How to be an excellent photographer? How to make good works? How to treat other people's works!

First of all, how about learning photography as an amateur? Or do you want to learn photography for future employment? This is the crux of the problem.

The reason is that if you are a hobby, you can aim at your favorite shooting direction, such as shooting landscapes, people, or just shooting microscopic things ... so that your study can be targeted, and because it is out of hobby and there is no burden, the result will often be faster.

But if it is because of employment, it will be complicated! Moreover, it is the same environment as a photo studio, which requires you to master more photographic knowledge, such as the brand, model, lens, filter, accessories and so on of various professional cameras, that is, to be familiar with and skilled in using tools (equipment). In addition, you should be familiar with various shooting environments ~ indoor shooting, outdoor shooting, night scene, daytime, lighting control, when to fill the light and so on. In addition, there are many people in the photo studio, so it is necessary to understand and master the various needs of the subjects and master the professionalism to meet these needs, which involves character modeling, dress, posture, current fashion trends and so on. Because it involves the service industry, I have to have certain communication skills, which is also the necessary quality to successfully reach the shooting cycle with customers. There are 2 or 3 kinds of related software, such as PS and AE, to help the post-processing of images. Of course, some large photo studios will have special post-processing personnel, and all kinds of jobs are also very detailed, but they are far behind the fledgling photographers. ...

Therefore, for the learning environment of non-professional courses (not the photography department of professional colleges), the initial stage is ~~2 or 3 photography textbooks+shooting practice exercises. This requires a lot of practice (because this is your livelihood, you must never practice less than 8 hours a day).

After you have a good grasp of the camera and related equipment, and have a general understanding of the subject and shooting environment, you can go to the studio as a photography assistant (needless to think, what is more important now without work experience? Those who have studied for four years are all from the bottom. At this time, maybe no one will teach you specially, even if you don't show a proactive learning attitude, who will teach you? Therefore, it is often self-study, ~ ~ see more, ask more, think more and practice more (and use it alternately in learning)

~ ~ ~ See more, observe more, observe how the photographer shoots, how to communicate with customers, the photographer's shooting style and so on. Then ask more questions. How can others know what you know but don't know? And asking questions also means that you can find the problem, not that you can find the problem accurately, or that you have finished half of it. However, you should think about the problem first, and don't ask others everything. Some obvious problems can be solved by thinking more, which is related to thinking more. When you are an assistant, you may have fewer opportunities to operate the camera yourself, so you should practice more by yourself, read more magazines related to photography at present, understand the fashion trends of some popular styles, and try to simulate shooting for some styles. There is also the need to learn some art-related knowledge, so as to improve aesthetic cultivation, which is a qualitative improvement to the level of photography. For example, color composition, composition and so on, in fact, these should be your initial learning content, but this kind of learning about art runs through your photography learning, and even after you become an excellent photographer, you will continue to enrich this learning. For example, painting and photography are interlinked, so by looking at some paintings and learning from others' excellent paintings, the level of photography can also be improved. However, some paintings may not be appreciated when you first set foot in them, so the understanding process of this study will not be achieved overnight, and the study of painting and photography is always accompanied. As you learn, you will gradually understand some styles of painting and photography, just like those excellent abstract paintings (except those that are only a few words), which ordinary people can't understand, but professionals can taste. ...

To say this is nothing more than to say that without your own efforts, no matter how others teach, it is useless to complain.

Wait until you have some work experience before changing jobs. It is also possible that you have outstanding performance and may be promoted directly to the official photographer of this studio. ~ ~ ~ I wish you an early study and achieve your wish!

(Maybe others will laugh when they see this code for more than 1000 words, but I have met too many students who have just joined the work, or people who have just entered the business ... Because someone who has been there and some love is true, I have gained some experience, hoping to help you. )