What are the skills of taking landscape photos?

For many beginners, learning photography begins with mastering landscape photography. Perhaps because of silence and dullness, people have a deeper understanding of the exposure of technology and photography, and have mastered the photography course of how to shoot correctly-the same scenery.

There are a variety of photography courses, and you can find every style and preparation skills. However, people have long known that there is little information, and there is never redundant information for beginners. "Repetition is the best choice for successful photos", so we remember the important things!

1. Maximize the use of depth of field Although photographers sometimes want to try more creative methods and shallow depth of field, when most images are in focus, a technique in landscape photography is considered to be classic. The easiest way to get a large degree of freedom is to use a compact or lens to adjust to the minimum aperture. The smaller the aperture, the greater the depth of field of the image.

However, remember that a smaller aperture requires a longer or longer ISO. Sometimes both appear at the same time.

2. Using a tripod The indispensable attribute of a landscape photographer's arsenal is a tripod or a monopod. You may need a slower shutter speed to compensate for the selected small aperture, so you need extra camera stability. Not every shutter is taken by hand, but you can also take technically perfect photos. In addition, the tripod is very useful when the photographer uses the remote control to release the shutter in order to make the camera more stable.

3. Find the art center of composition. For any photo, you need a visual composition center. Landscape photography is no exception, because when shooting natural scenery, the lack of artistic conception points will lead to boring and quite boring shooting.

The focus can be anything-buildings or structures, interesting-looking trees, boulders or peaks. Don't forget to pay attention not only to the focus, but also to the position of important objects.

4. Thinking about the prospect of prospect formation is one of the factors that contribute to the occurrence of landscape. Putting semantic points in front of the image can convey the depth of the image.

Don't forget to photograph the sky. Another almost inseparable factor is the sky and its reflection in the water. In most cases, the secret of landscape photography is that the sky or foreground dominates. Look at your image. If not, they may be considered boring and uninterested.

If the sky becomes dull when taking a photo, please don't let it get the upper hand-move the horizon to the top third of the photo, and first make sure that the photo doesn't lose more sense of space.

However, when the sky is full of dramatic clouds or colored by unusual shadows, airspace can be your ally. Give him more space in the picture and you will see how likely you are to deviate from the rules.

Using polarization can increase the color and contrast of photos.

6. Shooting ideas The most important question that landscape photographers usually ask themselves is: "Will the audience see the complete photos I saw?"

There are many ways to use static image capture to convey the natural beauty of nature. For this reason, there is a technique of including valid lines in image synthesis. Photographers can redirect the viewer's eyes from one point in the picture to another at all costs, instead of creating a kind of spatial isolation, that is, "cycle".

Using lines can provide an algorithm to increase the proportion and volume of photo images. Lines themselves can become landmarks and create their own "patterns" in photos.

7. Shooting Action When considering landscape photography, most people usually present a calm picture. But the scenery varies from scene to scene, and you can convey movement (such as the same water), which will make the picture full of movement and bring interesting artistic conception to many viewers. They will not only appreciate the relaxed scenery, but also consider the fluctuation of elements and natural colors.

For example, try to "capture" the wind in the tree, the wave motion on the beach and the water flowing under the waterfall to fix the dynamics of birds and clouds overhead.

"Fixed" means that the photographer must use a slow shutter speed (sometimes about a few seconds). Of course, a high shutter speed will stimulate more light to be incident on the photosensitive element of the camera, but to make correct use of this fact, you can choose: choose aperture value or start shooting during the day or night, and in principle, there is less light on the street.

8. The golden rule of dealing with weather and time in landscape photography is: "Depending on the weather, the scene may change dramatically at any given time."

Many aspiring photographers tend to shoot in sunny days because they think it is the best time to make masterpieces. In fact, cloudy days, even rainy days, also provide you with an excellent opportunity to get beautiful photos full of emotion and color.

How to take pictures of the scenery in this weather? Look for storms, strong winds, fog, violent clouds, the sun, rainbows, sunsets and sunrises that pass through the clouds in the dark night sky, and deal with these changes under the weather and these conditions. Don't wait for the next sunny day under the boring blue sky.

9. Use the beauty of the horizon to check the horizon before pressing the shutter. The picture frame should not be obviously divided into two halves, and it should not be tilted. There should be no landscape photos at all, and the works of the three-point method are clearer than before.

10. Change the inherent photography angle. Even if there is an unprecedented beautiful space in front of us, it seems that it is enough to lift the camera and beautiful images will appear in it. Think about it. Look at the terrain through the lens, turn to the other side, change the angle, move the line of sight or try to add other elements to the composition.

Don't rush to press the shutter, you will have time to take pictures of the scenery!