Look up to see the bustling world, look down to see the everyday life! The atmosphere is amazing

To capture the "looking down at the everyday life, looking up at the bustling city" scenes of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, you can start with location selection, composition, and timing: • Choosing shooting locations: ◦ Beijing: Find areas near the CBD (such as the Guomao area) paired with old hutongs and newsstands, like around Chaoyangmen SOHO, where modern prosperous buildings and the lively old architecture can appear in the same frame; or go to the sales office of Fanyue 108 or the 63rd floor of the Park Hyatt Hotel to shoot the skyline including China Zun, then head downstairs to nearby old streets to capture everyday life scenes. ◦ Shanghai: Along the Bund, one side features the vintage buildings of the Bund and the "trio" of Lujiazui (Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jin Mao Tower) showcasing prosperity; on the other side, delve into the alleys like Tianzifang, where the aroma of alleyway coffee and old residences respond to each other. You can also find angles around Nanjing East Road stations on Metro Lines 2 and 10 to blend the Bund clock tower with street life. ◦ Guangzhou: Use Canton Tower (the "Little Waist") as the symbol of prosperity, paired with the old city area, such as Enning Road Yongqingfang, where the arcade old street life (old shops, Cantonese atmosphere) and the distant Canton Tower appear in the same frame; or shoot Zhujiang New Town CBD from Liede Bridge, while visiting Dongshankou to capture trendy shops and old buildings’ everyday life complementing the prosperous skyline. ◦ Shenzhen: The Nanshan District financial center (near Houhai Station on Metro Lines 2 and 11) shows prosperity, paired with urban villages (like Baishizhou), where the dense workers’ housing and small vendors contrast with distant skyscrapers, highlighting the contrast between everyday life and prosperity; you can also visit old street commercial areas to capture scenes where modern malls coexist with street food stalls. • Composition and shooting techniques: ◦ Composition: Use the rule of thirds, placing prosperous buildings in the upper half of the frame and everyday life scenes (such as street stalls, old streets) in the lower half; or use framing composition, framing the distant prosperous buildings with old building doors and windows or alley entrances to emphasize contrast. ◦ Lens use: Use wide-angle lenses for large scenes to include both the prosperous skyline and lively streets; use telephoto lenses to compress space, bringing the distant prosperity and everyday life closer together to highlight the contrast, for example, using a telephoto lens to make Canton Tower and Yongqingfang arcade appear side by side. • Control shooting timing: ◦ Daytime: Choose sunny days with good light to clearly show architectural details, the glass curtain walls of prosperous buildings reflecting light, and the vibrant colors of everyday life scenes, such as shooting building lines at the Bund during the day and capturing laundry drying and shops operating in the alleys. ◦ Blue hour (20-30 minutes after sunset): The sky turns blue-purple, city lights gradually brighten; shoot prosperous buildings with their lights just turning on, and warm yellow lights in everyday life scenes, like Canton Tower lighting up during blue hour paired with night market scenes by the Pearl River, creating a full atmosphere. ◦ Nighttime: Prosperous buildings shine brightly with lights, and everyday life scenes (such as night markets, old streets under street lamps) are decorated with warm lights, like Beijing CBD night scenes paired with elderly people playing chess under dim street lamps in hutongs, creating a strong contrast. • Capturing everyday life elements: ◦ Cultural activities: Shoot street food stalls, old shops trading, residents chatting in hutongs, people playing chess in alleys to reflect the life atmosphere, such as grandmothers hanging clothes in Shanghai alleys or herbal tea shops doing business in Guangzhou arcades. ◦ Street scenes: Old residential buildings, street shoe repair stalls, newsstands, breakfast shops, etc., these places carrying city memories paired with new buildings highlight everyday life, like grocery stores in Shenzhen urban villages or old newsstands in Beijing. Taking Guangzhou as an example, use a wide-angle lens at Enning Road Yongqingfang to place the arcade old street (everyday life) in the lower part and the distant Canton Tower (prosperity) in the upper part, shooting during blue hour to capture the "looking down at everyday life, looking up at prosperity" scene; in Beijing, near the CBD old hutongs, use a telephoto lens at night to shoot the lights of tall buildings and residents cooling off and chatting in the hutongs to create atmosphere. By trying different locations and techniques, you can capture the unique "fusion of everyday life and prosperity" scenes of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.