6 elements for taking good photos

The emergence of digital photography has led to an upsurge in the popularity of photography that has never been seen since its invention. Just looking at the men, women and children holding cameras on the street takes great pleasure, but many people take photos I got sick because of bad gestures and randomly taking pictures under automatic mode. I no longer know what a good photo is? Can’t be saved? Can I be saved? We will summarize the 6 major elements of photography to analyze the condition one by one, and briefly prescribe the tips for taking good photos. Get rid of the photos!

1. LIGHTING

As the saying goes, photography is the art of light and shadow. Only when there is light can there be shadow. Regardless of whether we can reach the palace of art, at least our first concern when shooting is Even if it is light, we also need to look at the "light" steering. In order to better express the content, sometimes it is necessary to wait for the best light to come. In addition to "keeping light", photographers can actually take the initiative, including controlling artificial light sources to shoot, such as flash photography. But in fact, more than 80% of photography is done with natural light or light existing in the environment. Therefore, it is more important to actively adapt to the light on site and find the most suitable lighting position. Therefore, photographers must know how to see Light. Light can be mainly divided into light quality and light direction. Side light shooting: The texture of the subject is more obvious under side light illumination. Backlight shooting: Shooting with your back to the sun, the tree trunks become silhouettes and bring obvious reflections to the ground.

Light quality: Mainly divided into soft and hard. Soft has a soft atmosphere and gives people a comfortable feeling. Hard has a large contrast between light and dark, and the shadows will be deeper, which can strengthen the strength of the picture. Soft light is mostly caused by reflected and transmitted light, such as scattered light seeping in from the window, while hard light is mostly concentrated strong light sources, such as the scorching sun or the use of flash or spotlights. Scattered light photography: The light coming in from the window through the window screen will be softer and balanced with the soft indoor light.

Light direction: Different light directions will affect people's appreciation of images, and can even affect the overall situation. For example, taking portraits under noon sunlight may cause dark shadows on the face, so this should be avoided. In photography, oblique or lateral lighting is often used, which helps to outline the scene or subject and is an element in creating a three-dimensional feeling on a two-dimensional picture. Of course, there is also the backlight commonly used in creation, from which the silhouette is derived.

2. Exposure EXPOSURE

Normal ±0EV-1.5 EV minus exposure: Use minus exposure to deliberately make the sky darker and intensify the tone of the sunset. But for the unimportant parts, just make it black

In addition to the light quality and direction, there is also the amount of light. This can be completely controlled by adjusting the shutter and aperture. What’s the big deal? Control. Accurate exposure is of course not difficult. Moreover, today's cameras have very advanced metering systems. In addition, digital cameras can review images in real time after shooting, so it is not difficult to adjust the appropriate amount of light.

+1EV to increase exposure: Use a shallow depth of field to shoot portraits, hoping to create a dreamy atmosphere, so you also increase the exposure. In line with the overall bright white and light tones, the exposure is a little brighter

But the control of exposure can also affect the effect of the photo. Sometimes light and dark should suit the atmosphere. Proper control of exposure can make the image more beautiful. There are dramatic changes. Even with the same exposure, the shutter can be fast or slow. A fast shutter condenses high speed, but a slow shutter can show dynamics. This is the big thing that exposure can do besides the amount of light. Only when you can control the exposure appropriately can you be called Above all, I understand photography.

3. TIMING

The "decisive moment", which has been praised in the photography industry for many years, has been the golden rule pursued by serious photographers since it was published by Cartier-Bresson. I hope it can be like this generation of masters. , use hunting photography techniques to freeze important moments, and let static images tell moving stories. This is timing (Timing) that is easy for ordinary people to understand. It is also applicable to portraits, landscapes, sports, and street hunting. Photography, etc., applicable one by one.

The decisive moment is the climax of the story. As the saying goes, you only have one chance. Photographers should seize every shooting opportunity, keep the camera on their chest at all times, and practice their ability to observe things. Don’t miss the opportunity, and you must persevere. You can do it by changing the scene step by step!

Works with accurate timing: It is not difficult to find that attractive images not only have all the other light, color, and composition elements, but more importantly, the timing is accurate enough to make people watch. It's easier to "read" and you can tell the story.

