Suzhou and Hangzhou retro landscape photography

Answer 1

There were many recommended locations and shooting techniques for vintage landscape photography in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

** 1. Hangzhou **

1. ** West Lake **
- ** Location Choice **: The ancient bridges around West Lake, the Su Cavern, the Bai Cavern, and other places are all good shooting locations. For example, on the Su Cavern, one could take pictures of the mountains in the distance, the boats in the lake, and the weeping willows on the embankment. The ancient bridge connected the two banks of the lake, and the bridge and the lake were in harmony. It could capture the retro charm of Jiangnan.
- [Shooting Techniques: You must grasp the state of the water surface well. When shooting the mirror lake, choose a time when the water surface is calm, such as early morning (usually the wind is lighter), so that the reflective surface can be better presented.] If the wind is strong or there are boats passing by, you can use a slow shutter and tripod to smooth the water surface (suitable for night shooting). When taking photos, don't fix it in one place. Move the position more, change the height of the camera, and try different angles to avoid taking similar photos.
2. ** Around Longjing's production area **
- ** Location selection **: Hangzhou is the origin of Longjing tea. The surrounding mountains such as Lion Peak, Tianzhu, Lingyin Mountain, etc., are full of tea gardens. It could shoot a large area of tea garden scenery. The ancient tea trees could be combined with the surrounding mountains and rivers, and the scene of tea farmers picking tea could also be included in the picture.
- Shooting Techniques: Use the lines and layering of the tea garden to compose the picture. The light in the early morning or evening is softer, which is suitable for shooting retro colors.

3. ** Special Teahouse **
- [Location Choice: A tea house by the West Lake. Although it's a little shabby, it can bring out a unique charm.] You could choose to sit in a teahouse under the shade of the willows. The teahouse was the front view, and the scenery of West Lake was behind it.
- [Shooting Techniques: Captures the scene of tea guests drinking tea and chatting, adding a touch of life.] He adjusted the aperture to blur the background and highlight the main body.

4. ** Embroidery-related venues (taking into account Hangzhou embroidery features)**
- ** Location Selection **: Find a workshop or a block with a large number of shops related to Hangzhou embroidery. There may be traditional architectural styles and embroidery displays.
- [Shooting Techniques: When shooting indoors, pay attention to using the indoor light to avoid too much shadow.] If there was insufficient light, auxiliary lighting equipment could be used to maintain the color reproduction of the picture to highlight the exquisiteness of the embroidery.

** 2. Suzhou **

1. ** Pingjiang Road **
- [Location Choice: This is an old historical street with the Pingjiang River flowing slowly beside it.] He could stand on the bridge and shoot the big scene of Pingjiang Road. The buildings of the ancient street, the weeping willows by the river, and the boats in the river were all good shooting elements.
- [Shooting technique: Use the depth and lines of the old street to compose the picture, and capture the simplicity of the old street.] If a pedestrian walked past, he could wait for the right time to include the character in the picture to increase the dynamic feeling of the picture.
2. ** Suzhou Dongshan **
- [Location Choice: It is a Peninsula that extends in the middle of Taihu Lake. Green mountains are like walls and dense forests.] They could choose to shoot on the observation platform by the lake or by boat.
- [Shooting Techniques: Pay attention to the ratio of the sky to the landscape when shooting the landscape to avoid the scene being too monotonous.] He could use the trees or stones in the background to make a composition to increase the layering of the picture.
3. ** Panmen Scenic Area **
- [Location Selection: There are the Auspicious Light Ancient Pagoda, the Water and Land City Gate, and the Wumen Ancient Bridge.] With the ancient tower as the center, he could shoot the combination of the ancient tower, the city gate, and the ancient bridge, or shoot the scenery outside from the city gate.
- [Shooting Techniques: When shooting ancient buildings, pay attention to maintaining the vertical and horizontal positions of the buildings to avoid distortion.] You can use a wide-angle lens to shoot a large scene, but you have to pay attention to the possible distortion of the photo after correction.
4. ** Shantang Street **
- ** Choice of location **: For example, the area around the "Fragrant Mansion" hotel was a garden-style building with pavilions, stone benches, stone bridges, courtyards, and other elements. One wall away was Shantang Street. One could take pictures of the garden landscape in the hotel and then take pictures of the street scene.
- ** Shooting Techniques **: When shooting the garden landscape, you can use the method of changing the scenery to show the exquisiteness of the garden. When shooting street scenes, they used shop signs, ancient lamps, and other elements to create a retro atmosphere. If it was autumn, he could also use the color change of the leaves to take a more retro photo.

In terms of clothing and props, he could prepare some props with a retro style, such as a transparent white umbrella, a retro round fan, a veil, etc. He could choose cheongsams, ancient costumes, etc. to better integrate with the retro scenery. During post-processing, he could choose a filter suitable for the retro style, adjust the color saturation, contrast, and other parameters to enhance the retro effect.
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