Lighting skills of shooting rivers and lakes

Nature not only has various weather changes, but also produces various landforms on the earth's surface. When we devote ourselves to nature for outdoor shooting, we often encounter some natural scenes, such as rivers, lakes, lakes and so on. These natural landscapes have distinctive features, which bring infinite fun and inspiration to our photography, but how to choose the light and express the picture? The following are the lighting techniques for shooting rivers and lakes for your reference. Welcome to browse!

As we know, rivers, lakes and lakes are all composed of water, although their external forms have their own characteristics. The water in the big scene has the following characteristics:

1, the water surface has high reflectivity. Generally speaking, the water is bright. When the sunlight forms a certain angle with the camera lens, the strong light will be reflected into the picture.

2. Water is amorphous and changeable, and its water surface line (waterline, waterline, etc.). ) Compared with static scenery, it is unstable except that the land and water boundaries such as riverside, riverside and seaside are determined by topographic lines to form obvious lines.

3. In the same water area, the color of the water surface is different under the irradiation of three different lights: forward, lateral and reverse. For example, the green water surface is very bright under the irradiation of front light or side light; Under the side light irradiation, the saturation of green water will decrease, and the undulating lines and contrast between light and shade on the water surface will be greater; Under the irradiation of scattered light, the water surface is evenly illuminated, green is elegant and soft, and there is no obvious reflection.

In short, smooth light is not conducive to the expression of water texture and inherent color. When the water quality is clear and the water bottom is shallow, it is easy to see the underwater scenery under the light; Side light is beneficial to show the shape and wave line of water; The bright spots flashing on the water surface under the backlight make the image of water in the picture active and poetic.

A calm water surface is also easily affected by ambient light. The blue sky can make the water blue, the water surrounded by green hills can make the water green, and the morning sky and the golden sunshine at dusk can make the water red or golden.

When shooting rivers, rivers and lakes with digital cameras, the exposure should be controlled based on the water surface to show the image and texture of water. Because the water surface is bright and has different degrees of reflected light, it is best to "lock" the aperture when shooting to avoid the change of the brightness of the picture caused by the flicker of the water surface. At the same time, the method of closing the aperture by half is adopted to make the bright water surface tone on the picture more layered.

In addition, in the case of strong direct sunlight, it is not the best time to emerge from the water. Choosing a relatively low incident angle of sunlight, or shooting on a false cloudy day with a certain degree of scattered light in the sky, can often obtain better water modeling effect. If you represent people near the water, take the water as the background, and control the exposure according to the brightness of the water. Because the reflectivity of the face is much smaller than that of the water surface, the brightness of the face can be improved by supplementing light, or the contrast between the brightness of the face and the water surface can be reduced by taking photos along the light or sideways. Don't use the method of increasing exposure to improve the brightness of the face, so that the texture of the water surface disappears due to overexposure and loses specific environmental characteristics.

In order to enhance the artistic expression of shooting the water surface, the reflection of the water surface is one of the main performance factors. When shooting water reflection, you should choose a relatively calm water surface. If it is the reflection of a figure by the water, it is easy to make the image and color of the reflection clear if you follow the light. If the vertical reed pole in the water is photographed by side backlight, it can make the reed pole cast a long projection on the calm and bright water.

I believe that with the tips introduced to you above, you can better choose the effect you want to shoot according to your own needs when facing the natural landscape. Remember to be friends with nature and enjoy it.