▲ Backlight shooting, the transmitted light effect of light passing through flowers highlights the texture, texture and level of flowers.
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When shooting, the effect of "backlight" will be different in intensity, color and angle in different periods, and the so-called "weather" of backlight shooting, that is, the low-angle sun, is more suitable as the backlight, that is, it is more beneficial to shoot backlight in the morning and evening.
▲ At this time, the light is soft, although it is equally dazzling, but the picture is much weaker in temperature and intensity than the backlight at noon.
The sun at sunrise in the morning or sunset at dusk is equally dazzling, but it is much weaker in temperature and intensity than the backlight at noon. At the same time, the "shadow" created by the "oblique angle" makes the picture more stereoscopic and layered; And the light is golden at this time, which will produce a beautiful golden halo around the main body.
▲ Halo penetrating from the air is a very effective centering agent.
Dark background enhances light transmission effect.
In order to enhance the light transmission effect of petals, you can choose a dark background to set off. Spot metering the petals during shooting can enhance the light ratio, highlight the outline and texture of the petals with a dark background, and finally make the picture rich in details and strong in texture.
▲ The dark background highlights the outline and texture of leaves and petals.
Exposure compensation is performed according to the metering mode.
Under such lighting conditions, the internal metering system of the camera often can't accurately measure the exposure value, which easily leads to underexposure. To show the details such as the outline and texture of leaves, it is necessary to expose the petals very accurately. To achieve this effect, we can adopt different metering methods and pay attention to reasonable exposure compensation.
▲ Measure petals with spot metering to make the color texture better.
Exposure compensation is performed according to the metering mode.
1. Spot metering based on petals can ensure accurate local exposure of petals, so there is no need for exposure compensation.
2. If shooting by evaluation photometry, exposure compensation should be made according to the choice of background: when the background is bright, the exposure compensation should be appropriately increased by 0.5 ~1; When the background is dark, the exposure compensation should be reduced by 0.5~ 1.
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It is easy for the flowers to be too dark when shooting against the light, so it is usually necessary to increase the exposure compensation of 1-2 to make the brightness normal. It should be noted that in some cases, after increasing the camera exposure compensation, although the exposure is normal, the background is overexposed. In actual shooting, we consciously and actively use "reflective surfaces" such as water, ice, snow and white walls, as well as flashlights and reflectors to fill flowers.
▲ Let the flowers be full of light.
When shooting in reverse light, large light ratio is sometimes a difficult exposure problem. Instead of doing everything possible to reduce the light ratio, it is better to try to take a silhouette with backlight occasionally. You can find some flowers with unique and clear outlines. The picture is concise and bright, with bright contrast between light and shade, which combines drama, mystery and interest.
▲ Quickly draw the outline of the main body. The picture is simple and bright, with sharp contrast between light and shade, which is both dramatic, mysterious and interesting.
For silhouette shooting, please refer to how to shoot a creative silhouette. Actually, it's not that difficult
In addition, backlighting can also create a particularly attractive visual impact effect, and some sensitive atmospheres that are difficult for human eyes to detect can also be displayed under backlighting, such as Tindal and Sun Star Mountain. In actual shooting, we should pay attention to reasonably controlling the glare of the lens.
▲ Shoot the sun with a small aperture.
Finally, it is the late stage. When taking photos with backlight, the picture tends to be gloomy, which can be adjusted by local brightening, or the halo effect can be artificially increased to increase the aesthetic feeling of the picture.
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