What should I master first to learn photography?

Intuitively, photography is just taking pictures everywhere with a camera, but it is not. Photography is a highly knowledgeable course, which requires more than just photographers? what's up Shoot, more? what's up Shoot, even? Can you repair it? It is no exaggeration to say that it covers a wide range.

0 1. Aesthetics If you want to be a qualified photographer, you must have excellent aesthetic standards as the basis for choosing good materials. Everyone has a definition of aesthetics, but what is an excellent aesthetics? First of all, there are many kinds of aesthetics. Some people prefer personal photos and close-up small scenes, while others prefer big scenes and so on. There are many directions, which are easier to shoot than big scenes, and novices are more inclined to this. As for the word "excellent", we can intuitively judge whether the aesthetic is excellent through innate or late cultivation and then look at some details and exquisiteness of our daily life.

02. Composition, like painting, photography also needs composition skills, such as where a person's head should be in the whole picture when taking a bust; When shooting the whole body, where is the person's position and what is the proportion of the background behind it; When shooting a big scene, the position of the horizontal line, the proportion of mountains, water, sky and other subjects in the picture, etc. Everyone needs to learn textbook knowledge and compare it with photography practice, gradually get familiar with the understanding of composition, and understand what composition methods are used in different types of photos. Composition is very important.

03. Understanding the function of the camera and using photography is a practical activity, but the theoretical knowledge about photography can not be ignored. First of all, choose a good camera (not the more expensive the better, but also the hardware configuration, I prefer the high-priced one). Using the camera is not only to understand the key function of the camera with the manual, but also to learn, explore and experiment with the theory of photography knowledge in photography books, to be thoroughly familiar with the camera in your hand and to understand the different settings in different scenes, so as to gradually start to enter the right track of photography.

04. Post-retouching Don't underestimate the effect of post-retouching (the retouching here is not the beauty filter in the mobile APP we usually use). After using a bunch of function keys, the effect of the whole picture will become particularly good. When there is no problem with the composition of the photo, you can see a pretty good photo by slightly increasing the brightness and contrast. However, this is only a beginner's skill. If you want to make the photos better, you can make your own reflections, clouds and contrasts. If it is a wedding photo, a personal photo, etc. It will involve retouching the face and figure, such as adjusting the height of eyebrows, skin effect, big eyes and small eyes, asymmetric face shape and so on. There are many details, which will test the ability of retouching.

Photography not only tests your knowledge, but also tests your patience and perseverance. Learning photography is not only the process before you can skillfully take good photos, but also the process of finding a more suitable shooting method, practicing and learning constantly in continuous shooting in the later period.