What are the basic skills necessary to use a SLR?

1. Focus

First adjust the focus method according to your needs. If it is too troublesome, just set it to autofocus. Because it is basically difficult to buy film cameras now, during the course teaching, former students basically bought traditional cameras from the previous classmates. However, after the relevant courses are over, everyone will still choose digital cameras. I don’t know what they bought before. Several hands of film cameras were left aside and no one cared about them. This phenomenon happens again and again, so some universities have started teaching with digital cameras. However, some colleges and universities with a certain history and heritage still insist on starting with film cameras in a serious and responsible attitude towards teaching and students, so that students can master the traditional darkroom processing technology.

However, let’s take a digital camera as an example for your question.

1. Still objects

First, set the camera to single-frame autofocus, then set the focus point to the center point single-point focus, and the shooting mode is single-frame shooting. Such settings It can ensure that the picture is in focus during the shooting process.

2. Moving objects

Generally divided into two types, the first setting mode is the same as static shooting, but it should be noted that if the subject is a person, the shutter speed cannot be lower than 1/ 60 seconds. If you are running, the shutter speed cannot be lower than 1/200 second. If the subject is a car, the shutter speed cannot be lower than 1/500 second. Second, in response to the photographer's own requirements, try to press the shutter as quickly as possible after focusing, especially when the subject is coming towards you or away from you. This method has a scientific name called "following shooting method". As the name implies, during the shooting process, the camera always moves at the same speed as the subject. This kind of shooting effect is that the subject is clear, and the background will appear brushed due to the movement of the camera. Effect.

2. Metering

The metering modes of today’s cameras can be divided into: area metering, spot metering, center-weighted metering and evaluative metering. This is a rule of thumb. You have to experience it yourself to find out which metering method is more suitable for you. However, I would like to give you a suggestion: try to use spot metering as little as possible on professional-grade single-lens reflex cameras.

3. Exposure

Just like the fuel-saving mode of a car, no matter what model, there is always a most fuel-efficient speed, which is like a certain number of yards to ensure a constant speed. The same goes for photography lenses. The best aperture for every lens is F8. The next step is to master the basic knowledge of large aperture and small depth of field. When shooting landscape photography, the aperture should be as small as possible, ensuring that the aperture is F8 or smaller. This ensures that the front, middle, and close shots in the picture are all clearly visible.

When shooting portrait photography, it is often the opposite of landscape photography. The aperture is usually relatively large. This can blur the background and highlight the subject. At the same time, this consciously selectable blur effect can make the picture softer and more artistic.

4. Composition

There are many types of composition, and I will not explain them one by one here, but it is worth mentioning that in the beginner stage, the picture should be as simple as possible and keep the picture level. And strive to highlight the subject. The more you try and practice, the more you compare with your previous shots, and you will always improve.

If you own a SLR, but you don’t want to read the manual or read the photography skills book tutorials, then you can only use the fully automatic fool mode, or in other words, no matter how smart you are You can use P block at one point.

You ask, what are the basic skills necessary to use a SLR? I will simply point out the direction of your study:

1. My answer to your question is not to answer your question directly, but to point you to a direction of study

2. First of all, you still need to read the manual and understand the basic buttons first. If there is a separate button, the name of the function button should be known

ISO sensitivity button, WB white balance button, Exposure compensation, etc...

You can’t even name these buttons, right?

3. Test the most basic performance parameters

The shooting effects of different apertures

When shooting the above scene, what aperture can make stars appear? Mang? Do you need to find time to test and practice this?

How can you get the desired color when shooting under different light sources? Is this to test different white balance modes?

The shooting effects of different shutter speeds

The shooting effects of different ISO sensitivities

The shooting effects of different white balance modes

Shooting effects of different exposure compensations

For the above five parameters, at least 10 different shooting scenes need to be tested.

4. If you don’t understand the parameters, you can default them to the factory default state.

For example, the metering mode, autofocus mode, etc. can be maintained in the factory default state. .

Do not change the function parameters that you do not understand. It is important to maintain the factory default state.

5. If it is for snapshots

Well, if you are unwilling to learn or practice, then for snapshots, quickly switch to sports mode or fully automatic mode.

To summarize: If you are really unwilling to do the most basic learning and practice, I really think you should just use a camera phone. SLR cameras really still require more learning and practice.

When you get a digital camera (whether it is a SLR or not), the first thing you need to do is to find the aperture, shutter speed dial or button on the camera and become familiar with it. Then, look for the white balance button and the desired weather mode. For more professional situations, you may need to adjust the K value to meet your more precise requirements. Then, look for the focus mode: single point focus, multi-point focus, tracking focus, depending on the occasion you need, adjust it in advance. The last thing is to check the sensitivity clearly and adjust it according to the occasion you want to shoot.

People who ask this question are usually novices, so I don’t want to make it too complicated, and I won’t include pictures. I’ll just say a few things.

1. Have a general understanding of the basic buttons, options, and settings of the camera. At least know how to focus on the object and press the shutter in fully automatic mode. This is not called photography, it is called taking pictures, commonly known as being able to press the shutter. Although it seems silly, this is the first step to get started. There may be many functions for taking pictures that are not usually used, but through the composition of the viewfinder and the center of gravity of the picture you want to achieve, you can come out with this simple click. Just like when we usually take pictures with our mobile phones, we don’t need to adjust any parameters, but we need to find the right angle, focus, proportion, color, whether it is straight light, side light or backlight, etc. These are the issues that our head behind the lens, commonly known as, should consider. Later, use image software to check various shooting parameters under different light and shadow conditions, do some sorting and summary, and do some homework for the next step of manual shooting.

2. Wait until you learn the introductory skill of pressing the shutter button. Then start exploring M and AV files, and further learn to compose and utilize light, as well as capture simple depth of field by manually adjusting ISO, shutter speed or aperture, and adjusting focal length (only for zoom lenses, excluding fixed focus). effects, and figured out the basic shooting methods. Once you learn these, you can basically handle most daily photography. (Note: This is taking pictures, not photography.)

3. In the third stage, use the camera’s built-in advanced functions and cooperate with some image editing software to further improve the shooting quality and beautify the photo effects.

4. In the fourth stage, in addition to general outdoor and indoor shooting, you will also start to learn shooting in the studio. This is also a stage that requires learning and exploration.

5. The fifth stage, learn to change different types of lenses, and you can always find the lens that is most suitable for expressing your current shooting needs (it does not have to be an expensive lens. Whether the photographic work is excellent or not, apart from the quality of the image itself, , what’s more important is the connotation you want to express), look for the beauty in life and nature, and do whatever you want.