Do you have any skills to take pictures manually on the street?

1, skillfully use the equipment in your hand.

Of course, the camera and lens at hand, regardless of the price, will have its strengths and weaknesses, and we should make full use of them to avoid weaknesses. For example, if the depth of field of a medium telephoto lens is small, it will blur the background and highlight the subject, or it may be blurred by out-of-focus conditions carelessly. In addition, the longer the lens, the more severe the jitter, which poses a threat to hand-held shooting. For cameras with aperture or speed priority, there may be inaccurate exposure during automatic exposure shooting, that is, the ambient brightness is darker than the main body and overexposed; The ambient brightness is brighter than the main body, and the exposure is insufficient. It is too late to correct when shooting with an elevator, so it is necessary to estimate the brightness of the subject and the environment before shooting, and deliberately increase or decrease the exposure.

When using a large zoom lens, such as 28-200mmf 1: 3.5 ~ 5.6 lens, the actual aperture will change with the change of lens focal length. If you don't know much about this, you may make a shooting mistake by changing the focal length. The correct way is to use a variable aperture zoom lens, that is, to take into account the change of the actual aperture value and its impact, so as to make corresponding corrections.

Good equipment is only one aspect, and familiarity with photographic equipment is more important. As the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect", even the popular MF equipment, as long as it is familiar with the performance, can also "make up for it with diligence" to achieve the goal of rapid shooting. Of course, it would be better if you use a telephoto lens to sneak shots from a distance without being discovered.

The economic conditions and theme hobbies of each Shenzhen photography company are different, and the equipment configuration should be different. "Standard small zoom", that is, a zoom lens with a range of 28-70 mm, is most suitable for capturing pictures, and it is more handy if it is matched with a camera with aperture priority exposure mode.

Step 2 choose the right theme

Not all content is suitable for snapshot, and commercial photography such as product photography and advertising photography is not suitable for snapshot, so it must be carefully designed and placed.

Generally speaking, the subjects of snapshots are mainly news and documentaries. In holiday parties, real events or social life, there is often a feeling that because the scene is huge and the characters are chaotic, I don't know what to shoot. Don't cover everything at this time-you want to shoot everything, but you can't shoot anything well. It is necessary to calmly analyze and think about the lighting conditions and shooting angles, and make judgments, and use the equipment at hand to choose the subject. If your camera is equipped with a wide angle, try to retake the big scene; If you have a header, don't consider the big scene and concentrate on shooting the good part; If you have a medium telephoto lens, focus on people. But even if you have all the shots, you can't be busy changing them. As a result, you can't grasp a moment well.

Sometimes, when photographers travel, they can also capture local people. Especially when their costumes are distinctive or their life scenes are interesting.

3. Be good at hiding yourself

Photographers should be like intelligence agents, don't be too ostentatious, keep a low profile and let others pay no attention to you. Some movie friends often go out to shoot, wearing vests printed with "XX Photographers Association", carrying camera bags, tripods and several cameras with long and short lenses. It can be said that it is fully armed and the results are eye-catching. Master photographer Bresson's "invisibility" is worth learning-wearing ordinary clothes, mixing in the crowd, waiting for an opportunity to shoot with only one camera, can achieve unexpected results.

It's inconvenient to take a lot of things when shooting outside. I never wear a camera vest when I go out to shoot. I can only carry a small camera bag at both ends of a machine (I must bring a tripod). I decided in advance whether to shoot in color or black and white. Once I have made up my mind, I won't change. It's like crossing the line of fire and forcing yourself to use the equipment at hand wholeheartedly instead of relying on high technology.

Step 4 get closer

This is a famous saying. Robert capa, a war photographer who was blown up by a mine, famously said, "If you think your photos are not good enough, take them closer." . This is really worth learning. Close-up refers to the use of a lens with a shorter focal length to obtain greater depth of field and clarity, and to take pictures of dynamic people.

Of course, the most important thing to capture is to have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering and the ability to react quickly. All this is based on more practice and more learning.