Introduction skills of mobile phone photography

How to shoot the camera effect with a mobile phone? I sorted out the introductory skills of mobile phone photography. Welcome to appreciate and learn from them.

Basic course of mobile phone photography 1. Know your mobile phone.

(Scene, face recognition, portrait beautification, panorama, delayed exposure)

To take creative photos, you must first know your mobile phone. Usually, the camera function of a mobile phone has the following common items:

Scenes: Mobile phones with powerful camera functions generally support these scenes-ordinary, intelligent, macro, portrait, landscape, sports, night scene, snow scene and so on. , close to professional digital SLR. If you have time before taking pictures, try to adjust to the corresponding scene, let the machine find the most suitable aperture, focal length and shutter time, and control the white balance. Of course, I believe that most people will not waste their expressions and interests when they take out their mobile phones to take pictures, so I suggest setting the scene to the file of "intelligence" at ordinary times.

Face recognition: Now almost all smart phones have this function, and it is automatic, so I won't say much. When taking a portrait, just wait for the little white box to come out and aim at your face before pressing the shutter.

Portrait beautification/beauty: This time is a powerful function that came into being in response to the market demand of the majority of girls and gay friends. You can achieve freckle, peeling, skin color adjustment and other needs while taking pictures, and some even achieve face-lifting and beauty contact lenses ... But when shooting scenery, you should pay attention to turning this option off, otherwise it will damage the image quality.

Panorama: Panorama is a very fun function. In the past, it could only be done with digital camera+tripod+rear PS. Now just take your mobile phone and walk around. If you encounter majestic mountains, pleasant beaches, colorful rainbows, gorgeous sunset clouds, or attractive model rooms, you should invite the panoramic function to show its talents.

Slow shutter/delayed exposure: another very interesting function. At that time, it was also a patent of SLR, and now it has been transplanted to mobile phones. Especially suitable for shooting the endless stream of people and cars at night, and creating interesting lighting graffiti. If you are smart enough, you can also try to keep the mobile phone and the subject in synchronous motion and relatively static relationship in this mode to capture the pleasure brought by speed.

Basic course of mobile phone photography II. composition

(Symmetry, Golden Section)

In photography and film, "symmetry" and "golden section" are the two most commonly used and foolproof composition methods.

Symmetry: it can give people a balanced, classical and dignified aesthetic feeling, and even create a strange, gloomy and depressing atmosphere. Zhang Yimou's Raise the Red Lantern and wes anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel are both examples of symmetrical composition.

Golden section: It can make the works reveal an elegant and mysterious artistic temperament. Some mobile phones can display the word "hmm" when taking pictures, which is the easiest tool to master the golden section composition.

If you want to shoot the elegant composition of Renaissance classical oil paintings, you need to understand and experience two high-level composition tools, the "golden spiral" and the "golden triangle". Of course, at present, no mobile phone, SLR camera or even video camera can provide such a difficult composition tool, and we must rely entirely on our brains.

However, don't let these accepted rules in academia limit your creative thinking. You can establish your own unique composition style, but you need more thinking and practice.

Basic course of mobile phone photography III. focus

(Focus, Level, Foreground, Intermediate Scene, Foreground)

The focus determines the visual focus of the photo. Many photos taken by friends who have no concept of focusing are often out of focus-that is, the subject is blurred, which may be caused by not knowing how to focus or shaking hands. Mobile phone camera can realize auto-focusing, but auto-focusing adopts central focusing or decentralized/global focusing, which can only take care of most shooting needs. If the autofocus mode cannot focus on the subject you want to shoot, you must manually specify the focus position.

If you want to make your photos layered, you must know how to place the foreground, the middle and the distant view. Usually, the subject should be placed in the middle position and the focus should be placed in the middle position, so that the foreground (or not) and the foreground are empty.

"If the photo doesn't move, it is likely that the distance is not close enough or the position is not low enough." Boldly approach your subject and capture enough details to make the photo more moving.

Basic course of mobile phone photography 4. Add some creativity to the photo

(Backlight, misalignment, playing with mirror/glass, multiple exposure)

"The photo is too monotonous? That's because you don't mind at all! " Want something new? Play the backlight first. ...

Flowers on Lingshan, macro+backlight

Basic course of mobile phone photography 5. filter

(such as polaroid, light leakage, black and white)

Polaroid: you can shoot a natural, vivid and nostalgic life interest (different names in different apps);

Light leakage: this is an unexpected surprise made in the movie era. LOMO cameras are often used. Now they have all been moved to the app filter, which greatly reduces the harvesting cost of this accident, but there are still a few people who play with light leakage. You might as well try it.

Black and white: this is the most classic color tone, and it is also the color tone that the public can't appreciate in this era when everyone is pursuing excitement and saturation. In the black-and-white world, you can really feel the lines and levels brought by the light, and feel the subtlety of the gray scale. Black-and-white filters are suitable for expressing lines, shapes, textures, calm, precipitated and eternal contents and themes.

Basic course of mobile phone photography 6. Objects, scenes and stories

(Clear the field, decisive moment)

Object: it is the center and subject you want to shoot, and it is the origin of your idea. Whether you want to shoot its lines, contours, gestures, colors, speed, or amazing moments determines what shooting skills you use. Think about it, are there many photos of running in your mobile phone, just press the shutter without thinking? Starting with the next photo, think about what to take first, and then how to take it.

Scene/background: it is the environment in which the subject is located. A clean background gives people a simple, calm and unique feeling. Everything in the picture should have some relationship with the subject, or exist to create an atmosphere and enhance the story, otherwise it should be removed mercilessly. One of the reasons why your photos are not good-looking: the background is too dirty and messy. . All elements unrelated to the theme and story should not exist on the screen. So the first priority before shooting is to clear the scene!

Decisive moment: the moment that makes a photo very "moving" and "feeling". This moment can be captured naturally, but the requirements for shooting skills and equipment are very high; It can also be created by manual guidance, especially suitable for shooting children and pets. Because it's all ADHD! It is impossible to be quiet without pressing the shutter!

Story: It is the soul of the work. If we can mobilize all the elements and details in the picture and tell a story, then this work will come to life.

A seedling grows in a bowl filled with broken crystals and pebbles. Maybe the seeds of a plant on the balcony happened to fall into the bowl, and there was still water left in the bowl before. After two days on the balcony, this tenacious little life was born by accident.

Basic course of mobile phone photography 7. Understand the basic elements of photography

Lighting (front light, side light, top light, backlight, prime time)

Light is the life of photography. With light, everything has a perceptible form and color.

Before shooting, you must have the concept of light in your mind. Pay attention to the relationship between the subject, shooting position and angle and light, whether it is forward light, side light, top light or backlight. If you want to make good and creative use of light, you must have light in the usual exercise center and slowly find the feeling of light.

The worst shooting time is noon, when the light is the most dazzling, the contrast is strong, the exposure is difficult to master, and it is easy to have a "yin and yang face" when shooting people. The prime time of photography is early morning or evening, with soft light and warm colors, which casts a mysterious veil on the subject. If you can be creative, the light in the morning or evening will add a touch of magic to your work.