Have you ever photographed the sunset glow? How should the camera be set?

Sunset scene is a beautiful scene that most photographers like, love and chase, especially the sky has unique clouds. With a good subject or foreground, you can create a beautiful, spectacular and shocking scene for the picture through careful composition and appropriate camera settings. However, the camera setting is the key to success. I will summarize my shooting experience for several years as follows, for reference only!

First, the whole process of sunset is very short, so you need to explore the camera position in advance, that is, the shooting position, make composition prediction in advance, and fix the camera position.

Second, because the light will be dim when the sunset glow appears, in order to ensure the image quality, it is necessary to use lower sensitivity and smaller aperture value, and the shutter speed must be very low. Therefore, tripod, cable release, etc. It must be used to prevent the camera vibration from affecting the image quality and the clarity of the focus range.

Three. The recommended camera settings are as follows

1. Use the rear LCD to make a composition in advance, and use the manual focus mode to enlarge the subject. If there is no foreground subject, you can directly put the focus scale at the infinite distance of the lens.

2. It is suggested that the exposure mode should be manual M-stop, the camera sensitivity should be set to 100, and the aperture value can be in the range of F8-F 16, depending on the sunset level or the subject. Generally speaking, f 1 1 is recommended.

3. The measurement mode can be point, center or matrix average. Because the rear LCD screen is used for framing, we can directly observe the histogram to determine the shutter speed value and make appropriate exposure parameter combination. It is necessary to ensure that the light and dark parts of the histogram cannot overflow, that is, there can be no violence, no hierarchy, and no lack of violence. On this basis, try to expose to the right as much as possible, leaving room for later adjustment.

4. Because the sunset glow is warm, it is recommended to set the camera color temperature manually, and determine it according to your own thoughts and preferences within the range of 8000-9800. You can select multiple photos with different color temperatures.

5. It is best for the camera to set the shutter baffle to pre-lift, and release the shutter by using the cable to avoid the influence of long-term exposure on the image quality due to machine vibration.

Finally, I would like to remind you that it is best to take more photos with different exposure parameters and different color temperature parameters to choose from. In addition, sunset shooting can not be separated from the post-processing link, and it must have basic post-retouching ability.

Attached are some recent sunset photos for your appreciation and reference.

The beautiful sunset glow is naturally the object of frequent shooting. How to set the camera when shooting the sunset glow? A seemingly simple question is actually not simple. In practice, there have also been some examples of shooting failure due to improper camera settings. Camera settings mainly include the following items:

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First, select the exposure mode. Choose the exposure method according to your shooting intention. There are three options:

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Second, adjust the exposure compensation. During shooting, playback the picture at any time and check whether the exposure is accurate by combining the histogram, and set the increase or decrease of exposure compensation. Generally speaking, when shooting the sunset glow, if the composition is divided into three parts, the sunset glow accounts for 2/3 of the picture area, and the exposure compensation should be increased by 0.5-1.0ev. When using the manual exposure mode, it is not necessary to set the exposure compensation.

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Thirdly, other settings include ISO sensitivity 100, automatic white balance, saving the image in RAW format, setting the image resolution to the highest level of the camera, and setting the frame to 4/3 format. At the same time, note that when shooting with a tripod, the lens anti-shake function should be turned off.

Mobile phone shooting

I often shoot beautiful sunsets with my mobile phone. Because I used the 18:9 picture,

I will highlight the sunset glow, occupying 70/%-80% of the picture; Because it is a smart phone, the exposure and focusing are automatic, but I will use the 10 times hybrid optical zoom of the phone to adjust the composition of the sunset glow on the screen to the best position.

I'm glad to answer your question.

The camera should be set in the following aspects to shoot the sunset glow:

First, the aperture should be set between F 1 1- 16.

Second, the measurement setting can be set to average measurement, point measurement or centralized re-measurement.

Third, the sensitivity can be set to 100 to ensure the image quality.

Fourth, the speed setting can be set from 10 to 15 seconds.

Fifth, the white balance setting can be completed automatically and can be adjusted later.

When shooting, you can adjust the corresponding parameters according to the light and dark conditions at that time.

The above is my answer, I hope it will help you. If you have different opinions, you can make suggestions and discuss them together.

I like shooting this kind of subject, and I'm good at it. Try to answer and communicate with your friends.

Let me say a related digression first. Shooting parameters are important, but the choice of scene, shooting opportunity and lighting effect are more important. In other words, the right time and place, reasonable camera settings and appropriate post-processing techniques can make a good sunset work!

Get down to business!

1. It is recommended to shoot in full manual mode (M file). Aperture 8- 13 is the best. Small aperture can get the maximum clear range. Start the timely display function of the camera screen, and adjust the shutter speed by staring at the light and dark changes of the screen to match an appropriate shutter speed. If you like the late PS, make sure that the brightest part of the picture is not exposed when shooting, and exclude the normal exposure of the late PS;

2. The white balance is automatic, and it can be set to cloudy if you like warmer;

3. adjust 3. ISO (sensitivity) is reduced to a minimum to obtain a finer picture quality;

4. Set the image format to RAW format, and reserve space for later adjustment (JPG is still excluded or not excluded);

5. Set up the camera with a tripod, plug in the cable releaser or take a selfie for 2 seconds. The most beautiful sunset is after sunset, when the light is getting darker and darker and you can't lift your camera.

6. If there is a gradient lens, install it and take a single shot. There is no gradient lens, and three pictures are synthesized around the post-exposure period (please omit the post-exposure period or not).

