What is the basic skill of a photographer?

There are many kinds of photographers. The biggest categories are commercial photography and non-commercial photography [pure art photography];

This is said ideologically.

If you want to take advantage of this profit, it is commercial photography; On the other hand, if it is a pure artistic pursuit, it is non-commercial photography;

If broken down, there are: portraits/landscapes/documentaries/news/sketches and so on;

Among them, the first two are photographers. Of course, photographers of newspapers and TV stations should belong to news or documentary photographers.

Only by figuring this out can you determine your main attack direction. Although you all work with cameras, the difference is very, very big. This has a lot to do with your personal mentality.

Such as portrait photography. If you want to be a very successful business portrait photographer, you must have strong communication skills besides extraordinary observation, because people are alive and you have to talk to others. But shooting scenery is different. The scenery itself is there. All you need to do is wait for the right weather, light, temperature and other conditions. It is relatively static and needs your patience.

Of course, if subdivided, there are n categories.

But no matter which direction you focus on, the most important thing is that you are interested. In the face of interests, no difficulty is called difficulty. In addition, keen observation ability is also very important. Of course, you need to have the spirit of sticking to the end, especially when you are just learning basic technology.

Improving one's comprehensive quality is fundamental. This includes music, literature, art and so on. In fact, these are all related to photography, and all art categories are related. A wide range of interests is the guarantee of making good works.