Can I learn portrait photography by myself?

How to learn photography I think it is not difficult to learn photography, especially now that various cameras and equipment have become quite advanced and popular. Whether it is a hobby or a career, it can be said for anyone They can all take photos with accurate exposure, perfect composition, and bright colors. But in most cases, these nearly perfect photos are given by nature or designed by God. You just need to aim at them and press the shutter. But why? Under the same conditions, can someone take unique photos? What’s so good about their work? Why do they shoot like this? I think the main difference is that you are taking photos, while he is creating, and the starting point and footing are different. In the digital age, you can take photos as you like, and occasionally you can catch a "blockbuster". You just use advanced equipment. And the advantage of low cost, but you ignore the subject of the shooting and the key points to be expressed. In other words, the randomness of your shooting results in quantity but no quality. A rigorous photographer will spend a long time thinking about a theme, from the configuration of equipment to changes in weather, from the selection of angles to the choice of viewpoints, from the selection of models to the matching of clothing, the most important thing is to make yourself The works are unique and must have innovations and breakthroughs. Because I have experienced such a process myself, I believe that the key to learning photography is

1. Be familiar with your own equipment and imagine how to deal with those fleeting moments in different environments;

2. Practice basic skills hard, how to hold the camera steady, how to change parameters, how to observe keenly, how to pay attention to details...

3. Learn to learn from others rather than imitate them. The development of the Internet has provided us with an inexhaustible supply of reference materials, but the key is to learn how to look at the door, how others frame and compose pictures, how to grasp time and space, and imagine how you will perform if you shoot such a scene.

4. As far as landscape photography is concerned, although the time and location are important, to make your work stand out, you just need to use more brains in the composition range and viewing angle.

5. The most important thing in portrait and body photography is to learn to observe and communicate. Without good communication, who is willing to cooperate with you? Without careful observation, how to discover the advantages of the other party? Furthermore, don’t always be swayed by those conventional postures. You should be good at changing your inherent ideas. According to different objects, you can use her (his) advantages to the extreme and eliminate her (his) flaws to the maximum extent.

6. Don’t be superstitious about parameters. Experience has proven that it is definitely a misunderstanding to imitate parameters by looking at other people's works. Smart people will secretly "steal" something while shooting with the master. What’s more important is having the courage to try it yourself, and after experiencing several successes and failures, those secrets will be yours.