What are the introductory skills of landscape photography?

The composition of landscape photography mainly lies in the sense of form of the picture: abstract the scene into points, lines and surfaces, and find the law from them, thus forming a picture with formal aesthetic feeling. We can find all kinds of geometric shapes in life: square, circle, heart-shaped and so on. , are good helpers of composition. So what are the skills of landscape photography? Below I have compiled the introductory skills of landscape photography for you, hoping to help you!

I. Parameter setting

Scenery photography requires fine image quality, so the sensitivity should be set to 100 as far as possible to obtain the most delicate image (ISO 50 is extended sensitivity, and its image fineness is not obviously different from ISO 100, which is mainly used to control exposure). In low light environment, if there is a requirement for exposure time, a faster shutter speed is required, and the sensitivity can be improved appropriately, but it is best not to exceed ISO 500. Although Canon EOS 5D Mark III has excellent anti-noise performance, it is necessary to use low sensitivity because landscape photography has extremely strict requirements on image quality.

The greater the depth of field of landscape photography, the better, while maintaining a high enough resolution, so the best aperture setting should be from F 8 to F 13, depending on the shooting distance and scene depth. When shooting, you can get the best results by focusing on infinity or near infinity. Remember to play back the photos after shooting, enlarge the photos, check the focal length and depth of field, and adjust the aperture and shutter in time to get the clearest image.

Take Canon EOS 5D Mark III as an example to explain in detail. The diffraction limit aperture of Canon EOS 5D Mark III is around F 10. That is to say, due to the diffraction effect of small aperture, when the aperture is smaller than F 10, the lens resolution begins to decline, which cannot meet the high-definition requirements of Canon EOS 5D Mark III. As a result, the overall resolution of the picture slowly decreases. The smaller the aperture, the more obvious the resolution decline. Below F 22, the picture quality is almost unusable.

Second, the lens recommendation and equipment use

Traditional landscape photography is dominated by wide-angle and medium-focus lenses, and telephoto lenses are rarely used. In the choice of zoom and fixed focus, because of the small aperture below f/ 10, the imaging gap between them is not obvious, and landscape photography requires more accurate composition, so zoom lenses are often used.

1, recommended lens (taking Canon as an example)

Wide-angle zoom lens: EF 16-35mm F2.8L USM, EF 17-40mm F4L USM.

Standard zoom lens: EF 24-70mm2.8L USM, EF 24- 105mm F4L is USM.

Telezoom lens: Ef70-200mm2.8L is USM II, Ef70-200mf4L is USM.

2. Medium gray gradient mirror

It can darken the sky in scenes with large light contrast such as sunrise and sunset, so that both can be exposed correctly, and its natural effect is also difficult to simulate by HDR or digital post-production.

3. Medium gray mirror

Also known as the reduction mirror, it can reduce the amount of light entering the lens without changing the aperture. Long-exposure shooting often uses a medium-gray density mirror, which can create a very dreamy picture effect.

4. Use of tripod

No tripod, no scenery. Landscape photography and tripod go hand in hand. Landscape photography requires extremely high resolution and great depth of field, which can only be achieved by using a tripod. Although it will have a certain impact on maneuverability, it is worthwhile to weigh it. Precautions for use are as follows: be sure to lock the bracket and pan/tilt; Use cable release or self-timer mode to reduce the possibility of hand shock; When shooting with shockproof lens and tripod, the shockproof function should be turned off to get a clearer picture; You can't put the camera on the tripod and take it with you, which will easily damage the tripod and cause the camera to fall.