditions are, and why. Let's think.

3. Highlight the touching elements in the picture.

Good documentary photography must have prominent themes and themes, and the pictures are clean and concise. In other words, it is necessary to highlight the touching or unique parts of the picture, while other contents will not distract attention.

Net casting equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark III F/3.21/400ISO400.

For example, this work records the process of fishermen casting nets. Because casting the net is a dynamic process, the author uses the unique multiple exposure function of EOS 5D Mark III to record, which restores the movement and adds a magical effect to the picture. As you can see, except for the main body, the picture is not cumbersome and procrastinating, and the whole work is very clean, which highlights the key points well.

Youth equipment in war: Canon EOS 5D Mark III F/3.21125 ISO 200.

This photo shows the touch of veterans, and the depth of field is shallow, which blurs the background. The depiction of characters is very natural, and the tears in the eyes of veterans give the picture more emotion. It seems that the story floats in front of us through his eyes.

4. use? Continuous shooting+Jiao Jiao? Increase the chances of success

Because wonderful moments are often fleeting, it is suggested to use the continuous shooting function of the camera and adopt the artificial intelligence servo autofocus mode to pursue the focus when shooting documentary works. Especially when shooting moving people or objects, focusing is very important. Because, if you use a single focus, it is very likely that the subject will shift during the shooting process, which will lead to the situation of virtual shooting. Therefore, we found that professional photographers who shoot documentary works generally use EOS 1DX or EOS 5D Mark III, which has strong focusing and continuous shooting abilities.

Bullfighting equipment: Canon EOS1DXF/91/2000ISO1250.

Dragon boat rowing equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark III F/5.611600 ISO 640.

Of course, if you are just an ordinary photographer, you don't have to buy this level of fuselage. Now all levels of Canon's fuselage basically have enough focusing and continuous shooting performance, such as EOS 70D is a good choice.