If you are a senior ADHD, prepare a SLR camera with a focal length covering the wide-angle to telephoto lens. Canon series has 600D, 650D, 7D, etc.; Nikon series has D3200, D7000, D90, D5200, D300s, etc.; coupled with a 18-200, 18-250 lens can be. If it is a super fancier, I suggest you prepare a Canon or Nikon full-frame camera. The Canon series features entry-level full-frame 6D, medium-format full-frame 5D2, and advanced full-frame 5D3. The Nikon series features entry-level full-frame D600 and full-frame full-frame D800. The Sony series features the A850, A900 and the new A99 full-frame camera. . Prepare 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 24-105 wide-angle medium-focus lenses covering one to two, 70-200mm, 100-400mm telephoto lenses covering one; if not too heavy, bring another 85mm. Fixed-focus head portrait, a 100mm macro lens for flower insects.
Others, must bring enough memory cards and spare batteries, chargers and other necessary equipment. This sounds like a lot of nonsense, but in fact, many people have had camera straps, no memory cards, or the kind that opened the lens cover to open the camera. The protective mirror actually broke up. There have also been several situations in which I heard that I had a battery without electricity. Therefore, before each time you take a photo, you should take a test shot first to check whether the battery, memory card is in the room, and whether you can access the photo smoothly. Remember to check the shooting settings, such as whether the white balance and ISO value settings are within a reasonable range. Do not underestimate these little tricks, but also some people open the day ISO1600 open in the end, go home to discover the tragedies of major events.
Does your camera have electricity?
Picking up the camera and saying a trip to go is not exactly in line with everyone's current pursuit. However, at the moment you pick up the camera, have you ever thought that you might be depressed for a while. Many people really just picked up the camera and packed it into a bag before leaving for the trip. Then they went out and never turned on the camera. Although this step is simple, it is crucial. Because your camera may be out of power, or you may be out of power soon.
In fact, if you want to see if the camera has power, it is the easiest thing to do. Just turn the camera on and you can see the display of the power directly on the screen. If you can not open the camera, it is completely out of power, or after the opening of the battery after the little remaining, you should quickly remove the battery for charging, so that you can guarantee a fully charged state when you go out The camera is ready to use.
Going out to travel, the basis for wanting to take master's photos is not photography. It is whether your camera has electricity or no electricity. Even the best SLR camera is just a self-defense brick. Here, we would like to remind everyone again that many single-cameras and card cameras use less battery power, and the camera is very power-consuming when used, so this part of the user can consider carrying a spare battery to meet the shooting needs of the whole day. . The author himself had experienced the dilemma of using a single-camera camera to shoot for half a day, so this type of camera backup battery is very necessary.
Finally, to remind everyone that if it is a long journey, don't forget to bring the charger after the camera is fully charged, and it is no longer necessary to use a powerful camera battery for two days. However, many cameras can now use the Android phone data cable for charging. This design is very convenient, and users can share a data cable with the mobile phone to charge.
Of course, when carrying an external flash or other ancillary equipment, don’t forget to check if there is any electricity. Take the spare battery with you, so that you can guarantee nothing.
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Is there a memory card? With a few?
Currently, whether using a SLR camera, a single-electric camera, a card camera, or using various types of cameras, it is basically necessary to use a memory card. SD, CF, and MicroSD are the most common types of memory cards used by cameras and video cameras. However, people may have noticed that people often go out and didn’t shoot a lot of photos or videos before they find that the “memory card is full.†It’s not that everyone has a low-capacity storage card. In fact, everyone didn’t go to the air before going out. .
In fact, forgetting to leave the original contents of the memory card before you go out is not a big problem, because it's okay to delete the previously useless content during the trip, but remember to go ahead and not delete the content. Don't take the photo just taken. Incorrect deletion. If you can format the card, the deletion will be more thorough.
After the memory card had a place, another problem came. Nowadays, everyone's memory cards are generally only about 8G in size, and even smaller. For the current era of camera pixel soaring, it is far from enough. In other words, when an 8G memory card shoots several hundred photos, it will be full. At this time, everyone needs a spare memory card. The carrying of spare memory cards is actually more important. After all, if the memory card is full, the following shooting work cannot be continued.
