Shoot the night scene photos

Step 1: use the rear curtain for synchronous shooting

Press and hold the MENU to select "flash control", Canvas prints select "built-in flash Settings", and select "rear curtain synchronization" from "shutter synchronization".

We usually use when shooting night portrait M block shot, the shutter is fixed at 1/50 of a second, slower shutter speed, during the period of this model is likely to be mobile, cheap prints generate virtual shadow in the picture. Curtain after this case, we recommend the use of synchronous mode flash light, it was only when the shutter will close the flash, this model can more effectively solidification model of dynamic, even in the displacement of the exposure time is a little bit not recorded. If the front curtain is used for synchronization, when the flash flashes, some of the blinking and moving trajectories of the model will be recorded, and finally the moving phantom of the subject will be left in front of the exposure position.

Step 2: create an attractive blue silhouette

A lot of people when shooting night portrait with just an advocate the lamp to illuminate the theme, the light will be very flat, so we played two auxiliary lights for model, a light shadow and the outline of a blue light. Night light is red and yellow more warm tones, hard to avoid some drab, in order to make the picture richer, we recommend against the side of the model to fill the outline of a blue light, make the model more have stereo feeling, from the yellow stand out in the night.

Step 3: shoot large spots with large aperture

Many friends know large aperture lens can clap a flare effect, but it has much to do and the focal length, using a standard lens or wide Angle of large aperture lens, if near the main body is not enough, still there will be a light spot is not big enough, the background clutter. Shot behind the big spot need to use big aperture telephoto lens, the effect of the film we choose the Canon EF200mmL F2 ISUSM, 200 mm focal length can compress the distant background, produce a lot of light, all behind the scenery blur, very suitable for shooting night portrait of blurred. Long focal large aperture lens is relatively bulky, it is recommended to use a tripod when shooting, in case the picture jitter affects the effect.

Tips for night photography

Tip 1: long exposure

The first technique is long exposure, long exposure can make some of the light that usually cannot be seen by the naked eye appear, make the effect more attractive.

Tip 2: use a tripod

It takes a long exposure, so the camera has to remain hidden to take a clear picture. To avoid damaging the photo effect due to vibration, it is best to use a tripod to reduce the shaking.

Tip 3: use a small aperture

In addition to using a small aperture, small aperture to be able to make a greater depth of field, the landscape not affected by the shallow depth of field and blur, and using small aperture film can make the light into a star, the effect is more outstanding.

Tip 4: use low ISO values

When shooting night sky garden in sha tin, long exposure will make the noise in the dark part of the photo particularly obvious, so if the environment permits, lower ISO value should be used to obtain the best shooting effect.

Tip 5: no tripods

If you are unlucky not to have a tripod, one of the ways to do this is to increase the perceived brightness of ISO. Increase the ISO value can set the shutter speed, that is conducive to the stability of the shooting, decrease the difficulty of filming for no manual exposure control of digital camera, raise the ISO value can achieve stable imaging in night scenes shooting effect, also can yet be regarded as available, but the ascension of the ISO will bring noise increase tend to be obvious.

If you do not want the image to be affected by the increase in noise, the second method is to use a large aperture lens. If you have a large aperture of the lens, can adjust the aperture is large, because in the dark environment, large aperture make more light into the camera shutter speed increase, but large aperture makes becomes shallow depth of field, be sure to pay attention to when shooting.

Tip 6: adjust the white balance

White balance is one of the features of digital cameras, especially in the night scene photography, choose a different white balance, will directly affect the tone and the expression of artistic conception, because Omni light produced by the middle of the night scene, in the digital camera can present more gorgeous color than the naked eye.

Therefore, when shooting night scenes, we should break the automatic white balance that we always rely on, which will affect the inherent color of the light and make it lose its unique color temperature feeling. In order to highlight more brightly colored lights, white balance can be set to "daylight" or "outdoor" mode. Try shooting with a different white balance and you'll get an unexpected effect

Tip 7: pay attention to composition

In addition, we should give full consideration to the position square of the main non-luminescent body in the composition of the picture and try to place it in one third of the picture. When photographing the whole scene, we should try to include part of the ground as well as the enterprising scene, and place the horizon at the bottom third of the picture. In addition, the prospects for using the picture of the aesthetic feeling is also very important, in the photography composition, correct use of foreground and background, can make the scene more harmonious unification, in the photo and richer appeal.

Use a slow shutter speed at night to capture beautiful tracks, star tracks, light paintings, and even light that is invisible to the naked eye.

Tip 8: use black CARDS

Black card usage is simple, even beginner photography friend is also very easy to use, the principle is used in the long exposure without reflective black card keep out light area, acrylic prints so the picture dark parts to absorb more light, under the environment of high contrast can also take a picture of the exposure uniformity.