Composition method for shooting sunrise and sunset

Lead: An excellent photographic work is always inseparable from its perfect composition. Especially in landscape photography, the creation of formal beauty and artistic conception often needs appropriate composition to express it. The importance of composition for photographic works can also be seen from this. Let's talk about the composition skills of shooting sunrise and sunset in detail.

Sunrise and sunset? Speak from experience

Spring and autumn are more suitable for shooting sunrise, and the sunrise time is later than summer, and there are more clouds, which can increase the effect of the picture. If conditions permit, the field is the best place to shoot the sunrise. In order to highlight the color of clouds at sunrise or sunset, the brightest sky should be measured to obtain exposure parameters.

But sometimes it is not necessary to have the sun to shoot the sunrise and sunset, and other scenes can also be shot by using the front light and side light. If you can combine the scenery, the clouds in the sky and the sun to convey your feelings when shooting, can you achieve it? Harmony between man and nature? The effect is also very good.

The essence of color is the response of human vision to light, and the color of an object will change due to the color change of the projected light. For example, the light at sunrise and sunset will produce different warm colors on objects. When these different warm colors are combined with different scenes and themes, they can convey different feelings. Therefore, learning to use the special colors at sunrise and sunset to express your unique feelings and moods is one of the ways to take good photos, which is worth mastering.

The horizon is a frequent visitor in landscape photos. The low horizon helps to highlight the sky and create a sense of space, while the high horizon can shift the focus to the bottom of the picture, which makes the picture more compact. In the spatial layout of the picture, the future of heaven and earth is mainly determined by the scene at that time and personal subjective psychological needs.

1. Focus: sun, clouds, scenic figures, mountains, buildings, rocks, rivers, water features, etc.

2. Common cameras, lenses and accessories: SLR cameras,16 ~ 35mm; 10 ~ 20mm； 70 ~ 200mm 100~400mm lens, gradient grey mirror, tripod, cable release.

3. Technical essentials: high-light local or spot metering, less negative compensation for backlight, compensation for front light or side light within the range of-1, telephoto focusing on the subject, wide focal small aperture, telephoto star sun, telephoto large aperture, and front reflector.

Actual combat analysis part 1

Shooting parameters of grassland sunset: Canon EOS7D camera, Canon 600mmf/4.0 lens, aperture priority, aperture f/8.0, shutter speed11000s, exposure compensation -0.3EV ISO800.

Pink with a hint of purple, light yellow and white sunshine gently inserted, seemingly casual, but clearly a little nostalgic. The most enviable thing is the vulture resting on the top of the acacia tree. It stands comfortably and seems to be pulling home with the sun. Some birds are dancing, others are scattered on the branches. Maybe they want to hear what vultures and the sun are saying.

This is a gift from nature to mankind. When we are in Kenya's endless Masai Mara prairie, facing such a wonderful picture, it is best to just enjoy it quietly and never disturb this rare beauty.

Composition analysis

The picture seems simple, but the deep and beautiful feeling makes people feel as if they are there. The sun and the top of the whole tree just form a stable triangle, and the slightly inclined triangle composition just shows the tranquility and peace of the grassland at this time, adding a sweet and natural atmosphere to the picture. The use of warm colors and birds dotted at the top of the tree make the picture feel very warm.

Actual combat analysis Part II

Shooting parameters of Looking at the Sea: Canon EOS 5D mark camera, Sigma135 ~ 400 mm f/4.5 ~ 5.6 APODG lens, aperture f/8, shutter speed 1/500s, average metering and exposure compensation -0.7EV.

Creative analysis

The picture has a beautiful artistic conception, and the round reddish sun hangs high in the gray sky; Figures, reefs and cruise ships are silhouettes, but they are not pure dark silhouettes, but also rich in some levels of changes; The seawater gradually and naturally transits from nearby pink to Haitian gray-red; A couple in close range, a small group of people in middle range and seagulls flying on the sea combine into a beautiful picture of life.

A group of men, women and children enjoyed the beautiful scenery at the seaside, and the couples in the foreground were also attracted by the beautiful scenery and looked at it gawkingly. The picture looks simple and the color is monotonous, but the author gives the photo a painting-like appearance, which allows the viewer to indulge in it while savoring it carefully, providing a broad imagination space.

Composition analysis

The optional map contains more vertical information about the sky and the ground, and even plays a strengthening role. The sky, the sea and people seem to be on the same plane, and the combination of gray and red creates a hazy aesthetic feeling in simple harmony, giving people a different visual experience. The main sun and the characters in the foreground are in the left third of the area during the vertical division of trisection, which not only makes the picture stable, but also plays a role in balancing up and down. At the same time, the connection between them is just perpendicular to the horizon formed by the reef, which further enhances the stability and harmony of the picture.

Shooting practice

When shooting sunrise and sunset, when the scenery in the sky is not beautiful enough, you may wish to turn your eyes to the scenery on the ground. The above picture is the sunrise photo taken by the author in Heihe River, Ejina. In this scene, the clouds in the sky are not wonderful, but the colors are very strong. The success of this picture lies in that it occupies the upper third of the composition of the trisection. The mudflat of the river just reflects the red sunrise, so the lens mainly focuses on the mudflat in front of us. At this time, it is necessary to use the Xia Hong in the sky or the bright part of the water surface to measure the light, or use it as a reference point for peripheral exposure. Only the colors of the sky, the earth and the water are strong and not stuffy. Even if the exposure is appropriate, the atmosphere will naturally come out, and the places where the water surface does not reflect light are all blue, which is quite brilliant. All super wide-angle lenses focus on one third of the picture and lock the focus.

In the photo? Branch potential? Like Yang li Ping? Peacock dance? It is easy to attract the attention of the audience. Dancing before her eyes like a light dancer. The backhand angle makes the sun vivid? Eyes? Just near the intersection point in the three-point composition, the branches acting as the foreground are thick and thick, which adds a sense of hierarchy to the picture and has a very attractive dynamic and static effect.

Seeing this picture, I believe many people will blurt it out? Sunset and lonely Qi Fei? . Yes, what the author captures is this seemingly simple picture effect, creating a lofty artistic conception. The composition of the central point makes the theme of the picture clear at a glance and easily presents the artistic conception you want to express.