How can a novice photographer make his photos more professional?

When you see photos posted on websites or media platforms, you feel professional at first sight, which makes you envious and confused. Can you still make the photos look professional? This article introduces how to take pictures like professionals, even beginners.

First, when taking pictures with light, you usually avoid "backlight", which may be effective in general. However, due to the high difficulty, the effect of "semi-backlight" will be introduced, and it is recommended that novices use the light direction.

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Semi-negative photography

"Semi-backlight" means that light comes from behind the object. Because it can create a dramatic atmosphere, it will not become dull when it shines on the subject. It is an easy direction and easy for beginners to use.

One of the most common mistakes that novices make is to avoid backlighting and shoot with the light from the front of the subject. The theme in the photo is clearly visible, but the picture is dull and difficult to leave an impression. Because it is easier to express the description with "semi-backlight", please try the effect.

Two or three-point composition shooting, the protagonist may be placed in the middle of the picture. However, in order to produce a sense of professionalism, it is suggested to use a combination of "three-way division".

General photographic composition skills

Triangular photographic composition

Trigonometry is a shooting technique that divides an image into three parts vertically and horizontally, and puts the points of the subject at the four intersections of a straight line. By doing so, a balanced and stable composition can be obtained. Especially portrait photography, I suggest you make full use of the surrounding space to taste.

Third, the processing of the background The situation of professional photos is that the background is obviously blurred. This alone can make the protagonist stand out in the atmosphere and complete the photo.

There is no background blur processing.

This is background blur processing.

If you have a single-lens reflex camera, you can blur the background well by adjusting the aperture.

First, an "aperture priority mode" indicated by a mark such as "A" is set on the camera. Next, set the aperture opening value called "F value" (aperture size of shooting light) as small as possible (F2.8, etc. ). By setting the lens to the "telephoto side" and getting as close as possible to the protagonist, you can get a beautiful background blur effect.

Additional remarks

What if there is no SLR camera?

If you don't have a single-lens reflex camera, you may need to use Photoshop or other software to process photos taken with a small digital camera. If you want to blur the background, specify a range and choose Blur from the filter to blur only certain parts. In addition, because it is a convenient software, it can be easily trimmed, brightness corrected, tone corrected and so on.