Palm photography class (7) How to shoot the magical moment of summer?

In a series of palm photography classes, we have been introducing several basic concepts and shooting methods. Because taking photos with mobile phones will inevitably have some restrictions different from those of cameras, we will introduce them in a more applied way.

Then in the seventh palm photography class, let's introduce an exclusive summer scene! It was summer evening, a magical moment between day and night.

▲ Xiaomi MIX2 shooting

In summer, the sunshine lasts longer, and the weather will be more stable than in winter, so landscape photos in the evening have always been a favorite subject for many people to take when traveling or taking pictures.

Between the alternation of day and night, what attracts our attention most is the gradually layered sky, or the blues sky.

▲ Huawei Mate 10 Pro shooting.

If you want to shoot the magical moment in summer, the first thing to pay attention to is time.

So when is the best time? We can check the sunset time of the day. It is the most fascinating time in the sky from sunset to sunset for 30 minutes.

If we can grasp the shooting time and get ready as soon as possible, it will be easier to shoot the beautiful and magical sky.

▲ Huawei Mate 10 Pro shooting.

The second thing to note is the weather.

To take such a beautiful gradient, the weather naturally needs attention, and it is easy to have such a color temperature photo on a sunny day. One or two days before and after the typhoon, if there is good weather, it will increase the chances of successful photo taking.

In addition, if it is cloudless weather in Wan Li, you can aim at the sunset and the gradual layer of the sky; If there are some clouds, you can expect the sunset light to reflect on the clouds, showing a fire-like purple.

▲ Sony XZ2 shooting

And this magical moment, of course, is not limited to the sunset.

At sunset, before sunset, we can also shoot while waiting for the magical moment. Grasping around sunset is naturally the third point.

So, what adjustments should we make at dusk?

At this time, the contrast will be slightly larger. I would suggest that you can use the exposure compensation we introduced earlier to slightly reduce the brightness of the picture, and then adjust the white balance if the phone has manual mode.

We can adjust the white balance to cloudy days, or customize the number of k to a higher level, which makes it easier to get orange tones.

▲ Sony XZ2 shooting, automatic white balance.

▲ Sony XZ2 shooting, adjusted to orange tone (manual white balance is also acceptable).

Finally, what else can we prepare to grasp these magical moments?

In fact, if it is in this alternation of day and night, the light will change quickly and suddenly turn from full light to dim. If possible, I suggest you bring a portable tripod to your mobile phone. Or can be placed on a sufficiently stable platform.

If you have a tripod, in this case of gradual dimming, in addition to increasing stability and not shaking, if you have manual mode, you can also use lower ISO and longer shutter time to shoot the psychedelic sky and the first appearance of lights at the same time.

▲ Xiaomi MIX2 shooting

Of course, it doesn't matter if we don't have a tripod. At present, most mobile phones have a mechanism to prevent hand shock, and the sensitivity will be automatically adjusted to adapt to the environment, but the image quality may be slightly reduced because of the slightly higher sensitivity.

Just now we mentioned some settings, which can only be adjusted if the mobile phone supports M mode (such as color temperature), but don't worry, this part can also be adjusted by APP software, and we will slowly introduce these related apps.

▲ ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro shooting

When summer comes, there is always a chance to meet these magical moments in the evening. Whether on the road to travel or on the way to work, pick up your most convenient camera equipment and record the beauty of these exclusive summer days!

▲ Olympus PEN F shooting