自然摄影(Nature photography)非常受欢迎，因为有无穷无尽的机会来捕捉和保存它的美丽。它也非常适合初学者，因为自然摄影比人像拍摄或室内拍摄更宽容。
在本文中，我们将为您提供一些拍摄自然风光照片的技巧，让您在外出时感到自信。
最佳 ISO 设置(Best ISO Settings)
考虑一下您想要拍摄的ISO是开始设置相机的好地方。ISO用于帮助使照片变亮或变暗，以根据光线水平拍摄更清晰的照片。理想情况下，您需要将ISO设置为尽可能低的设置。这样可以消除照片中的任何噪点危险，这可能导致它们看起来像颗粒状。一个好的ISO拍摄大约是100。
但是，您的ISO设置在很大程度上取决于您拍摄的光线水平。如果光线不足，可以提高ISO，尽管您可以使用较大的光圈或较慢的快门速度来补偿光线不足的情况。
显然，如果你在低光下拍摄自然照片，你绝对需要一个三脚架，否则除非你打算使用闪光灯，否则不可能拍到好照片。
最佳光圈设置(Best Aperture Settings)
您可以使用的另一个重要设置是您的光圈。这是您的景深有多大或多浅。景深(Depth)只是意味着有多少区域是焦点。较小的光圈（较小的开口，较高的 F 值）将让较少的光线进入，但会增加景深，反之亦然。因此，您可以利用它来发挥自己的优势。
对于自然摄影，您的光圈设置将取决于您拍摄的主题。如果您正在拍摄宽广的风景照片(wide landscape photo)，则需要更高的 f-stop 以使其对焦。这可以是从 f/8 到 f/16 的任何位置。
如果您正在拍摄单个近距离拍摄对象，您将需要较浅的景深以将焦点放在拍摄对象上(focus on the subject)。尝试 f/2.8、f/4 或 f/5.6 的光圈设置。较大的光圈（较低的 F 值）也可以让您在较暗的条件下进行拍摄。
您需要尝试不同的光圈，看看哪种光圈最适合您的特定镜头。
最佳快门速度设置(Best Shutter Speed Settings)
快门(Shutter)速度可以帮助您保持照片清晰。从本质上讲，快门速度决定了相机的光传感器在拍照时曝光的时间。
对于风景摄影，您需要使用较慢的快门速度，以便相机可以吸收更多光线并在最终照片中为您提供更多细节。
如果您正在拍摄流动的水的照片，较慢的快门速度可以使水具有平滑的效果。使用三脚架也很有帮助。
如果您要拍摄运动的照片，例如风中的动物或花朵，您会希望快门速度快很多，以免照片模糊。较快(Faster)的快门速度会冻结任何运动，而较慢的快门速度会导致运动模糊。
在像上面这样的高速快门图像中，即使快速移动，您也可以捕捉到水滴等细节。您可以看到水的外观与较慢的快门速度有何不同。
此外，您会注意到我们必须通过选择较低的光圈（更宽的光圈，更小的焦点区域）和增加ISO(ISO)（使照片变亮，但会增加噪点）来补偿较高的快门速度。
最佳曝光设置(Best Exposure Settings)
要最大限度地控制照片，请将相机设置为手动(Manual)模式而不是自动模式。
但是，如果您不想在拍摄期间更改设置，则使用其他曝光模式设置可能是个好主意。
将相机设置为光圈优先(Aperture Priority)，在相机上缩写为 A 或 Av，可让您选择ISO和光圈，同时相机会根据您的特定情况自动调整快门速度。这对于大多数自然摄影来说都是理想的，除非你拍摄的是移动很多的东西。
大多数相机上的快门优先(Shutter Priority)或电视(Tv)模式可让您选择所需的快门速度，并自动调整光圈以正确曝光图像。
最佳焦点设置(Best Focus Settings)
为了保持照片中的主题细节，你关注它们的方式很重要。同样(Again)，这些设置可能取决于您要拍摄的内容。对于自然照片，您将拍摄的大部分内容都是缓慢移动的，使用手动对焦就可以了。在大多数情况下，最好使用手动对焦来最大程度地控制您的对焦。
但是，如果您要拍摄移动得更快的物体，您可以将焦点设置为连续(Continuous)模式（也称为连拍(Burst)模式），如果主体移动，它将自动对焦于主体。
最佳白平衡设置(Best White Balance Setting)
您的白平衡设置将取决于您拍摄的条件，以便从照片中获得最逼真的色彩。但最后，您可以尝试找到最适合您的方法。您可以在大多数情况下用于自然摄影的出色白平衡设置是日光(Daylight)设置。
以RAW拍摄(Shoot in RAW)
以RAW 格式(RAW)拍摄照片将使您的照片保持未压缩状态。在编辑更好看的照片时， RAW(RAW)图像中的细节量可以带来天壤之别。对于自然照片尤其如此，您可能必须大幅提高阴影才能突出动物的细节。
如果您想轻松分享照片，大多数数码相机都有捕捉RAW + JPEG的设置，因此您可以快速将照片获取到您的社交媒体配置文件，并稍后使用RAW图像在(RAW)Lightroom或您首选的照片编辑工具中进行编辑。
如果您刚开始接触自然摄影，希望这能给您一些基本的提示。在评论中让我们知道哪些设置对您有用。也随意(Feel)分享您的照片！
Best Digital Camera Settings to Take Good Nature Pictures
Nature photography is extremely popular as there are endless opportunities to capture and preserve its beauty. It’s also great for beginners because nature photography can be more forgiving than say, portrait taking or indoor shots.
