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The sunrise and sunset is a very popular subject for photography. Almost everyone has photographed the sunrise and sunset, whether they are photographers or not, whether they use cameras or mobile phones.

So what are the special features of sunrise and sunset? What skills and precautions are there when shooting? Today, I summarized 5 elements for you to master these 5 basic elements of shooting sunrise and sunset. When taking photos, the thinking is clearer and the photos taken will be better.

1 lens determines the subject matter according to the lens. Although many people think that shooting sunrise and sunset must use telephoto lens, but this is not the case, whether telephoto lens or wide-angle lens, can shoot.

Using a telephoto lens, with a focal length of more than 300mm, the sun can be photographed very large.

With a wide-angle lens, although you can't shoot a big sun, you can also shoot a good sunrise sunset.

Exposure The first problem is to get an accurate exposure. Use spot metering and place the spot in the sun or light around the sun. The sun is not necessarily exposed, because the sun is already very bright, slightly white, and looks very natural.

The second problem is to deal with the relationship between the brightness of the sun and the environment. This kind of big light is not easy to shoot than the environment. It is easy to be dark except for the sun. Public account has talked about several handling methods before, you can go through: "light ratio" too big how to do, 6 solutions to learn!

3 White balance sunrise sunset gives the impression of warm golden yellow, or red, adjust the camera white balance settings, can more accurately control the color temperature. Here's a tip: Set the white balance to "cloudy/cloudy" for warmer colors.

4 Landscape If you only shoot a sun, it is a bit monotonous, be sure to find a good-looking landscape with it. To shoot sunrise, moon, starry sky, galaxy and clouds, be sure to choose the landscape well. The scenery in the sky is there, no matter how you take it, the level of the photo depends entirely on the landscape.

5. It is easier to take good photos in good weather. It is also necessary to have a plan for shooting sunrise and sunset. The scenery styles of light plate day, sunset day and rain are quite different. You can inquire about the time of sunrise and sunset, weather and cloud cover through apps such as clever photography and sunny day clock to prepare for shooting.

When shooting silhouettes, pay attention to the following points: the environment should be clean, there should be no messy outlines of various objects; the main shape should be prominent and aesthetic.

Simple scene + sun If you can't find a magnificent environment, find a "not ugly," ordinary scene plus the sun, which can be a chair, a tree, a house, or even a person standing on the open ground. It usually looks ordinary, but it is beautiful at sunrise and sunset. Remember, it's better to be ordinary than ugly.

Reflection originally has symmetrical beauty, shooting reflection at sunset, there will be a kind of water and sky color dream feeling, reminiscent of the ancient Chinese "sunset and lone duck fly together, autumn water together with the sky color," said not reflection?

Long exposure shooting long exposure, can be more than 5 seconds shutter, shooting multiple re-stack, can also add ND mirror shooting dozens of seconds long exposure. You can shoot water, you can shoot clouds, and the effect of slow door drawing is fascinating.

Starlight at this time of the sun brightness is low, it is easier to shoot starlight, in the ordinary scene to add starlight, there will also be a "second to large" magical effect.

This article comes from Weixin Official Accounts: Photography Training Society (ID: shoujiPhotography), author: Zhang Xiaozhang

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