Some advice for novice photographers.

Lead: For friends who are new to photography, there may be such questions. Why can't I take good photos after buying a camera for a while? The following are some suggestions I give to novice photographers, hoping to help them have a preliminary understanding of image shooting and the general direction of shooting.

Find directions for some suggestions from new photographers.

Ask yourself first, what do you want to shoot? Portrait, landscape, street shooting, wedding dress, sports, food, commercial photography, etc. Each photography theme has its own characteristics and needs different skills. Finding your favorite topic for key study and research doesn't mean that you won't touch other topics if you choose one, but focus on one as the starting point, so that you have a clear learning direction. Otherwise, there are many photography techniques, where to start? A research group that focuses on a topic is more likely to see its progress. When the professional knowledge reaches a certain level, you can try to shoot another topic and learn faster.

Slow down, speed up the shutter and pay attention to everything you see.

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Imitate your favorite host. If you want to learn photography, you must have been photographed by some photos. Toxic? Then why not learn how to take a picture that makes you successful? Poisoning? Where are the photos? It is understandable that photographers imitate others before forming their personal style.

Angle of view, composition, lighting, etc. If you can't start, it's better to imitate the photos of your favorite master, as the saying goes? A big article in the world? Copy it right, it's yours, and so is the shooting.

Equipment is important, but not the most important.

I won't deny the importance of equipment. Some photographic subjects, such as birds, ecology, sports, etc. You can't make excellent works without suitable equipment. But it's easy for novices to get too addicted to equipment and forget their skills. If you are a novice, don't worry too much about the quality of the equipment. At present, the performance of cameras is excellent, and the performance of cameras at the same price is almost the same. If you have two cameras with similar prices, of course, you want to buy the best product from the standpoint of consumers, even if it is only ahead of 1% sharpness, but using a device with 1% sharpness will not make you better than other players. A penny for a penny is also applicable to photographic equipment, and it is not wrong to buy the most advanced ones within your ability. It doesn't matter if you can only buy an entry-level camera. An entry-level camera can definitely make a masterpiece.

The quality of the photo has nothing to do with the camera. Master photography skills, and you can also shoot masterpieces with an entry-level camera.

Lens > camera

Many seniors will tell you that it is best not to buy a camera, but to buy a lens as much as possible. From an economic point of view, the price of cameras has dropped rapidly, but the second-hand price of advanced lenses has been stable. The price of a lens that has been used for ten years will not drop much. On the contrary, a digital camera that has been used for ten years is definitely worthless. The taste of a good mirror is different, so the effect of a good mirror with a portal machine must be better than that of a poor mirror with a top machine.

Macro lens captures the mysterious and tiny world.

Don't be a fundamentalist.

When you learn the basics and get familiar with them, don't stick to the rules. For example, some people say that I don't know how to shoot scenery with the settings of F2.8 and iso 1600, but who says that shooting scenery must be F11+ISO100? If you can only hold it in your hand, you must shoot flexibly. What is every suggestion in the photo album? Suggestion? No photography means that if you shoot X, set the rule that it must be Y. When you understand the meaning behind every suggestion, you should break it under appropriate circumstances. The premise is that you must be familiar with the basic knowledge, otherwise it is not a violation, but a random shot.

Happy photography

The most important thing is to have fun from shooting, which is also the motivation for the author to continue shooting.