Little reporter's photography knowledge

Lead: master the theoretical knowledge and photography skills that can't be found in reading pictures. The following is my photography knowledge for young journalists, welcome to learn from it!

1, "Adjust Settings"

Regarding the settings, everyone's shooting habits are different. According to different shooting conditions, there may be several commonly used settings. This needs to be summed up in a lot of practice, and slowly explore the common setting parameters suitable for your shooting habits.

For example, because of my professional problems, there are many people filming documentaries, so for me, shooting at work has made several common settings for common scenes: indoor dark light/indoor natural light/outdoor sunny natural light/outdoor cloudy natural light/stage lighting, which are probably these categories. In fact, to change any of the above shooting environments, for me, ISO, aperture, shutter (depending on shooting mode), continuous shooting and so on are basically automatic. No way, in the documentary shooting environment, many moments are fleeting. Adjust the settings less if you can (it seems to be off topic and will not continue to change).

Let's get back to the point. In addition to the experience mentioned above, the best way to set up a camera is to "read the manual", "read the manual carefully" and "bite the bullet and read the manual again"! Important things are not just said three times! Boring instructions can really help you solve many problems. I have formed the habit of downloading the electronic instruction manual from official website when buying any equipment. After synchronizing to the iBook of your mobile phone, you can plan ahead and check it at any time! Please forgive my disappointing memory. Although I really read all the instructions, it's hard for me to remember them all!

2. "Press the shutter more"

I agree with this, but this is only a premise. In the second half, no matter how many shutters you press, there must be a film selection process after you come back! Many people press the shutter many times, even many times more than I make a living, but because the film selection process takes a lot of time and energy, everyone often stops at this stage, which is actually equivalent to stopping the pace of progress (or improving the shooting level).

Film selection is a very important link to improve the photography level. Through the selection of films, I realized my shortcomings in shooting, whether it is composition, exposure, character posture, etc. , will identify the pros and cons in the film selection process. Of course, it does not rule out that many people don't need a lot of shutters, but they can continue to improve and reach a higher level of photography. Whether you need a lot of shutter practice will vary according to the different subjects. I mainly shoot documentaries, and the number of shutters is usually much more than the average subject. In addition, whether you are distracted during shooting, whether you choose films every time, and whether you are careful in the later stage also determine the number of times you shoot the shutter next time.

3. "When reading a book, just look at the picture and don't read the words."

Reading is very important! Personally, I don't care about "looking at pictures instead of words" My understanding is "just look at pictures/words/pictures and words". These three kinds of books belong to the category of reading and are all means of learning.

Maybe I just like looking at pictures at this stage, so I look at pictures more and more! Try to find skills or methods that can be used by yourself through the analysis of pictures in the process of looking at pictures. Whether it is composition, light and shadow, color, or the theme of shooting, compare it with your own shooting to see the pros and cons. Maybe after a while, I feel tired after reading the pictures, but I am in the mood to read some written materials, so read more, read more! Master theoretical knowledge and photography skills that can't be found in reading pictures.

In short, it is the last word to learn it, practice it, stick to it and finally use it for yourself.

4. Basic knowledge

The knowledge points mentioned in 1, 2 and 3 above are: parameter setting, ISO, aperture, shutter, shooting environment, composition, exposure, light and shadow, color, shooting theme, character posture, etc.

These, but not limited to these, are basic knowledge. The so-called "basic knowledge" does not have a clear category. As you go further and further on this road, you will surely find more "basic knowledge" to master. I have been in business for six years, and I still often find new "basic knowledge" to learn from scratch. So at least according to my current understanding, I can't say that I have mastered enough "basic knowledge".

Improve in shooting, enjoy in improving, and shoot in enjoying, which is the best positive cycle I can do!

5. Book recommendation

To tell the truth, I don't read much, and I also belong to the kind that reads more pictures. When I first started, I carefully read the "Photography Tutorial of the New York Institute of Photography" on the rotten street. I'm a little embarrassed to say it here ... But at that time, there were really not many tutorials that could be collected online, no worse than today (have you exposed your age? )

The content of "New Portrait" is really old, and it basically stays in the movie era. But the basic theory in the first volume, regardless of ancient and modern times, is still the foundation of the foundation today, and many subsequent changes are also derived from these changes. So-called strategically located, to lay a good foundation, this piece should be firmly grasped.