How to shoot a tall feeling in mobile phone photography?

2016 - "Looking for a Different Photographic Language" - a few ** won the MIRA and MPA Mobile Phone Photography Awards, equipment: iPhone 6S — iPhone 7P, this year I encountered some bottlenecks on the road to the pursuit of tall, because I doubted the rationality of "tall" - the lively **, the small fresh**, the cold**, and the black street photography could not arouse any interest. After nearly a year of thinking, I found some high-level photographic language that I understood.

Formally, the proportions are drawn and a very small proportion of figures are used to highlight them. Closer, closer, don't dislike crowded and obscured scenes.

In terms of content: the photographer calmly observes and shoots a set of stories, at this time, I think it is high, it is to play with various photographic languages and put various ideas into practice. When you first come into contact with mobile phone photography, you will subconsciously pursue more eye-catching things:

Such as vivid colors, bokeh, night light tracks, etc. Something more splendid always makes people feel higher. Unfortunately, at that time, the night scene function and depth of field processing of mobile phone photography were relatively rough, and it was difficult to achieve it with powerful high sensitivity and large aperture like a camera lens.

However, at this level, various mobile phone brands have made efforts to shoot eye-catching tall and high** is not so laborious. At this time, I think that the tall and tall are the eyeballs that I like to see. Equipment:

The iPhone 5C's eye-catching "tall" quickly got tired of playing, and at this time it was already slowly forming its own focus on the themes: city, architecture, and geometry. To be honest, this kind of subject matter is a good way to avoid the inherent hardware shortcomings of mobile phone photography, and people will be attracted by the natural geometric shape, and will not care about the picture quality defects brought by mobile phones.

A lot of ** shoots subjects that everyone usually doesn't pay attention to, and intercepts clips that no one cares about. In order to ensure the rigor of the building and geometry, at this time, without exception, a straightening app will be used - skew. To achieve geometry games, there will not be much ink in the post-grading, and most of them can be adjusted to black and white with snapseed.

There are also deliberately increased brightness and ** compensation in order to highlight the beauty of geometric forms. <>

To shoot a ** well, it is very important to have enough light, which should be considered whether it is a general mobile phone or a SLR. Under normal circumstances, the ** shot by the light will look a lot better, except for the case of shooting silhouettes In addition, the top light is generally not used, and the top light is very ugly! It's noon, and the outdoor scenery is generally not good-looking, and the picture below was shot in the light.

Composition is also important. Let's talk about the pear blossom **, which is composed diagonally. If you shoot the branches upright, you will feel that the picture is empty, but the diagonal composition can fill this gap.

There are many composition methods, such as diagonal composition, triangular composition, and proportion. In the process of shooting, you may encounter something different at any time, and if you capture it quickly, it will be very outstanding. <>

I think it's a natural geometric beauty. 2015 - "Various Composition Modes" - won the gold medal in the people category of the Global iPhone Photo Contest. Geometric shapes, although inherently beautiful have a cool feel, lack vitality after all.

Even some ** that don't look so geometrical can actually be found in the geometric shapes. So, taking a lot of ** shooting in Turkey as an example, I was deliberately building a scene, which was originally born out of a combination of geometry. Then I wait for the characters to appear, and the characters are more like "proportional people" dotted around the scene.

In the later stage of this stage, VSCO filters are generally used, and some basic color grading of shadows, crops, and colors is added at the same time. At this time, I firmly believe that the tall ** must have a strict internal skeleton (compositional structure). <>

Personally, I think that whether it is a DSLR, or a mobile phone, you need to have a pair of eyes and hearts to find beauty, I am a mobile phone photography enthusiast, easy to carry out, lightweight, but I will also bring a tripod, add a wide-angle clip to the mobile phone, the most important thing, post-color grading, my queen software is snapseed ......, photographed in, Sri Lanka, on a beach, when I was drinking beer, I thought the couple was beautiful in this background, the theme, hello, strangers.

