It’s summer and it’s time to enjoy lotus flowers. Beautiful photos of lotus flowers in WeChat Moments have flooded the screen again and again, whetting the appetite of moviegoers for taking pictures of lotus flowers. Among the beautiful flowers in the pond, which piece, which plant, which leaf, which petal to choose? How to take beautiful and distinctive lotus photos? As long as you grasp the following points, the lotus you shoot will be outstanding. Different, more amazing.
First, the weather for shooting: can be used on either sunny or rainy days, but cloudy days are generally not chosen for shooting. When shooting on a sunny day with sunlight, the lotus flowers will be more colorful and have a stronger three-dimensional effect; when shooting lotus flowers on a rainy day, it will be a different scene. The stamens are just blooming and the lotus leaves are filled with pearls. It is the so-called "big and small beads falling on the jade plate".
The second is the shooting time: The best time to shoot lotus is in the early morning. The lotus is dewy and more delicate. The morning sun is warm and soft. The photo layers will be richer and the colors will be more charming. At 9 a.m. After :00, the petals begin to shrink, and the photos taken lose the charm of the delicate lotus fairy.
The third is shooting equipment: SLR or mirrorless camera and a long focal length lens are the most effective. The long focal length lens is more unique in capturing distant flowers, compressing perspective, compact composition, blurring the background, etc. Of course, you can also use reflex lens to shoot, so that the background will produce a dreamy effect like donuts.
The fourth is angle selection: try shooting at a low angle, close to the water to find the reflection, shoot from an angle with the blue sky as the background, and use a macro lens to shoot close-up details. In terms of techniques, you can try multiple exposures, manual color temperature adjustment, slow panning, zoom explosion shooting, etc.
missed the flowering period and will have to wait another year. are you ready? Try it now.
