雪夜人像摄影

思路1:要找光源 – 霓虹灯、路灯、车灯,甚至是地面的反光,手中的闪光灯, 手机等

思路 2: 找反差 – 利用灯光的暖色调与雪地的冷色调形成冷暖反差,冷暖色在同一画面中体现。

思路3:找细节,特写画面拍好一个细节特写,身边的细节随时都有,选择有特色,有对比的细节拍摄局部小景通过光影的局部来展现雪景的另一种美

思路 3: 正确使用闪光灯 – 在白天拍摄时,我们往往要选择暗背景,来衬托出白色的雪花;而在夜晚开闪灯拍雪花却恰好相反,需要选择稍亮处作为背景。理由很简单,因为夜晚的环境光本来就不足,开启闪光灯更是会进一步“压暗”背景。

思路 4: 使用慢门 – 夜景在霓虹灯的照射下,如梦如幻,宛如仙境,而夜景是很适合慢门的。使用稍慢的快门速度 1/10 秒

思路 5:逆光拍摄 – 可以借助灯光营造出梦幻的光影效果,逆光无疑是很好的选择,逆光拍摄比正面打光更加容易,光源也更好选择,例如车灯、路灯等都是很不错的光源。而且,逆光拍摄可以直接将主题拍摄为剪影,控制起来也更加简单。

思路 6: 拍出雪花 – 雪花飘落的长度,密集度都可以通过调整iso和快门来调整。如果想拍摄颗粒状的雪花,就调高iso,把快门调快到1/100秒以上。

Photography hotspots in USA by regions

Alabama:

Alaska: Whales, Glaciers, waterfalls, eagles and mountain goat,
Bears Wild photography. Reasons: July.

Arizona: Sedona, Flagstaff, Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly stunning landscapes, sunrise, sunset or night sky. The best reasons: April or fall.

California: Death Valley And Alabama Hills
landscape and night sky Photography. The best reason: Spring.

A coastal redwood forest: Redwoods National Park, Prairie Creek, Del Norte Coast and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Parks. Reason: Summer.

Colorado: Lakes, Waterfalls and Night Skies of Rocky Mountain National Park Photography. The best reason: Summer.

Alpine lakes fall color. Reason: fall.

Hawaii:

Illinois:

Maine: Monhegan Island from Monchiggon, Algonquian for ‘out-to-sea island’, about ten miles off the rocky Maine coast. Reasons: Summer and Fall.

New Mexico:

Oregon:

Tennessee: Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Reasons: Spring, Summer and Fall.

Utah; Capitol Reef, Monument Valley landscape and night sky. Reasons: Spring and summer.

Washington: Palouse – from the Washington/Idaho border, circling north over the Palouse River to capture the backroads and farms that form one of America’s most unique regions. Travel to the agricultural heart of the northwest where fields of wheat and lentils roll gently into the distant, surrounding mountains. Begins at the top of Steptoe Butte, a 400 million-year-old overlook, as sunset hues warm the landscape below. Explore the ghost town of Elberton where a great fire and the Great Depression sent inhabitants looking for a better life. Ecosystems collide at Kamiak Butte where a rich forest of pine and fur falls away to sage desert below. Reasons: may to September.

How to manage Google Thermostat temperature on a phone app

There are multiple ways to manage Google Thermostat temperature on a phone. This video shows how to do so.

1.Manage current temperature

On your Thermostat app, tap – to decrease or + to increase the current temperature.

To change the time, tap the time icon.

You can select the Star and End Time.

2. Use Temperature Presets

Tap Settings icon

Tap on Temperature preferences

Tap Temperature presets

Tap the Ready-made preset, for example Comfort.

Adjust the temperature by tap – or +,

And then Save.

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Resolutions for fixing Sony A1 camera Tracking Focus area problem

Sony A1 Tracking features can keep a subject in focus as it moves across the frame. If you have a problem to use tracking focus, it could be you have incorrect tracking settings. This article provides some resolutions.

