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江南无所有，聊赠一枝春。
Is Jiangnan really "nothing"? No. Jiangnan has been a land of wealth since ancient times. There is a gentle slanting wind and drizzle, a beautiful small bridge and flowing water, and Wu Nong's soft Suzhou Pingdan.
Just because, the nobility, elegance and cleanliness of plum blossoms can best be appropriately expressed to the deep friendship of friends.
In the cold winter, there are plum blossoms that bloom affectionately despite ice and snow. It shows us the strength of vitality and beautiful hope.
Figure 1
To enjoy the flowers and take pictures, we should also reflect the noble quality of plum blossoms.
From plum blossoms, we can find at least 6 kinds of beauty. Do you know which 6 they are?
In this issue of photography review, Shimo summarized the 6 beauties of plum blossoms into a photo mantra -
1. Aoxue Hanmei is very noble.
2. The color contrast is bright and beautiful.
3. Detail petals and stamens.
4. Mottled light and shadow are high-end beauty.
5. The branches are vigorous and powerful.
6. Chinese style has a sense of beauty.
Whether you are taking pictures with your mobile phone or camera, as long as you are a "caring person" and remember the photography mantra summarized by Shimo, you can take beautiful photos of plum blossoms.
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First, Aoxue Hanmei is very noble.
When it comes to plum blossoms, I always think of the sentence "A few plums in the corner, Ling Han blooms alone". At that time, I was not in elementary school, and I couldn't write this poem. I don't know what plum blossoms look like. But the impression of plum blossoms has already taken root in my heart.
When I was a child, I memorized poems, but it still worked. Because first impressions are very important. The character of plum blossoms has always been praised by literati and writers, and it is also condensed in the words of Tang and Song poems. Children no longer understand and know that winter can be very cold. All the flowers do not bloom, even the leaves have fallen off, and only the plum blossoms are not afraid of the cold, and they bloom in the wind and snow...... This kind of tenacity in the face of difficulties is the first impression of plum blossoms.
Proud snow and cold plum, not afraid of wind and snow, proud and unyielding, but also the "first beauty" of plum blossoms.
How to take a photo of Aoxue Hanmei?
The easiest way to do this is to take pictures of plum blossoms covered in snow and ice on a snowy day. For example, Figure 3 looks like this-
Figure 3
The snow melts into ice and covers the plum blossoms. Crystal clear.
It's the frozen "Ice Cream Flower". For example, Figure 4 looks like this-
Figure 4
If you are shooting plum blossoms while the snow is falling.
We can also change the shutter speed to shoot different snow flakes.
Turn the shutter speed up a little and the snowflakes will be photographed as white "dots".
The dotted white "snowflake spots" can not only create a shooting atmosphere, but also make the picture more poetic and beautiful.
Figure 5
If you lower the shutter speed. Traces of falling snow are also photographed.
When the snow falls into a line, the traces of snowflakes will be more intuitive.
It can also better bring out the arrogance of plum blossoms.
In order to maintain the stability of the footage, remember to use a tripod to take pictures.
Figure 6
Second, the color contrast is bright and beautiful.
Plum blossoms are not the same as wax plums. There are many colors of plum blossoms, red, green, white, and pink...... There are also yellow plum blossoms, which are not particularly common, and they are very colorful.
The common color of wax plum is bright yellow. Occasionally, there are beige, light yellow varieties close to white, and red heart yellow petals. However, the overall color is basically yellow. It won't be as colorful as plum blossoms.
This is also the second beauty of plum blossoms.
Since the plum blossoms are very colorful, then we can consider making a fuss about color matching.
Moreover, for novice photographers, color matching is the easiest photography technique to start.
Create a color contrast in the picture. The greater the color contrast, the stronger the visual impact of the picture, and the easier it is to make a deep impression.
When photographing flowers, color contrast is a more common photographic technique. It can effectively highlight the subject of the photograph and make it eye-catching.
Figure 7
When the weather is nice, use the blue sky as the backdrop for your photography.
No matter what color the plum blossom is, it will look fresh and bright.
FIGURE 8
In Merlin, blur the photographic background with a wide aperture.
Using the green behind the red plum, pink plum, and white plum will make the flowers stand out.
Figure 9
The red palace wall is festive.
It is also excellent to set off plum blossoms.
FIGURE 10
The golden glazed tile is a symbol of wealth.
Photographing plum blossoms in high places, blurring the background of photography with a large aperture and long focal length, can show the noble temperament of plum blossoms.
FIGURE 11
3. Detail petals and stamens.
Strictly speaking, plum blossoms are not the only plants that bloom in winter.
There is also a wax plum, which also blooms in winter. Moreover, the wax plum blossoms earlier than the plum blossoms!
Therefore, it is often said that wax plum and plum blossom are confused. In fact, there are two kinds of flowers - plum blossoms are from the Rosaceae family, and wax plums are from the wax plum family.
looks different, not related at all.
