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The 8 photo spots on Shamian Island are really amazing for taking beautiful photos

I just took 2000 photos with my girlfriends on Shamian Island, summarizing this "zero waste film rate" photo guide! Avoid the crowds, eat through the light, teach you to take pictures of DSLR texture blockbusters with your mobile phone ~ 01 Riverside Light Chasing Pavilion (9:30-11:00 a.m.) Navigate and search for "Sand Face Park Riverside Trail" to find the white iron art pavilion. The morning light before 10 o'clock comes with a soft light filter, wear a light-colored dress and sit on the railing, waiting for the river breeze to raise the skirt, turn on the portrait mode on your phone to blur the background of the Pearl River cruise, and instantly get the seaside vacation feel🌊. Let me tell you secretly, the slouching photo next to the third pillar on the west side of the pavilion can frame the spire of Canton Tower! 02 Mint Green Starbucks (2:00-3:30 p.m.) Don't just take pictures of the door! Go around under the arched window on the side, borrowing the Tiffany blue wall on the second floor as the foreground. Ask a cup of caramel macchiato as a prop, and let your friend take a 3x focal length photo across the road. The setting sun at 3pm will hit the collarbone with a diamond highlight✨. Wearing a black suspender dress is more absolute, personally tested and posted to friends to ask if she went to Sicily 03 Red Brick Maze Wall (5:00-6:30 p.m.) The coral red brick wall in the back alley of the church is a hidden machine spot! Open your phone and shoot a wide-angle ground-up view to bring the sky and building lines into the screen. Wear a denim suit and a baseball cap, put on a pocket look back pose, ins style street feeling directly pull full 🧢. On Tuesdays and Thursdays there will be light and shadow art projections here, capturing pink sunset moments in bursts, every frame is a movie poster! 04 Banyan Root Bench (24/7 video) Turn right at the main entrance of Shamian Primary School under the third century-old banyan tree. The dark green benches have a sense of story. It is recommended to wear a JK uniform or college-style sweater, holding a book and pretending to wait for others. Use the light spots in the gaps between the leaves to hit your face, and lower the exposure on your phone to highlight the light and shadow levels📖. Wear a transparent umbrella on rainy days, the halo of water droplets refracted is super fantastic ~ 05 Pebble Corner (Avoid the Noon Light) The pebbled ground in the middle of Shamian Avenue is super French! Wearing a floral dress and carrying a straw knitted bag, pretending to walk and grab the dynamic. The secret is to step on the heart-shaped pattern made of pebbles ❤️, the mobile phone oblique 45 degree overhead shot, can take the illusion of surrounded by flowers. The egg flower sold by a nearby grandmother is $5/string. Wear it on your head as an accessory. 06 Church Rainbow Window (Tuesday to Friday 3pm only) The stained glass windows of Our Lady of Lourdes cast rainbow spots every Tuesday to Friday at 3pm! Wearing a white dress and standing in the light spot in the middle hall, when I turn around, I wait for the skirt to rise. My friend crouches down and takes a 0.5x wide-angle photo of her whole body, her hair is shining🌈. Remember to whisper and respect the visiting environment 07 Locomotive Restaurant (after 7pm) The copper locomotive in front of the French restaurant lights up at night is super romantic! Wearing a velvet suspender skirt, we sit leaning on the front of the car and take close-ups with the built-in flash mode. Order a cup of lemon tea as a prop, the warm yellow light will match the skin with its own skin-smoothing effect 🚂. Let me tell you secretly, there are street artists performing every Saturday at 7:30 pm, and background music can make the photos more atmospheric! 08 Tulip Secret Garden (now until the end of March) Navigate the "Friendship Garden" where 3000 Dutch tulips are in full bloom! Pretending to smell the fragrance of flowers among the flowers, using the foreground blur to create the effect of being submerged in the sea of ​​​​flowers🌷. Wear a macaron sweater more girlish, 4pm backlight shadow side, petals will become natural reflectors! 📌Photo ambush protection guide ✅ Peak avoidance time: Least crowded before 10am on weekends ✅ Clothes minefield: avoid complex patterns, solid colors are more advanced ✅ Props and artifact: buy an English newspaper at the convenience store for 8 dollars/copy ✅ Hidden services: There are professional photographers by the river, 10 dollars / sheet instant Summary: The proper way to open a sandy island When you drink coffee under the mint green windows, wait for the wind on a banyan root bench, laugh until you can’t see your teeth among the tulips – such a sandy island is the treasure trove of “shoot-and-shoot blockbusters” in Lao Guang’s heart. Remember, from morning light to starry night, there is a story waiting for you to frame at every corner!
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Posted: Mar 20, 2025
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