Negombo, early in the morning, this cute stray dog, looked at me and was very cooperative.

Galle, I was taking pictures and happened to see the feeling of a train coming out of the clouds.

Next to the train is the sea.

Beach at dusk, sunset afterglow.

It had just rained, just taking advantage of the reflection.

Vietnam, strange couple playing in the sand on the beach.

Inner Mongolia, Arshan, a canyon side.

Autumn in the steppe.

Jeju Island, on a cruise ship bound for Udodo.

Xiamen, sunset, shared bicycles, riding around the sea.

Istanbul, a light, a gate.

The mother with the headscarf is the same as the woman in the T1 advertisement.

1. Zoom function. Many friends will say that the zoom function of the mobile phone is actually to enlarge the **, but once enlarged, the picture quality of our picture will become very poor. Therefore, many people think that I should not use the zoom function of the mobile phone, but this point of view is not completely valid, because our mobile phone photography is not actually to investigate the overall effect of the picture, we want to achieve the compactness and simplicity of the entire picture composition through zoom.

So we usually have to use the zoom function, and when we go to shoot micro-distance, if we can't get too close to focus, then we can move a little farther away, and then shoot through the zoom magnification code grip function, so the zoom function must be used.

2. Grid lines. We usually shoot something related to the horizon**. At this time, turning on the grid line will make it clear whether the horizontal line is a horizontal line or not. This is important.

3. Built-in filters. In addition to the dedicated camera app, some of the filters that come with our mobile phones can actually help us achieve **. This is a reflection of the sense of age in the picture, so don't practice when taking pictures.

I'm just shooting a long shot, and we can also use these filtered lenses to complete an improvement in the picture effect.

Indoor shooting is a great test of a photographer's ability to control the light, and it is difficult for novices who are just getting started to grasp the main points, so the ** shot is often dissatisfied. It's either too bland, or it's too casual, and you can't always find a feeling when you shoot it around. Here are some key points for you to hope will inspire you in your interior photography.

1. Pay attention to doors, windows and sunlight

When shooting indoors, the main light source is the daylight that penetrates into the room through the doors and windows, which is an essential key element for indoor (non-studio) shooting.

Pay attention not only to the position of the shot, but also to the intensity of daylight and color temperature, generally speaking, the daylight near noon will be very strong, if it shines into the room, it will form a stronger shadow, such a strong light contrast, suitable for creating dramatic pictures; On the other hand, the morning or evening light is soft, the color temperature is warmer, and the diffuse reflection formed by the light entering the room is used as a light source, which is suitable for more bland pictures.

2. Avoid interference from artificial light sources

The light of the artificial light source is more complex, which is easy to cause the shift of white balance, and at the same time, the position of the light source at home is also very fixed, either located at the top or attached to the wall, which is not a good lighting position.

3. Use the aperture priority mode

Indoor shooting, most of the time is dominated by portraits and still lifes, and this kind of non-sporty subject does not have a clear requirement for shutter speed, nor does it require a slow shutter length**, even if the indoor light intensity is low, we can adjust the aperture to achieve light. Not only does this work, but controlling the aperture can also help you grasp the depth of field in tight indoor spaces, controlling the separation of the subject from the background, and giving the viewer a clear visual center of gravity.

When shooting still lifes, using the maximum aperture of the lens will help you create a noticeable bokeh effect; For portraits, it is recommended to use an aperture of around f4 or f5 to keep the entire face in the depth of field.

Fourth, pay attention to the white balance wheel offset

As mentioned earlier, indoor light sources are prone to white balance shifts, even if the lights are turned off, due to the different colors of the furniture, the diffuse reflection xx generated by the surface will also lead to inaccurate white balance. Don't expect too much from the camera's automatic adjustment, the easiest way to face complex light is to use a gray card to calibrate your camera's white balance when shooting.

