I believe that some photographers are familiar with shooting some still life portrait scenery photos. Many people want to try shooting lightning, but lightning is like an incomprehensible beast, and many photographers are difficult to control. Today, Gao En Product Shooting Studio will tell you how to shoot lightning. In fact, shooting lightning is not very difficult. Here are a few tips for shooting lightning, but these tips should be carried out under the premise of safety first.
1. Stable tripod
Lightning often comes with storms, so in extreme weather such as violent storms, in addition to keeping warm from rain and strengthening your will, you should also prepare a camera and lens with drip-proof and dust-proof characteristics, as well as a camera with sufficient stability. The tripod keeps the camera from swaying in the face of wind and rain.
2. Long exposure
Using tripod photography can make long-exposed photos clearer. In order to shoot lightning in the sky, it is recommended to use a long-exposure of 20-30 second shutter or even B shutter, so that the camera has enough time to capture the moment of lightning. In addition, under long exposure, it is recommended to use a shutter cable to trigger the shutter, effectively preventing hands from shaking the camera body. As for ISO sensitivity, the lower the better, which can reduce some noise under long exposure.
3. Manual focus
Under extreme weather conditions, the sky is dark and lacks contrast, and the camera's autofocus system may be out of alignment or unable to focus. At this time, we can switch to manual focus mode and set the focus distance of the lens to infinity, so that we can clearly capture distant lightning. For the aperture value closely related to the depth of field, it is recommended to center on F 8.0 and fine-tune the exposure brightness from F 5.6 to F 11.
4. Shooting timing
The speed of lightning generation is very fast, and the speed of human physiological reflex nerves can't keep up at all. Therefore, we have to structure the picture in advance, focus well, and then set the exposure time, aperture size and ISO sensitivity of the camera, and then wait for the time period when lightning frequently appears, and then press the shutter to expose.
5. Composition elements
If you only shoot lightning alone, it seems to lack some variety and diversity. We can try to add some elements to the photo composition, such as the lights, outlines and shapes of distant buildings, or the reflection of lightning and lightning on the ground and water, which can create impressive lightning photography.
After all the above conditions and photography equipment are ready, it is necessary to shoot good lightning photography works. The rest is perseverance, patience and constant attempts, which is a bit like fishing. As long as you wait patiently, I believe you will gain something. Finally, Gao En Product Shooting Studio reminds you not to take photos in open places or under big trees! SAFETY FIRST!