Resolution 1:Make sure to Set Continuous AF (AF-C) as Focus Mode

Turn the focus mode dial to AF-C while pressing the focus mode dial lock release button.

Resolution 2: Select correct Tracking Focus Area

You can press C2 and move to Focus Area, Tracking mode, and then select the desired area to start tracking using the left/right sides of the control wheel. These are the tracking options: [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: Spot S]/[Tracking: Spot M]/[Tracking: Spot L] or [Tracking: Expand Spot].

Or you can Go to Menu>AF/MF

Select Focus Area

Select Focus Area again

Select Tracking such as [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: Spot S]/[Tracking: Spot M]/[Tracking: Spot L] or [Tracking: Expand Spot].

The LCD will show like this.

Move focus area/point using the multi-selector in Sony A1 camera

You can move the focus area/point by pushing the multi-selector on Sony A1 camera. This article shows how to do so.

* The multi-selector [Standard] function is assigned to  in the center with the default setting. When you press  in the center of multi-selector, the product automatically focuses on the center of the screen.

You can move the focus point by pushing the multi-selector up/down/left/right.

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Tracking settings on Sony A1 camera

Sony A1 Tracking features can keep a subject in focus as it moves across the frame. This article shows how to setup focus tracking in Sony A1 camera.

Step 1:Set Continuous AF (AF-C) as Focus Mode

Turn the focus mode dial to AF-C while pressing the focus mode dial lock release button.

Step 2: Select Tracking Focus Area

You can press C2 and move to Focus Area, Tracking mode, and then select the desired area to start tracking using the left/right sides of the control wheel. These are the tracking options: [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: Spot S]/[Tracking: Spot M]/[Tracking: Spot L] or [Tracking: Expand Spot].

Or you can Go to Menu>AF/MF

Select Focus Area

Select Focus Area again

Select Tracking such as [Tracking: Zone], [Tracking: Spot S]/[Tracking: Spot M]/[Tracking: Spot L] or [Tracking: Expand Spot].

The LCD will show like this.

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How to avoid tolls on Google Maps

Google map mobile allows you to avoid tolls during your trip. This article shows how to do so.

1. Enter the location on Google Maps mobile app, and then tap Directions.

2. Tap on the 3 dots next to Your location

3. Tap on Route options.

4. Tap Avoid tolls. You also have options to avoid highways and ferries. Tap Done.

5. Google map will show you all no tolls route options. 

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How to forward your Yahoo email to another email address

With Yahoo Mail Plus, you are able to forward your emails to another email addresses. This article shows how to do so.

Note: Beginning January 15, 2021, automatic forwarding of emails from your Yahoo inbox to another email account will no longer be a feature of free Yahoo Mail accounts. Upgrade to Yahoo Mail Pro or Plus

1. Login your Yahoo account and then click on Settings.

2. Click on … More Settings.

3. Click on the Mailboxes.

4. Click on your yahoo email. If this is personal Yahoo email, you have an option to upgrade to Yahoo Mail Plus.

If you have Yahoo Mail Plus, you should have an option to Add/Remove another email address you want to forward. 

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How to use A7info to display Focus Point

With A7info software, you can display focus point. This article shows how to do so.

Step 1: Download A7info

Search A7info on Google and download it to your local drive.

Step 2: Install A7infosetup.exe

Double click on A7infosetup.exe to start the installation. Follow the wizard to complete it.

Step 3: Run A7info Open the A7info

You should have these options: 1. Focus Location 2. FaceDetect Location 3. PhaseAF Location 4. TrackingAF Location 5. OnScreen Infos 6. FullSizeRaw 7. Statistics

For example, if you click on Focus Location icon

Focus point displays as crosshair.

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How to enable Focus Frame Display in Sony A1 Camera

With Sony A1 camera, you can enable “Focus Frame Display” so that you can check the focus point on the camera LCD. This article shows how to do so.

1. Press Menu, and go to Playback>Playback Option (31/51).

2. Under Playback Option, select Focus Frame Display. Turn it on.

3. When you press Playback bottom, you should see the focus point. 

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