Night scene shooting skills

For night photography, every shooting needs careful planning, because we usually can't see the shooting results until the negative is developed, so we should conceive the photos to be taken in advance and then design the shooting scheme to achieve this goal. The following are my carefully arranged night shooting skills. Welcome to reading. I hope you will like them.

Pay attention to 6 points when shooting:

1, keep the atmosphere at night. At night, the light value is relatively low and the contrast of the scene is relatively large. If the sky is too bright or the light is too bright, it will turn night into day and weaken the atmosphere at night. Therefore, the exposure should be properly controlled. When shooting, we should consciously make the exposure slightly insufficient, generally reduce the normal exposure time by 1/3 or 1/2, or shoot when the street lamp is on.

2, keep the lighting ` real effect. The light source of night photography mainly comes from light, and it should show the lighting effect of light when used. For example, when lighting is near bright and far dark, this feature should be retained when using flash lamp to assist lighting. The brightness of the flash can be controlled by the aperture, and the original light can be felt at a slow speed, and the direction of the flash should be consistent with the original irradiation direction of the light.

3. When shooting street scenes at night, in order to render the traffic scene, you can use the method of long exposure to make the lights of vehicles sensitive on CCD for many times. At this point, the lights will draw a bright line on the screen. The number and direction of white lines on the screen can be controlled by the lens cover according to the requirements of composition. If the moving direction of the vehicle meets the requirements, the lens cover can be opened for exposure; If it does not meet the requirements, you can cover the lens cover, which is not sensitive. When shooting, fix the camera on the tripod, cover the lens cover, and then open the T door or the B door (the B door needs to be locked) and take off the lens cover for exposure.

4. Night photography can use one exposure or multiple exposures. One exposure is to fix the camera with a tripod, to control the opening and closing of the shutter with a long exposure and a cable release. Multiple exposures refer to more than two exposures in an electronic file. This method is often used when shooting outdoor lights at night. When it is not completely dark, make the first exposure, which is less than the normal exposure. After the light is on, make a second exposure. If necessary, multiple exposures can also be made. Be careful not to move the tripod during multiple exposures to avoid overlapping images.

5. When there is light on the screen, you can add a cross filter or a starlight mirror to get a radiant effect. You can also add rainbow mirror or constellation mirror to get colorful effects.

6. The asphalt road or smooth ground in rainy days can show the reflection of buildings and lights. If the buildings near the seaside, rivers and lakes are photographed in the picture, the light on the shore or around can increase the brightness and outline the scenery due to the reflection of water.