Eight landscape photography tips

Scenery is the subject matter that everybody often shoots, a lot of people hope to be able to take a good scenery picture all the time. Today I want to tell you about the skills of landscape photography, I hope it will be helpful to you.

Good at introducing prospects

Many people in the scenery subject matter, always cannot think why oneself take the picture exposure, the picture definition and so on does not have the question. But the photos just look plain and dull. Much of this is due to the mismatch between the foreground and the background. When I go out to take photos by myself, I always look at the foreground that can be used in the picture, such as rocks, boats, broken wood, slopes and so on. If there is, I will use it as the foreground of the picture, so as to increase the depth and three-dimensional sense of the picture.

Pay attention to the details of the sky

People who like landscape photography generally do not like the blue sky, because such a sky has no details, no center, adding it to the picture will only have the opposite effect. People who like to shoot scenery like the sky shows a variety of shapes, textures, brightness, color and so on, such a rich sky and the ground scenery is a good picture of scenery.

Try to enlarge the depth of field

Beginners like to use a large aperture to shoot, take that kind of background blurred, the main body clear shallow depth of field photo, this is in the still life, portrait and other subjects can be shot. But the scenery is not good, the scenery needs to be the whole picture is clear, that is, the depth of field.

If a wind and light, only the main body is clear, the background is fuzzy, this kind of scenery can you imagine what it looks like? Shooting scenery is basically using wide Angle, small aperture to shoot, so as to ensure that the whole picture is clear, but also to ensure that the whole picture is better presented.

Try to find lines

In the theme of scenery, we often encounter a problem: how to guide the audience to see the visual center of the picture. There are many ways to achieve this, but the most direct and effective is to use lines. The lines in the picture do not have to be real objects, they can be randomly composed by the objects in the picture, or they can be created by the photographer himself. If there are lines in the picture, it can guide the audience's eyes and make the picture more three-dimensional and vivid.

Grasp the "golden" moment

I've always told people to capture the golden hour, which are an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset. The light at this time of year is soft and colorful, making it ideal for taking photos. But you can't just take pictures at this time, you need to think more about it and look for the golden moment of the picture.

Good at using long focal length

As I've told you before, each focal point has its own landscape composition, and it's up to you to take advantage of that. The focus here is on telephoto lenses, because telephoto lenses can not only narrow the field of view, but also have some limitations. For example: can't freely choose the foreground and so on. In addition, you should be familiar with the advantages of a telephoto lens: such as: zoom in, space compression and so on. In the use of advantages to avoid disadvantages, give play to the advantages of a telephoto lens should have.

Seize the perfect moment

It is very difficult to take a good picture of the scenery. In addition to waiting for time, the photographer should have enough flexibility and the ability to grasp the opportunity. There are times when the best time to capture light is just a moment away, when you need to quickly compose and adjust your camera.

In addition, sometimes the picture will enter other elements, and when other elements enter the picture, you should be able to quickly determine whether it is conducive to shooting. If it's good for the shot, you need to shoot it quickly with your camera. This is relatively difficult, requires the photographer to be very familiar with their own equipment, have enough strain capacity.

Free to add people into your picture.

Bringing people into the scenery is what many landscape photographers often do, because it can well show the interaction between people and the scenery. There are characters in the scene, can let the audience resonate, produce a sense of immersive. In addition, the characters can also form a contrast with the scene, highlighting the momentum of the scene.