Sunrise and sunset are the most magnificent sights in nature. The red sun and the golden light passing through the colorful clouds are the subjects that photographers like to shoot.

when the sun rises off the horizon or approaches the horizon, its brightness changes rapidly. The light in the morning is getting brighter and brighter, gradually losing the atmosphere in the morning, and the light in the evening will soon weaken. At the same time, colorful clouds often appear around the sun at this time. Because the scenery of sunrise and sunset changes rapidly, it is very important to make full preparations before shooting, which will help you shoot in time.

Before shooting, go to the scene to observe the exact position of sunrise and sunset, and then determine the ground scenery and shooting direction and location, so as to avoid the phenomenon that the scenery is separated from the setting position of the sun during shooting. The choice of ground scenery is best to use reflective water, such as ponds, rice fields, rivers, etc. Because of the reflection of ground water, the photos taken in this way can avoid the problem of great contrast between the ground and the sky.

When shooting the sunrise or sunset, the camera lens can shoot directly at the sun when your eyes can look directly at the sun without being dazzling. If you feel that the sun is too bright for human eyes to look directly at, it is best to reduce the aperture by one or two levels. When you use a small aperture of F/16 or F/22, you can get a radiant effect. When sunlight enters the lens, it will form a halo phenomenon on the photosensitive film, so a hood should be added. Note that the exposure should be determined by the brightness of the sun or clouds. Because the light in the sky is stronger than that on the ground, the difference is great. If the exposure is determined according to the ground scenery, the sun and clouds will be overexposed.

In order to make the image of the sun stand out on the screen, it is ideal to use a 2mm lens, which can obtain a larger image of the sun. If you focus on the foreground, not on the sun itself, you can make the scene have a strong three-dimensional effect, and at the same time, because the sun on the picture is no longer dazzling, it will create a mysterious atmosphere. If you shoot with a standard lens, the influence of the sun on the picture is too small, so you'd better choose to shoot scenes such as hongxia and sunset glow.

filter lenses are often used when shooting sunrise and sunset. Such as blue and cyan filters, can reduce the brightness of the sun and narrow the brightness contrast between the sun and the scenery; If yellow, orange and red filters are used, the contrast of the scene will be excessively highlighted and the dark level will be reduced. What kind of filter to choose can choose different filter lenses according to different themes and different light conditions.