As an aside, peach blossoms are also of the Rosaceae family. And the flowering period of the peach blossom is just after the plum blossom. If you are interested, you can take a closer look at the peach blossoms and plum blossoms, do they look quite alike?
Because these two flowers belong to the same family, people are relatives.
If you look closely at plum blossoms, it is not difficult to see the difference between plum blossoms and wax plums - in addition to the different colors of the flowers, the stamens and petals are also different.
Wax plum is a waxy flower with small stamens.
The petals of plum blossoms are the same as those of peach blossoms (yes, they are relatives, of course), and the stamens are thin and long.
When the flower is fully bloomed, the stamens will also stick out. It's like a handful, ripe bean sprouts.
FIGURE 12
The "one plum" at the end of the branch was selected as the subject of the photograph.
Put the focus on one of the flowers. Take pictures of the details clearly, the petals should be one by one, and the stamens should be one by one. Achieve true restoration.
FIGURE 13
If you take a photo from the side of a plum blossom, focus it with the stamen.
The mobile phone can turn on the macro function to shoot the stamens clearly.
FIGURE 14
Fourth, the mottled light and shadow are high-end beauty.
If you want to take plum blossom photos with a sense of luxury, light and shadow effects are indispensable.
Light and shadow are the soul of photography. This sentence is not wrong at all.
It is also a flower, as long as the light and shadow effects are changed, Cinderella can be transformed gorgeously.
Novices taking pictures can't be proficient in light and shadow effects as soon as they come up. This requires the accumulation of experience. Then, novice photographers can start with the simplest light and shadow effects, for example, smooth light.
Shunguang is "facing the light". Converted into the vernacular, it means that the sun shines on the front of the flower.
The advantage of taking photos in the light is that you can get more details and you can get a clear picture of the petals and stamens.
However, there are few shadows in the light, and the three-dimensional effect is slightly worse relatively speaking.
For example, the effect of Figure 15 -
FIGURE 15
Backlight is the opposite of light.
Forward light is the light shining on the front of the flower, and backlight is the light shining on the back of the flower.
For example, Figure 16 -
The petals will be transparent by the sun, and the flowers are layered on top of each other, and the three-dimensional effect is strong.
FIGURE 16
The side light shines on the side of the flower. In actual shooting, the application rate of side backlight and backlight will be relatively high.
For example, the effect of shooting a light spot in the background of a photograph -
FIGURE 17
Have you noticed those light spots in the background of your photography?
In fact, it is because of the backlight that there are reflective or leaky scenes in the background.
For example, the reflection of leaves, and the light leakage between leaves.
When you shoot a bokeh with a wide aperture or telephoto lens, the background flare will appear.
FIGURE 18
Fifth, the branches are vigorous and powerful.
You must have seen the perennial tree "old pile", the way it turns in the curve.
The new branches are straight and smooth, and the bark is very smooth, and only the old stakes will have the "vigor" of twisting and turning, and the bark is also pimple and looks very distorted.
These old piles that have been polished by the years have a kind of vicissitudes of beauty. It's like an old man who has experienced the beatings of life, and every wrinkle has a story.
The old pile blooms new flowers, although the branches are curved, but the character is still stubborn.
It contains the power of life, which can bend and bend easily.
FIGURE 19
For shooting techniques, you can refer to the "blank" creation method in Chinese painting.
A large area of blank space can leave room for the reader's imagination, make people feel "unfinished", and create a unique visual effect and aesthetic experience.
FIGURE 20
Sixth, the Chinese style has a sense of beauty.
When it comes to blank space, we have to say "Chinese style".
What is Chinese style? Chinese style is literally, Chinese style.
As a native Chinese, who doesn't know what "chinoiserie" is? the education we received from childhood, the scenery we see with our eyes, the objects we use every day, our writing, our clothing, everything around us...... All exude the smell of "Chinese style".
Plum blossom, as the first of China's top ten famous flowers, is naturally one of the representatives of "Chinese style". The easiest way to photograph plum blossoms with a "Chinese style" flavor is to use plum blossoms to match ancient buildings. Ancient buildings are cultural treasures of Chinese civilization, with exquisite carvings and exquisite color schemes. It is used to set off the classical temperament of plum blossoms, which is the most suitable.
We can choose some more classic parts, such as Chinese-style flower windows, exquisite brick carvings, red walls, blue bricks, glazed tiles, and red lanterns that represent a festive atmosphere...... And so on, as a photographic foreground and background.
FIGURE 21
Use plum blossoms as the foreground and ancient buildings as the background.
Photographing plum blossoms as clearly as the background is a taste;
Using a large aperture to blur the plum blossom photograph and make the photo have a virtual and real contrast, which is another taste.
FIGURE 22
In addition to being used as a photographic foreground, plum blossoms can also be used as a photographic background.
For example, we photographed a red lantern in the Plum Garden.
FIGURE 23
Photographing flowers in the snow and hanging a small red lantern on the branches can also reflect the classical beauty of Chinese style.
FIGURE 24
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