In tourist resorts or abroad, the price of memory cards is very expensive, which is more than the price of the memory cards that we can usually buy. This point I have been concerned about in many countries, so here we recommend that everyone carry their own The memory card will definitely make everyone sad when it comes to purchasing memory cards in places where they travel.
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Don't forget to clean the sensor
For users of SLR cameras, since the lens is replaceable, the bottom of the lens and the reflector near the camera body are easily covered with dust. It is not a matter of dust, but if it is not cleaned in time If you do, the photos you take will have a lot of black spots, affecting the quality of your photos. So the first thing we need to do is check the dust, open the aperture to F11, and use the camera to take a picture of the wall or the sky and see if any dust affects the image quality.
The current camera has a function of automatically cleaning the sensor. If there is dust, you can turn on this function. At this moment, the mirror of the camera will rise and the shutter curtain will open, as long as the camera is kept on and the battery is fully charged. It will keep going. Then we take the pre-prepared air and blow the sensor part of the camera, which can clean a lot of large pieces of floating dust or hair. Then use a cotton swab in a special cleaning kit to clean the sensor. Use moderate force. Too light will not remove the dust that adheres to it. Too heavy will damage the sensor.
After cleaning, install the lens of the camera and turn off the camera. The shutter curtain will automatically close and the mirror will fall. Re-photograph a light-colored photo, still open the photo in the computer and observe carefully. If the original dark spots are gone, it means that the cleaning is successful. If the black spots are still there, then it may be necessary to continue cleaning.
Although we do not clean the sensors, we can use post-processing software such as Photoshop to take pictures after the photographs have been taken and remove the black spots. However, due to the tedious process, we recommend that you clean them properly before traveling.
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Photo size and format adjustment
The current camera manufacturers, in order to meet the needs of all users, set a number of photos in the camera's internal size, mainly divided into L, M and S three stalls, each stall there is a difference in quality. The L-size photo size is the largest, and the relative picture quality is even better because it can record a very large number of photo details. The S gear is the smallest gear. The size and size of the photos are the smallest, suitable for fast transmission, so many journalists will use this gear. But for us ordinary photographers, the L position is best.
Before going out, we should check whether the quality of our camera is adjusted to the highest quality part. After finishing the pre-regulation preparation for picture quality and photo size, we went on to talk about the photo format part. Most of the current cameras can take pictures in both RAW and JPG formats. JPG is a photo format that we often see. It has been compressed and processed in the camera. After shooting, it can be read directly on the computer and shared and so on. The RAW format is suitable for professional use and cannot be read directly on the computer.
The RAW format literally means an unprocessed photo. It records all the original information of the shooting environment at the time, making it easier for users to adjust later. RAW format photos are much larger than JPG, so taking RAW photos is also more space for memory cards, but this can bring us more outstanding image quality and details of the presentation.
If we take a picture in RAW format, it cannot be opened directly in the computer. We need to use professional post processing software such as Lightroom or Photoshop to be able to open it. And we can also use this software for post-processing pictures, professional photographers are shooting this format and then post-processing.
For the average photography enthusiast, shooting JPG format is enough, professional people can consider shooting RAW format and post-processing. Of course, if you have a large memory card, you may want to consider storing both JPG and RAW formats. Basic options are available in the camera.
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White balance and sensitivity adjustment
Whether it is white balance or sensitivity, it is a parameter option that directly affects the picture quality. Therefore, we should try to remember whether these two parameters are correct before going out to take pictures. White balance is the white balance, literal meaning. There are many kinds of white balance options in the general camera. Everyone can choose the appropriate white balance setting according to the environment of the photographing. Of course, you can also fine-tune manually.
If we say that we are not sure, then we recommend that you use the "auto white balance" option, which is also the most secure. If white balance adjustment is wrong, then the picture will be blue or yellow, and the overall tone will be a problem.
Sensitivity is actually what we often say ISO. The current camera is very good at noise control, so the ISO range is very wide, generally from ISO100 to ISO12800 or higher.
The magic of ISO is that it allows us to take very clear and bright pictures in the dark, but if we say that using high ISO in very well-lit places, it will leave a lot of noise in the picture. Seriously affecting the picture quality, the most deadly thing is that we find it difficult to detect on the small screen of the camera and we will regret it when we go home.
