Autumn has picturesque red leaves; there are golden ginkgoes; there are fiery red metasequoias; there are golden rice fields; there are golden poplars...Autumn is the season of maturity; autumn is the season of harvest; autumn is like A glass of cellar-aged wine, mellow and lingering aftertaste.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed and late autumn has officially entered. If you like to walk outdoors in the most beautiful autumn, experience autumn, and make beautiful memories, then the following five techniques for photographing portraits among red maple leaves may help you.
1. Take photos by throwing red leaves
Hold a handful of red leaves and throw them into the sky. When shooting, before tossing the red leaves, set the camera shooting mode to continuous shooting, and then set the exposure parameters. It should be noted that the shutter speed cannot be too low, because the action of tossing the red leaves is relatively fast. It should be higher than 1/500 seconds or higher. It is advisable; the focus mode is set to continuous focus. When shooting, focus on the face, and then give the subject an instruction to throw the red leaves. Immediately press the shutter button without releasing it until the red leaves fall to the ground to complete the shooting.
2. Strolling among the romantic red leaves
Taking this kind of photo does not have many requirements for the subject. Just walk arm in arm and walk forward naturally. However, the most important thing to note is that It is good to hold hands or hold hands, face to face sideways, and talk and laugh. When taking this kind of photo, you can ask the subject to slow down as much as possible, so there is no need to set the shutter too high, 1/250 second is enough. If the lighting conditions are not good, you can ask the subject to just walk and stand still, use 1/250 second. 125 seconds shutter speed shooting.
3. Shooting on the branches of red leaves
This shooting method is a close-up of red leaves and portraits. It is best to use a large aperture and small depth of field when shooting, so that the red leaves and portraits to be close-up are in the same position. On the same focal plane, the close-up red leaves and portraits are clear, while the others are in a blurred state, especially the blurred background, which has a hazy aesthetic.
4. Use the maple forest and the road to shoot the back view
Shooting the back view on the maple forest road covered with red maple leaves gives people a sense of tranquility in the years and the future together.
5. Lie on the ground and take close-up portraits of red leaves and people
Close-up portraits are often based on portraits. You can’t take too many scenic spots when taking pictures. At this time, you can let the person being photographed Lying on the ground full of red leaves, holding a piece of red leaf, this way the characteristics of the red maple leaf and the portrait are well integrated. When shooting, make sure that the red maple leaf you are holding is on the same focal plane as the face of the portrait. The clothes of the person being photographed should have a certain color difference from the red maple leaves, such as black, white, blue, green, etc., and should not be orange-red similar to the maple leaves.