What is the gap between you and professional photographers?

How to improve your photography skills and take satisfactory photos, you need to pay attention to these shooting skills.

1. Remember the exposure?

The quality of photos depends directly on the light. You can shoot the subject in sufficient light, but you can't get good shooting results in insufficient light.

During shooting, light passes through the shutter and lens opened by the camera, enters the sensor and forms an image. How to accurately capture the light and the final photo will depend on three important parameters that constitute the so-called exposure triangle.

Aperture will affect the amount of light entering the lens. Measured by the ratio of focal length to aperture size, expressed by f/2, f/5 and f/.

1 1 etc. The lower the aperture value, the more light in the frame. This parameter also affects the depth of field.

Shutter speed refers to the time that the shutter remains open. Seconds (1/200 seconds, 1/60 seconds, 5

S and so on. The longer the shutter speed, the stronger the light. When shooting moving objects, the shutter speed will also affect the definition. At high shutter speed, they will become blurred, and fast shutter speed will enable you to get high-quality photos even on fast moving objects.

Sensitivity-As the name implies, this parameter affects the sensitivity of the camera sensor to light. Use ISO units (for example, ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO

6400) measurement. Higher sensitivity allows you to shoot in low light, but it also leads to noise-the unique graininess of the image.

The essence of exposure triangle is to understand these three aspects of shooting, choose appropriate parameters according to the situation, and the field of vision of composition.

2. Hold the camera correctly

What all beginners need to learn is how to reduce the hand shake when picking up the camera. When shooting, the shutter is opened and the light shines on the camera sensor. If you move when the shutter is open, the light beam seems to spread on the sensor and the photo will become blurred.

The less movement and jitter, the clearer the image.

It's best to hold a professional camera in one hand and put your elbows on your side. For smart phones, you should do the following: hold your hands tightly and press them to your body as much as possible. If shooting in poor light or fast shutter speed, it is best to use a tripod.

3. observe the three-point rule

A glance at the photo is enough to know who took it. Whether beginners or experienced photographers, professionals pay attention to composition.

The simplest composition principle is to follow the dichotomy. Its essence is to divide the frame conditionally through two horizontal lines and two vertical lines. Important elements should be placed along these lines or at their intersections, so that when looking at photos, the eyes will stay on these elements.

In the above picture, the distant coast is along the top line of the grid, and the solitary tree is just at the intersection of the vertical line and the horizontal line. If the photographer puts the trees and coastline in the center of the picture, the photos will not be so interesting.

Change the angle

Capturing objects at eye level is the most reliable way to take boring photos. To create a very interesting shot, just change the perspective. This will require:

4. 1. Change the shooting height-close to the ground or far from the ground;

4.2. Change the angle-strictly speaking, shoot forward or sideways;

4.3. Change the distance-approaching or leaving;

The beauty of these technologies is that they can play an outstanding role whether used alone or in combination.

5. Don't neglect post-processing.

With powerful filters and effects, it is generally believed that photo processing is a fundamental change to the original image. This misunderstanding led some photographers to give up post-processing and confine themselves to "natural" shots. Their good intentions are commendable, but they just don't understand the working principle of the camera.

Like it or not, all cameras will post-process the images. The actual data from the camera is collected in the RAW file, but what we see on the camera or smartphone screen is the original data recorded by the device itself. At the same time, the camera has no idea about the vision of a specific frame. So why not fix it?

Not all post-processing is tasteless re-shot images. It is more correct to consider makeup when putting on makeup. Some people overuse blush and lipstick, some people use cosmetics as a way to express themselves, and only a few people highlight their best functions.

Similarly, post-processing may be redundant, intentionally stylized or complicated, and only emphasize what already exists in the framework. Use embellishment! If you underestimate it, you will face the situation that all the pictures are missing something.

6. Always shoot everything

It doesn't matter how many video tutorials you watch or how many photos you analyze. Only practice can make you progress. The first photo you may take will be poor, and you may need to take thousands of photos to get the photos you want. However, each of them-even the most terrible-is a small step to master. Practice can not only help you apply theoretical knowledge, but also help you learn equipment better and understand how different shooting parameters affect the final image.

7. Don't complain about the equipment

Good equipment is really important for shooting, but it is not as important as you think. Experienced photographers can take excellent photos even with cheap cameras, but they can't take good photos even with the most expensive equipment.

It is more important to rely on correct exposure, use perspective, composition and use the techniques discussed above. If you know all this, you can take cool photos with any camera, even with your mobile phone!