5. Choose the right background

Another important thing to do in indoor photography is to choose the right background, and when the lighting and angle are up to the mark, the rest is to use the background to match the subject. If you are shooting still life, you can choose a white background to discard unnecessary distractions; For portraits, you need to match the mood you want to express, for example, you can choose a wooden home to express a relaxed and comfortable home, and you can use the dark walls in the room to express a heavy expression.

Another benefit of a white background is to add light to the still life.

Because the pixels of mobile phone photography are gradually increasing, and the mobile phone is small and lightweight, it is easy to carry. You can learn some photography theory and photography skills.

Because it is more convenient, and there is a market, so it is more popular to rush forward, we must pay attention to cleaning the lens, and we must set the focus to be manually adjusted**, keep the mobile phone stable, and know that the effect of shooting in this way is good.

Because mobile phone photography is simple and convenient, and it is much cheaper than a camera, the most important thing to do well is to learn first.

The light is strong enough for good shooting. Therefore, you need to change the angle of the shot accordingly at any time, and pay attention to the direction of the light, you can shoot along the light, and try to make the subject naturally illuminated by the light. Generally, the light coming in from the side can better highlight the texture of the object, so try to use the side light.

When backlighting, you can consider using objects to block it, and if it doesn't work, use your hands to cover the camera to alleviate the impact of backlighting. You also need to be careful when shooting in strong light, and never shoot with a mobile phone lens against strong light, as the shooting effect is not good. In low-light environments, the phone's shooting results are generally not good.

2 4 Also, try not to shake when you press the shutter, otherwise the picture will be blurry.

3 4 Then try not to use the magnification and zoom of the mobile phone, otherwise it will reduce the clarity of the image, and the effect is not as good as shooting without digital zoom.

4 4 Finally, there is the problem of angle, the photographer tries to shoot from the bottom, and the landscape scenery is shot with a prominent object, so that the sense of picture is more prominent.

Precautions. In the later stage, some beauty retouching tools can also be used.

1.Composition – Let the picture have only one "protagonist".

The core of minimalist photography lies in the minimalism of composition, and through trade-offs, only one subject is left in the picture. That is what is often referred to as doing subtraction.

Choose a relatively simple background, lock on to the subject you want to shoot the most, and shoot as close to it as possible, or adjust the focus by placing it a third of the way through the frame, lock**, adjust the angle, and press the shutter when you make sure there are no other distractions in the frame.

2.Colors – looking for balance or conflict.

A ** should not have too many colors, generally 3 5 kinds of the most suitable, unified tone, or choose conflict.

Unified tone is to choose colors of the same color system to complement each other; Conflict is for sharp contrasts, such as red with green, orange with blue, yellow with gray, and so on.

Tonal complementarity Contrasting color conflicts.

The specific operation method is: observe the color elements around the subject, choose a color that is conducive to expressing the theme, preferably bright colors, in order to achieve the purpose of highlighting the subject. Then compose the shot.

3.Lines - Guide lines are easier to implement.

In minimalist photography, the ultimate simplicity is to use the simplest lines or geometric shapes to form the best language.

Clear lines can play a role in guiding the line of sight and dividing the picture, creating a sense of three-dimensional and space, making ** not look like a plane, which is most commonly used in landscape photography.

The specific operation method is: when composing the picture, let the lines be located as much as possible at the position of the ** dividing line of the picture (nearly the nine-square grid dividing line is sufficient), so as to facilitate the visual focus of the viewer to guide the ** dividing point. Then adjust the angle and press the shutter.

4.Background – Clever use of the sky and light.

If the sky is relatively clean, it will be nice to look at. If you're in Beijing, of course. EMMM is hard to come by.

The specific operation method is: lower the camera, use the upward shooting method to compose the shot, use the rule of thirds to compose the shot, diagonal composition, center composition, in short, let the sky occupy more than half of the picture, and then press the shutter.

In addition to the sky, natural light is also a god assist in minimalist photography. Like the lines mentioned above, the lines or geometric shapes formed by light and shadow can also help to compose and guide the picture.