​Avoid these mistakes when shooting sunset’s photo

Some of the most common mistakes in sunset shooting

(1) not to toward the sun shot: here is not to say that the sun can damage your camera shooting equipment, will not have damage is disputed, some people think that can damage the camera sensor, some people think that will not damage the camera sensor, we don't discuss here, small make up feel loss does not harm the camera component is secondary, toward the sun, can want to pay attention to protect their eyes oh, this is the most important thing. Here don't shoot for the sun, more refers to the composition of a picture, taken directly into the sun, often the picture effect is not so good, empty inflexible, picture if you want to make sunset picture fun, interesting, consider a wider range of material, such as some interesting scenes on the ground, some of the air, aircraft and other elements added to the theme, the setting sun can active screen, make the work more sex.

Lack of experience in shooting the timing: We always think that shooting the sunset is just like shooting the few minutes before the sun disappears on the horizon. After this time, we start to pack up our equipment and prepare to retreat. However, after the sun goes down, there are more beautiful scenes in the sky than the sunset.

(3) Late excessive: the sunset due to the relatively large light difference, we often take out the photo light color is not very ideal, so often in the late cause excessive adjustment, to cover up the shortcomings of the previous shooting, which leads to the photo looks unreal, unnatural, color, light is exaggerated. We tried to control the exposure during the pre-shoot.

Some tips for shooting sunsets

Use the right time to shoot the sunset: what time period is more appropriate to shoot the sunset? An hour before the sun goes down is the best time to shoot sunsets, when the light is soft and the sky is full of details, making it the best time to shoot creative images. There is also a period of time is one hour after the sun goes down, was known as the blue period, at this time from red to blue, and finally by the deep blue sky turned dark, so the process of the picture is very interesting and vivid, as we need to use a tripod, since the light is weaker, exposure time need longer, so you have to use a tripod to complete filming.

How to correctly expose the scene with large light ratio: The setting sun is a typical scene with large light ratio, and the light difference between the sky and the ground is huge. Therefore, shooting this kind of scene often results in the overexposure of the sky, or the underexposure of the ground. It is difficult to balance the light between the sky and the ground with ordinary shooting methods. In this scenario, we can use surrounded by high dynamic HDR exposure, or late synthesis method to shoot, but the effect is not very ideal, or operation is complicated, here small make up recommend using gray gradient lens to film the sunset in this kind of scenario, the filter can be well balanced light and dark light, make the correct exposure.