In this article, we’ll give you a few tips to take good nature pictures, so you feel confident when you get out there.
Best ISO Settings
Thinking about what ISO you want to shoot at is a good place to start setting up your camera. ISO is used to help brighten or darken a photo to take clearer pictures depending on the light levels. Ideally, you’ll want to set your ISO to the lowest possible setting. This removes any danger of noise in your photo, which can result in them becoming grainy-looking. A good ISO to shoot for is about 100.
However, your ISO setting will depend a lot on the level of light where you’re shooting. If there’s not much light, it’s okay to raise your ISO, although you can compensate for low light with a larger aperture or slower shutter speed.
Obviously, if you’re taking nature shots in low light, you’ll absolutely need a tripod, otherwise it’ll be impossible to get a good shot unless you plan to use flash.
Best Aperture Settings
Another vital setting at your disposal is your aperture. This is how large or shallow your depth of field is. Depth of field just means how much area is in focus. A smaller aperture (smaller opening, higher F number) will let in less light, but increase the depth of field and vice versa. So, you can use this to your advantage.
For nature photography, your aperture setting will depend on the subject of your shot. If you’re doing a wide landscape photo, you’ll want a higher f-stop to get it in focus. This can be anywhere from f/8 to f/16.
If you’re shooting a single, up-close subject, you’ll want a shallower depth of field to put the focus on the subject. Try an f-stop setting of f/2.8, f/4, or f/5.6. The larger aperture (lower F number) will also allow you to shoot in darker conditions.
You’ll want to try out different apertures to see which works best for your specific shot.
Best Shutter Speed Settings
Shutter speed can help you to keep your photos sharp. Essentially, shutter speed decides how long the camera’s light sensor will be exposed when taking a photo.
For landscape photography, you’ll want to use a slower shutter speed so the camera can take in more light and give you more detail in the final photo.
If you’re taking photos of moving water, slower shutter speeds can give the water a smooth effect. Using a tripod will be helpful as well.
If you’re taking photos of movement, such as animals or flowers in the wind, you’ll want your shutter speed to be a lot faster so that your photo doesn’t blur. Faster shutter speeds freeze any motion, while slower speeds cause motion blur.
In high shutter speed images like the one above, you can capture details like drops of water even when there is quick movement. You can see how different the water looks versus the slower shutter speed.
Also, you’ll notice we had to compensate for the higher shutter speed by choosing a lower aperture (wider opening, less area in focus) and increasing the ISO (brightens photo, but adds noise).
Best Exposure Settings
To get the most control over your photos, set your camera to Manual mode instead of Automatic mode.
If you don’t want to change settings during your shoot, though, using other exposure mode settings could be a good idea.
Setting your camera to Aperture Priority, abbreviated to A or Av on cameras, allows you to select your ISO and aperture while the camera adjusts your shutter speed automatically for your given situation. This can be ideal for most nature photography unless you’re shooting something that moves a lot.
Shutter Priority, or Tv mode on most cameras, lets you select the shutter speed you desire and will automatically adjust the aperture to properly expose the image.
Best Focus Settings
To keep the subjects in your photos detailed, the way you focus on them matters. Again, these settings can depend on what exactly you’re shooting. For nature photos, where most of what you’ll shoot will be slow-moving, you’ll be fine using manual focus. Manual focus is best to use in most situations to get the most control over your focus.
However, if you’re shooting something moving more quickly, you can set your focus to Continuous mode (also called Burst mode), where it will auto-focus on the subject if it moves.
Best White Balance Setting
Your white balance setting will depend on what conditions you’re shooting in to get the most true-to-life color out of your photos. But in the end, you can experiment to find what works best for you. An excellent white balance setting you can use in most situations for nature photography is the Daylight setting.
Shoot in RAW
Taking photos in RAW will leave your photos uncompressed. The amount of detail in a RAW image can make a world of difference when editing for better-looking photos. This is especially true of nature photos where you may have to raise the shadows considerably in order to bring out the details in animals.
If you want to easily share photos, most digital cameras have a setting to capture RAW + JPEG, so you can quickly get photos to your social media profiles and use the RAW images later to edit in Lightroom or your preferred photo editing tool.
Hopefully, this gives you some basic tips if you’re just getting starting with nature photography. Let us know what settings worked for you in the comments. Feel free to share your photos too!
