How to shoot the snow scene in Xiang Xue and how to expose it?

The snow scene in Xiang Xue is considered beautiful. Every winter, in addition to many tourists, many literati come here to take photos and write articles. It's really beautiful. Taking photos in Xiang Xue is an art. Because it's white everywhere, it's not easy to take pictures. The following small series will bring you a strategy for shooting snow scenes.

First, how to take a good photo of the snow scene

It is better to shoot the snow scene on a sunny day after the snow, and it would be better if we could catch up with the morning light.

In the sun, the use of side light and reverse side light can best show the light and dark level of snow scene and the transparent texture of snow particles, and the color tone is also rich in change, even in the distant view, it can also produce a far-reaching atmosphere.

If shooting people in the snow, it is best to add auxiliary light to the face and put a hood on the camera lens.

If black-and-white film is used to shoot snow scenes, dark yellow, orange yellow or yellow-green filters should be added to lower the sky tone, reduce the brightness of snow and make the scene tone soft; If you take a snow scene with a color film, it is best to use a polarizer to absorb the polarized light reflected by the snow, reduce the brightness, adjust the color tone, make the blue sky and white clouds stand out and improve the color saturation.

Correct metering and exposure are the key to success in taking snow photos. In a large area of snow scene, it is generally underexposed to use the camera internal metering system to shoot snow scene, because the camera internal exposure meter measures light according to a certain procedure, and the displayed data is the average light value of highlights, midtones and shadows in the comprehensive scene. This is feasible in most cases, but in the snow scene, the strong reflected light often makes the photometric results differ by 1 ~ 2 exposure.

In this case, you can use exposure compensation to increase the exposure of 1 ~ 2 level as appropriate, or aim the camera at the halftone object to measure the local proximity, and adjust the camera to the "manual" position to take pictures according to the data measured at this time. It will be accurate for photographers who use the incident light exposure meter to measure the light according to the light beam on the object shining on the snow and take photos according to the exposure data obtained.

On snowy days, to take pictures of snowflakes flying, you should choose a dark background as a foil; Shutter speed should not be too high. Generally,115 to 1/60 seconds is appropriate, so that flying snowflakes can form lines and feel like falling snow.

When shooting people in heavy snow, be careful not to let snowflakes get too close to the camera, so as not to let snowflakes block people's faces because of perspective.

Shooting snow scenes should also make full use of branches, hedges and buildings covered with snow or ice to improve the expressive force of snow scenes, increase the spatial depth of pictures and enhance people's feelings about snow and ice.

Second, how to expose the snow scene?

After the earth was covered with snow, it lost its original appearance and became a new one. In the case of forward light, the earth is like a white flat plate. Only in the case of side light or reverse light can we see the ups and downs of the ground. Therefore, the lighting principle of shooting snow scenes is to use more side light or backlight, and use less or try not to use front light, because the light intensity of each part of the subject irradiated by front light is the same, which loses the hierarchy and cannot express the texture. On the other hand, objects illuminated by side light and backlight have different light intensities in each part. The part with light intensity appears bright, and the part with weak light appears dim, so as to show its hierarchy and texture. Such as snow-covered fields, grasslands, mountains, Woods, streets, buildings and other themes, only by taking pictures with side light and backlight can we get crystal clear and dazzling effects.

However, if the theme is not snow, but people with snow as the background, the snow scene becomes a foil, which only plays the role of explaining the environment and setting off the theme, and its level and texture have nothing to do with the overall situation. In this case, of course, you can shoot in light.

At the same time, the exposure must be accurate. The color of snow is white and highly reflective, which is in sharp contrast with people and things in the snow scene. Due to the limited tolerance of photographic film, it is difficult to record such a strong contrast effect truthfully. Therefore, snow photography must adjust the exposure according to the creative intention. For example, when shooting snow-capped mountains and Yuan Ye, you can measure the light of the subject and add one or two exposures to shoot. For example, when shooting people or things in the snow scene, in order to highlight the artistic conception of people and things in the vast snow scene, we might as well let the snow be slightly overexposed, while exposure according to the brightness of people and things will lose some levels of the snow scene, but it is necessary for the shooting theme, because it just expresses the photographer's creative intention. Its rules are: prevent overexposure when shooting snow scenes, and prevent underexposure when shooting people.

When shooting a snow scene, if you can shoot a lot of snowflakes in the photo, it will add a lot of color to the picture. The falling snow is white. In order to show the falling snow from the contrast, it is necessary to choose a dark background (such as dark buildings and mountains and trees not covered by heavy snow). If you shoot at night, you can shoot falling snowflakes with a black sky as the background, and you can get better results. When shooting flying snowflakes, you can see the film fat and fuzzy white short lines when the snowflakes are flying in the photos, thus forming a sense of movement, increasing its aesthetic feeling and attracting viewers. The shooting speed should be adjusted to 1/8 seconds-1/30 seconds. Choose a big snowflake when shooting.