4. Color COLOR

People are born with color sensitivity. People with normal vision will also be sensitive to color, but this is especially true for photographers. Don’t think that shooting in black and white is enough. Don’t worry, in fact, the gray tones of black and white are also affected by real colors. The most interesting and mysterious thing is that color is light. Light of different wavelengths produces different colors, because objects reflect different light waves and form different colors. Appear, light is also color!

If we simply talk about shooting an attractive image, such as a landscape, in fact, the colors can be as unrestrained as possible. There is no harm in using a higher saturation during or after shooting, even if it is a film In the 1970s, some people also used slides to take pictures in order to get richer colors. Color can also change the atmosphere of an image. Blue can give people a cold feeling, while yellow and red can give people a warm feeling. Therefore, whether the photographer can manage the image well depends largely on how he handles it. Color!

Color elements

The color in the picture is an important visual element and also affects the viewer's feeling. Sometimes some images even use color itself to guide viewers to "read".

Change Color Temperature

Using daylight mode, shooting under cloudy weather already has a cooler atmosphere, but changing the white balance can change the color temperature, such as using a lower color temperature White balance makes the light in the scene bluer.

Saturation

It is no longer a secret skill to use higher saturation for landscape images. You can increase the saturation after shooting digitally. The landscape photos we are used to seeing are all processed. Bar.

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5. Composition COMPOSITION

Composition is the basic skill of photography and must be learned, but there are also some photography schools that are not too rigid. In terms of composition, it is just like Lomo, but it is just a more casual shooting style. It cannot be said that there is no composition at all. Good-looking images will definitely have traces of composition.

1/3 composition: Lower the sun to about 1/3 of the height of the screen, and match the 1/3 composition. The sky accounts for the majority. For sunset images, the colors and gradients at the top are richer, which to some extent enhances the observability of the image.

Central composition: the sky and the sea are half and half, and the picture has no weight; the main body It’s the sunset sun, slightly higher than the center line of the picture, but the overall picture is more even.

Well, some photographers have a good life and don’t have much attention to composition. They naturally compose their images. In fact, This is also the basis of the art of painting. If the picture is not composed, the aesthetics will be in doubt. Similarly, if you want to talk about composition in detail, you can talk about it in a long way, but no matter whether it is Chinese or foreign, you will definitely start with the 1/3 composition. In fact, it is a composition technique evolved from the Golden Section. Simply put, it is the length and length of the picture. Divide the width into three equal parts and draw it like a tic-tac-toe. As long as you place the subject at those intersection points, or divide the picture into one-third and two-thirds, the image will naturally have more "weight". It is also appropriate to guide the viewer to the part you want to emphasize. Of course, there are also various composition techniques that use geometry, lines, shapes, repetition, and even light, darkness, color, etc., which you can study in depth.

6. SUBJECTS

Among the many examples of failure, the most common problem is images with unclear meaning. Can photography also be compared to writing an article? Absolutely! Everyone Don’t ignore that images are just like our language, they play the role of spreading information. If you don’t pay attention when writing, or even mess up, don’t put important things in important positions, or there will be too much confusing information. , it will make it difficult for people to "read", or even impossible to understand, which of course makes the image lose the value of viewing.

For beginners, they are generally advised to find a subject to photograph, even if they ignore light, exposure, color, moment, and composition. , just shoot a glass of water, never "Don't Think Just Shoot", this slogan from the spirit of Lomo sounds nice, but it is harmful to your life!

At first glance, this photo is a The front of the temple, but the entrance of the temple is at the top of the picture, and the stairs are mostly in the middle. It is not easy to understand what he wants to express. In fact, the photographer has never thought about what he wants to express, so it is inevitable that the meaning will be unclear.

TIPS: Changing images while moving

In addition to finding the subject as the subject to make the picture have story content, how to describe a story is very important. This is a more advanced technique , take this example of a family eating ice cream. When it is taken from the front, the content is very clear. Once it is taken from another angle, it happens that they are all looking at things in the same direction, and it becomes interesting again. Which one is better? , there is no answer to this, but at least both have something to read.

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