Therefore, we should check whether the ISO value is correct before leaving for travel. Did we adjust the high value and forget to tune it back? Of course, the best thing to do is to adjust the ISO value at any time while taking a picture. This will not cause this problem. If you say that you have no idea of ​​how many ISOs you should use for the environment at the time, you can use automatic ISO selection. This will not cause too much trouble. But remember to use the automatic ISO option, remember to set the upper and lower ISO values.
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Don't forget the focus system and metering
Each photo needs to be in focus before shooting, and focusing is the most basic matter regardless of the composition. Especially for a friend who uses a large aperture lens, since the foreground and background will be blurred when the large aperture is used, only the part where the focus is will be the real scene, so focusing is especially important. We often find that people who have very low levels of photography use SLR cameras to take pictures, often with sharp backgrounds, but the people in front of the background are blurred.
Each photographer has his own focus and focus options, and the camera also provides a very rich focus, we can adjust the corresponding focus when shooting to shoot the object you need to focus, so that the focus changes It's easier and faster. Of course, if we say we want to shoot consecutively moving objects, then we can use the auto focus mode for the focus part. So before we take pictures, we should first adjust the focus.
The problem of focusing should be noticed, and the metering part should also be noted. Metering may be an option that we rarely use for everyday photography. Especially for ordinary photographers, we may not adjust the metering mode for many years, but the metering mode is very important for taking photos in different environments. , also has a lot of help.
The most common of our current cameras is the evaluation of metering, center-weighted metering, and spot metering. Most of us use evaluation metering. However, in a special environment, the evaluation of metering is the least accurate. of.
Spot metering measures light in a small area near the focal point, and its metering results are only responsible for that small area. The advantage is that it can ensure the accurate exposure of small-scale objects to the greatest extent. The disadvantages are also obvious. It is that the camera exposure cannot take the overall situation into consideration, and sometimes there are obvious overexposure or underexposure phenomena outside the focus. The principle of center-weighted metering is the same as that of spot metering, except that it does not measure a point, but rather a larger range. Its advantage is that when shooting automatically, it is easier to obtain more realistic, more realistic photometry, and exposure errors caused by the metering point being in the wrong place will not be caused. It is mainly suitable for shooting portraits and close-up photos. Evaluative metering divides the screen into several areas. Each area is individually metered, and the camera processor then sums the values ​​measured in each area and calculates a final value from the weights to meter the entire frame. The advantage of this metering mode is that you can easily obtain bright and dark balanced images, without the partial overexposure or underexposure, and the entire screen brightness and darkness balance. The disadvantage is that it can not meet a variety of situations, such as shadows, backlighting, and so on. In general, collective photo and scenery are all adopted such photometric methods.
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Has your camera shaken?
For SLR users, their lenses can be replaced, and they are also more advanced. There are usually many kinds of levers on the lens. Users can adjust these levers to turn on and off some functions. The two most important ones are dialing. The lever is to control the anti-shake and manual/auto focus. Generally, the lens with anti-shake function will choose to turn on the anti-shake function, and the focus mode will be selected in the auto-focus gear, which can help shooting more, especially for users with relatively normal photography.
First of all, we talk about the anti-shake part. The camera's anti-shake lever is the word “STABILIZERâ€. After the camera is turned on, the jitter level will be improved. Lens anti-shake is to set a special anti-shake compensation lens group in the lens. According to the camera's shake direction and degree, the compensation lens group adjusts the position and angle accordingly to keep the light path stable. After the lens stabilization is turned on, it really has a very prominent effect on image stabilization. This point, the author himself has a lot of experience. Therefore, before each photograph, we should first check whether the lens stabilization is turned on, but many high-end lenses are not equipped with anti-shake function.
There are many times when people will find that they have no problem with all settings, but the photographs taken are completely free of any focus, and the overall situation is blurred. This is mostly caused by SLR cameras or single-camera cameras. The reason for this is that they turn on the manual focus of the lens.