Snow and ice reflect more blue and purple light, which makes the brightness difference between the ground and the sky very large, and can be corrected by color filters. When shooting black and white film, you can use a light yellow filter to shoot the side.

Light, side backlight, backlight can be used for filters of yellow, orange, orange and other colors. When shooting a color negative, the color tone is greatly influenced by the color temperature. At noon, the color tone is blue-purple, which can be corrected by adding CR color filter to reduce the color temperature. If you add a UV mirror or polarizer, the effect is also ideal.

Third, how to use up the frost?

Frost is a natural landscape in winter in nature.

In the early morning of winter, we will find a layer of snow-white frost on the vegetation, dead leaves, railings and metal surfaces in the open air. Under the golden sunshine, the glittering and translucent shimmer makes things that are usually dull or even ugly full of charm.

Frost can only be photographed in the early morning, because when the sun rises, the frost will melt immediately. Generally speaking, you should choose a dark background and use side backlight or full backlight to show the crystal texture of frost. When shooting, it is best to show the parts or parts of frost. Only close to the main body can we show the shape and texture of frost.

Shooting frost, such as shooting objects against the light, is easy to be underexposed; In order to shoot the level of dark parts, one-level exposure can be added according to the reading of normal photometry. When shooting, wear a hood in front of the lens to prevent stray light from reflecting into the lens and affecting the image quality.

Most frost shooting should be done at close range, so it is best to shoot the camera lens with macro, or prepare a close-up circle or close-up lens or range extender. In this way, you can take any scenery, especially the local close-up of frost. It is very valuable to photograph frost when wonderful water droplets are formed because the sun begins to deepen.

Fourthly, the shooting skills of Xiang Xue's dynamic characters.

The sharp color contrast between the blue sky and the snow will make the whole lens capture more vivid colors. At this time, if a gorgeous ski suit and snowboard are safe and can ensure beautiful photos, then the angle between the camera and the ground should be as large as possible, so that dynamic photos can be taken and the photos look more tense.

Backlight shooting is suitable for sunset and sunrise, and the color tone is more natural. Skiers shoot the silhouette of skiers in the light, forming an alternative expression. Because it is a silhouette, there is no requirement for the color of skiers' clothes. The combination of light and shadow increases the texture of the photo! Continuous shooting shoots many friends without professional shooting equipment, so he can't capture professional and clear moving pictures. Shooting pictures similar to skiing also requires certain equipment. It is also a method to use the continuous shooting function with a card machine, 5 continuous shooting 10 continuous shooting and then select a clear picture. You can also use this photo of continuous shooting to make such a flow chart. Accurate space occupation is specific to taking photos of skiing competitions. Generally speaking, it is best to take photos in the middle and lower part of the flag gate, because athletes often make beautiful game moves at this time, and the flying snowflakes are an important part of the photos.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) matters needing attention in shooting in Xiang Xue.

1. Because we are in the ravine, we can't see the sunrise and sunset in Xiang Xue. However, the brilliance at sunrise and sunset will still give the snow a touch of brilliant gold. At sunrise, the sun shines on the courtyard fence facing the snowman, and the shadow cuts through the golden snow in an arc, which has a sad beauty.

2. Xiang Xue is located in the valley, and the sun rises very late, almost 8 o'clock, and the whole Xiang Xue is still in a sleepy state; At 9 o'clock, I was dyed golden yellow and gradually woke up from my sleep.

I dare not climb the mountain in the snowy country. Although the mountain is not high, the snow is too thick. The snow on the mountain is almost knee-high. It's too difficult. It takes too much effort to climb one step and slide three steps. For the above reasons, it is difficult to see the magnificent scenery in Xiang Xue. But few people have filmed it!

During the Spring Festival, every household will hang lanterns and put up couplets. The contrast between red and white is particularly beautiful and very cinematic. But there are still many "photographers" who bring their own red lanterns and Spring Festival couplets to take selfies.

5. The battery is easy to discharge at low temperature. It is best to store it near your body, try to keep the camera and battery warm, and prepare spare batteries. When the camera or video camera with electronic shutter is below -20℃, the battery is easy to "discharge", the camera is "out of order" and the shutter cannot be pressed. Therefore, after shooting outdoors, you should put the camera in your coat to "keep warm" and take it out when you use it. In addition, be sure to bring more batteries. Film is fragile, so be careful when loading it, otherwise it will tear easily. If the built-in reflection photometer is used for snow photography, please use exposure compensation to raise the first level to one and a half.