Photography Tips: Techniques for using light

Mondo Digital Updated on 2024-01-29

Photography is all about taking light and shadow, and what other photography methods are there in front of the sunlight that can be seen every day?Let's look into it.

Tip 1: Backlit photography

You don't have to be in the same direction when taking photos. Sometimes when you shoot a subject with your back to the sun, it will give off a different flavor.

In still life photography, when photographing leaves, we can use sunlight to shine through the leaves, so that the leaves are vivid and the patterns of the leaves stand out.

The beautiful blonde hair is more touching when shooting against the backlight, and the white balance that uses the yellow tone also warms up in the sunset.

Technique 2: Shoot shadows.

When photographing sunlight, the sun itself is not necessarily the protagonist, but in fact, with light comes shadow, which is sometimes more interesting and provides greater room for imagination.

Tip 3: Silhouette.

The backlit protagonist sometimes gets too dark, so let's shoot the silhouette directly!To shoot a beautiful silhouette, we must pay special attention not only to the silhouette and form of the protagonist, but also to whether the outline of the background can stand out.

Tip 4: Photograph reflective surfaces.

Have you ever thought about photographing the world of reflective surfaces?

Glass, mirrors, and even reflections from the surface of the water can capture the world upside down. Balanced compositions or directly filling the frame with reflective surfaces are also good shooting techniques.

Tip 5: Use the light of the lens.

The daylight phenomenon of lenses (lens flare) is actually a disadvantage of lenses, but if you make good use of this disadvantage, you can add a special feeling to **. Depending on the brand and model of the phone, the lighting of the shooting is also different, and the angle of facing the sun is also different, so you can try shooting with your own lens.

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