Manual focus is a test for eyesight and experience for the average photographer, so most people will not use manual focus. Now all the lens manufacturers are intimately designed for everyone to automatically / manual focus lever, we can take pictures directly when the lever can be placed in the auto focus part, the "A or M / A" subtitles, so that When you focus, you don't have to worry about the problem of virtual focus.
Because the lens levers are designed on the side of the lens, when people put the lens in the bag or remove it, they sometimes mistakenly toggle to the lever, so after each lens is taken out, it should be checked whether these levers are In the function that oneself needs, this can avoid all sorts of situations when photographing happen.
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Time and author information settings
After the trip is over, go home and turn on the computer, import the photos into the computer, and then open the photo to see. Often find the time of your photos crossed, or the author of the photo is actually not myself, but a colleague or friend. Although this kind of thing will not affect the viewing of photos, it will always cause people to feel uncomfortable. After all, if the author writes his name, the time is accurate and will make everyone more happy.
In fact, adjusting the camera's time is the easiest thing to do. Everybody will also refer to this item in the initial setup after purchasing the camera. After adjusting the time and date, generally speaking, it does not need to be changed unless it is adjusted by others. It needs to be adjusted again. The adjustment of the camera's time and date is also very simple and will be found in the obvious position of the menu.
The adjustment of the author's information is actually a complicated matter, because after many users get their SLR, they simply do not know that the camera has such an option. It is the words “artist†and “copyright†in the above picture. Some of the content requires us to find relevant options in the menu to spell my own name, so that all photos after the photo will have their own names, copyrights are owned by themselves.
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Second, we must master the various functions of the camera.
When you travel, you may meet the ever-changing scenes. Magnificent sunrises, majestic waterfalls, cloud-covered peaks, animals and insects in the rain, and various character images are all your subjects. You need to be proficient in the various functions of the equipment in your hands and give full play to the function of the camera, no matter what subject you shoot. At the same time, try to compare several shots with different perspectives; shooting with different lenses will also produce good photos. For example, when shooting scenery, caves, forests, and buildings, using ultra-wide angle and even fish-eye lens, the exaggerated effect is bright and brings new feelings to you. When it rains, most tourists will choose to shelter from the rain. I like to shoot flowers and insects in the rain. Snails scared by rain, lotuses bathed in rain, and couples sharing an umbrella are all good themes. I remember one time, when the Lotus pond shot when the lotus suddenly began to rain, beans, large rain hit the lotus leaf, the formation of crystal clear pearl dance in the dance, really "big bead beads off Yupan." On a lotus leaf about 80 cm above the water, heavy water drops the lotus leaf down and the crystal drops of water pour on another slightly lower lotus leaf. The same crystal drops drop to a lower level. On the lotus leaf, the series of water droplets tumbling, and the scene of pouring down in turn, is so beautiful! How good shooting opportunities!
Fourth, we must avoid some taboos on travel photography.
First, avoid direct sunlight photography. The bright sunshine provides good lighting conditions that make the scenery lively, saturated in color, and provide conditions for using high-speed shutters and small apertures. But the strong sunshine will also cause problems. The most prominent is that its dazzling light will make the subject not open its eyes. At the same time, high-angle direct light will also cause heavy shadows on the faces of the characters and damage the image of the characters. nice. Therefore, when photographing outdoors, the sun should be exposed to the subject from the side, avoiding the face directly facing the sun.
The second is to avoid people and colored environment too close to photography. Under bright light, the reflection of the object will increase. In this case, the figure should try to stay away from those scenes with bright colors. Otherwise, the colors of those scenes will be reflected on the characters and cause color cast.
The third is to avoid the top light when the characters stand on the concrete floor to take pictures. Because the surface of cement is relatively flat and light in color, it will form a strong reflected light. This bottom-up “footlight†often causes a horrible effect and should be avoided as much as possible.
Fourth, avoid standing next to the tree to take photos. Light and shadow complement each other, the stronger the light, the deeper the shadow. When people stand at the side of the tree to take pictures, the sun often projects leaves on the person's body and face, causing mottled shadows and detracting from the beauty of the picture. In this regard, you can read more books about photography or learn more about the practice of photography. You will take satisfactory pictures.
Fifth, before traveling, we must understand the customs, habits, and taboos of some ethnic minorities and respect the living habits and religious beliefs of ethnic minorities.