Plane trees and light and shadow, feel the gentleness of life on the streets of Shanghai

Here is a guide to taking photos of plane trees and light and shadow in Shanghai: Best time to shoot • Season: Autumn from September to November is the best time, when the leaves gradually turn yellow and fall, and the "no sweeping of fallen leaves" policy makes the streets poetic. • Time: 7-9 am or 4-6 pm, when the light is soft and suitable for creating a warm atmosphere; the short blue hour after sunset, when the sky is dark blue, is suitable for shooting emotional films. Check-in location • Wukang Road: With the landmark building of Wukang Mansion, you can take a low-angle shot in front of the building, framing the building and the plane trees together, or use the light spots in the gaps between the leaves to create a dreamy effect. • Yuqing Road: The road is lined with southern European-style buildings and rows of French plane trees, with sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves, creating a mottled light and shadow effect, suitable for cycling. • Kangping Road: A century-old street that will never be widened, with tall plane trees, from Gao'an Road to Huashan Road, lined with apartments, new houses, and villas, suitable for shooting pictures of tall plane trees and buildings. • Hengshan Road: A quiet passage connecting Xujiahui and Huaihai Road, with many high-end European-style buildings and small coffee shops along the street, you can take pictures outside the coffee shops, taking pictures of people with plane trees and buildings. • Sinan Road: Old buildings such as Sinan Mansion and Sun Yat-sen's former residence add a historical charm, and you can take retro-style photos in front of the old buildings with plane trees as the background. Shooting tips • Composition method: Use the natural tunnel formed by plane trees to take pictures; use the rule of thirds to place the subject on the four intersection points of the picture; use the plane tree trunk as the foreground to add a sense of hierarchy to the picture. • Use of light and shadow: Create a dreamy effect through the light spots in the gaps between the leaves; use backlight or side backlight to outline the outline of people or buildings and create an atmosphere. • Character posture: You can take a half-body photo with one hand touching your hair or head and the other hand holding a plane tree leaf; you can also stand sideways and raise your hand to touch the sunlight; you can also sit in a pile of fallen leaves, point your chin with your hand, and look at the camera playfully.