The sunrise and sunset are beautiful, but the effect of shooting is very average. Where is the problem?

The sunrise and sunset are beautiful, but the effect of shooting is very average. Where is the problem?

2022-07-27 09: 33 · Wolf photography

The photographer was obsessed with the shooting of the sunset of the sun, and when he saw the beautiful scenery of Xia Guangwan, he picked up the camera with excitement, but found that it was very ordinary. The shot is very different from the scenery I saw, and even the circle of friends does not want to post it. What is the reason? The following summaries are summarized for your reference.

1. There is a problem with the camera! There is a solution

The colors of the long glow and sunset we see are sometimes unable to speak. It is really shocking. The red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue purple, colorful and rich in details, but we took it with a camera and found, what kind of ghost is this? The photo is gray into a dog, there is no detail, and it is dull. The color gap with the kind of color we see at the scene is also too large.

There must be a problem with our camera! There is nothing wrong with your doubt. No matter what camera you are, the records of sunrise and sunset will be greatly reduced. Because the details we see are much higher than the details of the camera record. This is a fact. There are many ways to change. The best way is to expose different brightness areas. Finally, stack synthesis to solve the problem of camera tolerance.

The biggest problem that plagues novices is exposed. The first thing to solve the sun and sunset is the exposure and post -synthesis of Daguang.

Author@edge

For example, if this photo, if the photographer has no experience, it usually takes the following two situations.

Either the sky is pale, or the ground building is deadly black. When the camera faces the defect of the big light, it is useless to set up the camera. Here you will use the camera's metering, focusing, manual settings and many other problems.

Generally, the sunrise and sunset are large. The tolerance of the camera is much lower than the details seen by the human eye. At this time, experienced people generally take two methods. The first method is to use filters to balance the huge contrast of light spots. The second method is to use the camera's HDR or to mete light to mete the light in different light and dark areas.

Camera built -in HDR mode.

Exposure to different brightness areas, and finally a super high tolerance photo is a must -have skill for the sunset of the sunrise and sunset.

2. Seize the shooting a few important moments

Many people shoot and sunset, but they just feel beautiful and have not studied it. What time is the most beautiful and what time is it suitable for taking? These are very important for the sunrise and sunset.

Generally one hour before the sun rises or falls, it is the best time to shoot. In this hour, the color of the sky will undergo a series of changes. Taking sunset as an example, there will be several changes during this time. Red increase -red tone is the strongest -red tone reduces blue tone increases -the process of completely turning black.

Based on this change, you can make works of different effects.

Before sunset, as the sun gradually came down, the sky warmed and red increased.

The sky is the strongest on the horizon near the horizon or a few minutes below the horizon.

After 10 minutes or half an hour in the sun, the afterglow gradually faded, and the sky gradually turned blue. This time is also very beautiful. This is the best golden time to shoot the night scene of the city, about 15-20 minutes.

For novices, no matter the sunrise and sunset, remember two important times.

Gold moment. When the angle of the sunlight of the sun after sunrise is very low, the cold color cannot be seen by the eyeball because of the folding of the light. The soft light of the red and orange orange is left, which is our common sunrise sunrise.

Blue time. It means that before the sunrise/sunset, there is a period of uniform blue in the sky. At that time, the sun has fallen in the horizontal line, but the Yu Guang has not disappeared.

So the day before the sun is backward, staying for a while, there will be surprises waiting for you, you must not miss it ~

At the same time, be sure to pay attention to the weather. If the storm has just passed, seize the opportunity and prepare to capture the sunset. After the storm, the eye -catching colors and light can capture the beautiful sunset map through the clouds.

Third, the setting of white balance is very important

The changes in sunrise and sunset are very charming, but depending on the camera, the color of our eyes cannot be taken. What should I do? Among them, the shooting balance function of the camera is very useful when shooting sunrise and sunset, but do not always use automatic white balance. By manual adjustment, we can strengthen the rendering during the sunrise and sunset.

The specific parameter range is as follows:

White balance: greater than 7000K 5000K less than 4000K

Effect: Photo warming is close to real -life color photos become cold

Suitable scene: sunset, sunrise, sunset sunrise

After adjusting the white balance, you can also add "saturation" in the image setting of the camera, so that the color will be more prominent. Another point is that the exposure can be reduced when shooting, and try not to be overpowered, otherwise the sky will become vain.

Use white balance and saturation to make the picture more reddish

Fourth, the importance of composition

Many people shoot the sunset of the sun, often attracted by the beautiful sunset or sunset. Take only one sun or a sky. This is just a photo of a material. To make sunrise and sunset not only look at the sky, but also need to consider combining with the surrounding environment. Therefore, the importance of composition should pay enough attention.

We receive a lot of photos above every week. There is only one sky. The scenery is very casual. Such photos, Yuncai is just a material. This picture will become monotonous. The better way is to find something to set off, such as the silhouette of the grass, the shell of the beach, and even the clouds of the sky, which can also make your photos richer. Author@August

There is a character in the prospect, which is also a silhouette, but it is very matched with the environment. It makes people feel such a magnificent moment, if it is a couple picture more feeling.

Author@作 nimba

Find a visual point for the screen and put this visual point in a suitable position. It is not difficult for the sunrise and sunset. Using other things to set off the sunset, such shooting is meaningful.

Five, GND (gradient) filter application scenarios

The sunset of the sun is indispensable. In order to avoid the contrast between the large light ratio of the sky and the ground, the use of gradient mirrors is common. But GND gradient filters with different density/strength, different gradient effects (soft edges, hard edges, reverse) are suitable for different scenes and differences, you need to understand.

1. Scene commonly used in hard edges

Hard -edge filter is often used in the sky to transition to the dark prospect very much

The horizon dividing line is obvious, and the Weiwei is clear

Photo by bom bo

Photot by Ole Henrik Skjelstad

2. Sleeping of soft edge applications

The horizon is uneven, and the transition from light to dark is easier

The sparkling water surface, lake, and ocean, so the soft edge has a wider range and more suitable scenarios.

Photo by lluis de Haro Sanchez

Photo by lluis de Haro Sanchez

3. Reverse gradient filter

The transition from the middle to both sides, the darkest part is suitable for use at dusk. At this time, the brightest part of the sky is just on the horizon.

The sky that eases too bright, commonly uses two gears and three gears, which are superimposed in both

Photo by Marc Adamus

4. Special circumstances

When the lens is pulled closer, the vision becomes smaller, and the space required for the transition is larger, so the soft edge filter is suitable for a large -scale wide -angle shooting.

Photo by Ryan Dyar

If you use a medium and long focal length or telephoto lens, the hard side gradient will have a transition effect.

Photo by Ole Henrik Skjelstad

You can solve the above problems, and there is no problem to go to the sun and sunset again. Compared with the previous photos, it is found that the gap will be so large. Summer is here, I hope everyone can seize the beauty of the sunset every day.

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