How to shoot night views?Don't just understand the shutter, but also learn about these points

Many photography enthusiasts, especially those who are in contact with photography for the first time, always can't take good night views. It is difficult and troublesome to shoot night scene shooting. In fact, as long as they are proficient in the relationship between the aperture, shutter, and ISO sensitivity, how to apply it. Then try a few more times to master the mystery. In addition, the shooting time of night view is also very important, not the darker the day, the better. The general noon time I know is not to choose to take pictures, because night scenes and morning and fuse photography are the most charming time. The main time during this time is more subtle and beautiful. The fantasy effects built by it make people feel tireless.

Choose the right photography equipment

Because the night scene and morning and fuse belong to the low -light source scene, if you want to take a long exposure shooting, you must first prepare a stable tripod, otherwise it is easy to shoot vague images. It is better to match the Taiwan, because the ball -type gimbal is not only easy to control the photographer, but it can also provide quite help for the composition. Of course, some micro-single are now equipped with a 5-axis body stabilization, which can compensate the shutter speed of 5-8 gear, but if the exposure time exceeds 1/10s, it is still recommended to go directly to the tripod.

Make good use of manual functions

Because the night view and morning dusk belong to the low -light source and high contrast scene, if the automatic focus AF is used for shooting, it will often occur. At this time, the manual MF mode must be replaced by the manual MF mode to overcome the situation that cannot be focused.

The manual focusing control mode is quite simple. As long as the photographer switchs the MF mode, the focal length of the lens is infinitely far away. Then the focus ring can be dial back a little to achieve the focus of focus. If you don't feel assured, it is recommended to try it. After taking a photo, then use the camera to zoom in the function for local viewing. In this way, you can avoid the problem of image loss.

Select the appropriate exposure mode according to the subject

During night photography, the exposure mode must be used correctly according to the shooting target, so as to take the ideal image in your mind. Generally speaking, if you just want to take a few night photos, you can use automatic or P files, but if you want to take a hazy and beautiful image, it is recommended to use aperture priority (AV), shutter priority (TV) Or manual exposure mode (M) is better, because manual control can make the image effect more different.

For me personally, I will be more accustomed to using M manual exposure as the main mode of shooting, because the night scene or morning scene scene light sources are more complicated. If the camera is automatically read to determine the aperture and shutter data, it is still a bit inappropriate. With the ability of ability, it is best to start from the M manual mode, which is easier to create the required image effect.

Use aperture and shutter to catch the beautiful picture

The size of the aperture can also change various image changes at night. For example, the aperture is small. Because the focus range is wide, it is easier to take a large area of ​​clear images when it is used in night views, and it also also has a clear image, and it also also makes it clear. It can capture the star mango effect emitted by a single -point light source; as for the large aperture, because the focus range becomes relatively small, the photographer can easily shoot the blurred in front or the vague image behind, which can make the image present a unique kind of unique kind of uniquely presenting the image. The hazy sense, especially the lighting, is more beautiful, but it should be noted that the large aperture is not suitable for large scene shooting, but it is more suitable for sketches or local photography, so as to fully express its charm. And the important point is that the large aperture lenses of each family are not cheap, but the fixed focus lens of several F1.8 series is quite close to the people, and basically a few hundred yuan or a thousand yuan can be done.

Try to shoot with slow shutter

In addition to the large aperture shooting, in fact, the use of slow shutter can also create different visual effects, because the slow shutter can capture the instantaneous light and shadow lines, so you can inject a unique vitality in the night scene theme. As an example, the scene is the expression method of the slow shutter. Although the shooting skills are not high, it can give the image very different. Generally speaking, we only need to reduce the aperture to F11-F16, control the shutter in 4-8 seconds, and then use the image to correct the shutter time, but it must be noted that because the city's night light source is more complicated, the gradient can be used when shooting. Auxiliary corrections to effectively avoid the occurrence of local excessive or over -exposure.

Shooting night buildings can shoot the vehicles on the road together, which can add some vivid feeling to the general street view.

Do you want to open the noise reduction function?

Long -term exposure is a commonly used shooting technology for shooting night scenes or morning dusk. Generally speaking, as long as the principle of exposure balance is grasped, the ideal image can be taken in theory, but behind the beautiful images, there is a potential crisis of high noise. Because the camera will produce a large number of noise in the case of high lighting, in fact, noise will also produce under long -term exposure. Therefore, it is recommended that if the camera has a built -in noise reduction function, it is best to open it when shooting, so that it can be able to open it together, so that it can be able to be opened together. Ensure the purity of the image, but it is important to note that in the process of suppressing noise, the original level and details of the image may be wiped off at the same time. one.

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