How to shoot beautiful autumn maple leaves and figures with SLR

Sunlight is not as good as side light, and side light is not as good as backlight;

Shooting along the light, bright colors, lack of three-dimensional sense/texture, lack of expressiveness;

Side light shooting, color and light combination, autumn leaves show distinct layers, patchwork, clear outline and strong texture;

Backlight shooting, combination of color and light, mainly light, clear veins of autumn leaves, strong texture. Between shadows, the cascade of leaves and the intensity of light and shadow constitute a strong local shock effect;

Flexible use of backlight and transmitted light

Light is an artistic carving knife given by God to photographers. For the bright theme of red leaves, the use of light is a key factor in creating personalized works. Slight changes in light can make red leaves appear completely different colors. Even in the same place, with the change of time, the angle of light irradiation changes, and the red leaves will show different expression changes. Especially the change of forward light and backward light can make the color saturation of red leaves change strongly.

Polarizer is a common filter for shooting red leaves. Because it can effectively inhibit the reflection on the surface of red leaves, people can see the original color of red leaves, especially in the case of smooth and sidelight.

Taking a shot in the middle is better than taking a long shot, and taking a close shot is better than taking a shot in the middle.

It is windy in autumn, and pieces of autumn leaves are swaying with the wind, making it difficult to catch. By the stream in the ravine, the lights are always flashing and the contrast is great. In order to stably shoot beautiful instantaneous images, especially in rainy days, the color saturation is high, but the light contrast is large and the overall light brightness is low, so a tripod is needed.