A stable tripod and cable release are needed to increase the stability of the camera, so that the focus of the work is solid and the definition is high. It is also necessary to prepare a suitable background cloth, which should be flat, wrinkle-free and stain-free, and the color should be elegant, and the color should be white, light gray, light blue and black. It is not advisable to use too bright red to avoid the feeling of usurping the role of master, and it is not advisable to use green, because green is close to the leaf color of most plants. When choosing the background, if the plants are dark, we should also pay attention to the light background, and the light plants should choose the dark background. In short, the color of the background should be different from that of the main bonsai. If there is no background cloth, you can also use a clean white wall as the background, and the effect is good.

The best shooting season of bonsai varies with tree species, and bonsai should be shot when flowering or fruit is ripe. Evergreen trees should be photographed during the growing period; Deciduous plants can be photographed after new Ye Gang grows or during the growing season; Some bonsai with beautiful skeletons are mostly taken after falling leaves or when new buds sprout; The bonsai of some tree species has its own characteristics all year round, so you can take photos. For example, in pomegranate bonsai, new leaves are bright in spring, red flowers are like fire in summer, and branches are full of fruits in autumn. After the leaves fall in winter, the branches are vigorous and varied, so we should pay attention to the different characteristics of each season when shooting. Shooting bonsai mostly uses natural light, both indoors and outdoors, especially on cloudy days with thin clouds. At this time, the light intensity is moderate and the contrast is small, which can show the details of plants. When shooting in sunny weather, we should pay attention to the uniformity of light and avoid too strong contrast between light and shade, otherwise it will cause overexposure of strong light and underexposure of shadows, making the bright part white and the dark part black, without intermediate levels. The scattered light on cloudy and rainy days is naturally soft, and shooting is ok, but attention should be paid to slightly increasing the exposure to make the picture bright. The light level can be side light and side backlight. Try to use light and flash as little as possible, otherwise the picture will be very white and lack of layering. Backlight can well represent the outline of bonsai, but its light ratio is too large, which will lead to the underexposure of the main body and the dark picture, which can not show its details. You can fill the light with reflectors and other equipment. Be careful not to let the sun shine on the lens to avoid forming a "halo" on the picture.

Before shooting, the bonsai should be properly trimmed and reshaped, branches and buds that affect the tree shape should be cut off, accessories and strange stones should be placed on the surface of the basin as needed, and the basin should be wiped clean with a clean cloth. Choose the shooting angle according to the shape of bonsai, pay attention to the left and right, front and back positions, and shoot from the front, side and even back. And pay attention to the height of the camera. Generally speaking, ordinary stump bonsai can be shot from the perspective of head-up, cliff bonsai is suitable for looking up, and landscape bonsai is often shot from the perspective of overlooking. When composing a composition, choose a banner or vertical width according to the shape of the bonsai, pay attention to the integrity of the bonsai, not only shoot all the plants, rocks and other themes, but also shoot pots.

In the bonsai exhibition, the works are not allowed to move at will, so we should try our best to shoot in the original environment, and we can use solid color display panels or solid color cloth as the background. If the light level is not suitable for shooting, you can wait for a while before shooting.