Mobile phone with camera, sunrise and sunset!

The sunset glow is gorgeous and beautiful.

Sunset is also a subject I often shoot.

I'm a little embarrassed to say it,

Another reason why I like to shoot the sunset glow is that I can't get up in the morning and seldom shoot the sunrise.

Introduce your own process of shooting sunset glow, amateur photographer, and share your experience.

It is best to shoot the sunset at sunrise (pen slip, forgive me! Arrive at the shooting point about one hour before and after, so as not to miss the so-called prime time and blues time. There is plenty of time, and you can choose the best composition according to your own ideas.

Your own camera is necessary and the lens is useful.

If there is a lens group, you can choose it according to the scene. If it's a sunset in a big scene, use a wide angle. If you want to shoot some humanistic materials in combination with the sunset, you can use telephoto.

Generally speaking, you need a tripod.

Of course, you can shoot without it. Just pay attention to the safety of the shutter.

ISO: generally set to the original minimum value. My camera is D850, set to 64. Use D750 and set it to 100.

Photometry: Because the sunset time ratio changes greatly, I generally don't need to spot photometry, and I usually focus on photometry in the center.

Exposure mode: I have tried it many times, and now I usually use A file, which is relatively easy and does not need to adjust too many parameters when shooting.

When using M file, you should always adjust the shutter according to the light condition. Sometimes you forget that the exposure will be discontinuous and uneven.

Aperture: Generally, a small aperture is used, on the one hand, to ensure the depth of field, and on the other hand, to discharge the beauty of the sunset.

Shutter: A file is ignored, and M file should be adjusted at any time.

Others: white balance, color temperature, etc. , maintain the status quo.

Of course, the format of the photo must be RAW, so I won't go into details.

I personally have a habit. When shooting the sunrise and sunset of the Milky Way, I like to shoot with time delay. After adjusting the camera, let him shoot for a period of time, so that I can not only find the best image from it, but also use these materials to make time-delayed videos and experience the magnificent moment of sunset.

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I found some photos, and I think we should use a camera to measure the light, because the contrast of the sunset glow is sometimes relatively large, and the exposure is too bright to capture the level of the sunset glow, and it is too dark to see the level of the dark side.

The cloud itself is beautiful, and you can take beautiful scenery photos with it as the protagonist.

Shooting the sunset glow in the side backlight will produce a strong contrast between light and shade and color, which will make the picture show a strong sense of layering and perspective space.

When the camera is exposed, the average brightness of the cloud should be taken as the exposure benchmark, and then the local subject of Xia Hongyun should be adjusted appropriately to ensure the detailed texture and level of the sea of clouds. At this time, due to insufficient exposure, the contrast between light and shade is bright, the layering is stronger, and the contrast between light and shade and color will be better.

Sometimes it depends on demand, and sometimes it shows Xia Hong's sense of mobility. You can shoot with the slow door, and measure the cloud with the spot metering mode in the shutter priority mode to ensure the accurate exposure of the main cloud first. The scenery on the ground can be regarded as a black or dark silhouette, in contrast, the sunset Xia Hong is obvious and plays a prominent role in the main body.

For example, you can do the reflection effect at the seaside or where there is water, or you can use local reflection light in front of the camera, for example, pour some water on the glass surface to make it reflect the clouds in the sky to the glass, forming a very beautiful reflection effect. The clouds in the sky echo the reflection in the water, forming a contrast between reality and reality, increasing the interest of the picture and making the subject more prominent.

During this period, the weather changes greatly, and beautiful sunset clouds are often encountered. Some of them have no polarizers and can only be adjusted slowly in RAW format later.

Sunset, really took a lot, ha.

Shooting sunset glow is landscape photography, which generally makes both sides clear, that is, a large depth of field, and requires a small aperture and a wide focal length lens. When shooting the sunset glow, it is best to use a tripod. With a tripod, you can set the shutter speed to the lowest.

Parameter setting and setting sequence: firstly, set ISO to the lowest original camera, and the aperture f/1~ f/16. Use a wide-focus lens, and the shutter speed will be determined according to the above two parameter settings.

The above parameter settings are only for reference, not the only basis. The specific camera settings should be set according to the actual situation.

D300+14-24f12 sec iso200-1.3ev.

When shooting the sunset glow, the light ratio of the sky to the ground or other scenery in the foreground will be great. Exposure compensation is very important if automatic exposure mode is used. It is necessary to increase or decrease the exposure compensation according to the brightness of the sky and the proportion of points in the picture.

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If the sub-bright part of the sky is used as the metering point, it is necessary to slightly increase some exposure compensation so that the dark scene in the foreground will not be seriously underexposed. After adding some exposure compensation, you may continue to use software to brighten it later.

d850+24-70 F9 1/ 1000 ISO200- 1.3 ev

If you use places with flowers and plants in the foreground to measure light, you should reduce the exposure compensation to avoid overexposure of the sky. In particular, it should be reminded that the dark parts can be brightened in the later period of underexposure. Although the noise may increase, there are layers. If the bright part is overexposed, the layer cannot be pulled back.

In the exposure mode, either aperture priority (small aperture and large depth of field) or full manual; If you use a tripod, some people use cable release, but no one will use a timer (if the mobile phone can be remotely controlled, you can use it to operate).

The key to shooting sunset glow is to balance the light ratio between the sky and the ground. The simplest and most effective method is to use a gradient mirror. If you like shooting sunset glow, you can consider buying one.

I am the south of the south, welcome to pay attention.