How to improve self-taught mobile photography?

In spirit

No money, no classes

Buy your own books

Watch good movies online

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The learning attitude of hand photography

Are you one of the self-taught people mentioned above?

It is good to have a passion for self-study, but you may also feel that you lack a study plan and cannot find the goal when practicing. What should you do?

Today I will provide you with a

daily practice task list for hand photography

Clear the tasks according to the arrangement

Let you improve a little bit every day

Task 1: Shoot with natural light

Learning to use light is the entry and ultimate goal of photography, and mobile phone photography is no exception. Indoors, close to the window to get better lighting. Outdoor shooting takes into account both sunlight and shadow elements. When it is sunny, cloudy or rainy, the light has different tastes, so every moment during the day is a good opportunity to practice.

Take a photo every day with natural light as the main light source, learn to use light, adjust the position according to local conditions, and find the feeling of using light.

Task: The Rule of Thirds Composition

Everyone knows the definition and use of the Rule of Thirds by heart, so why should we include the Rule of Thirds in the daily tasks?

Because knowing and mastering are two levels. Many beginners are familiar with various concepts and can analyze the key points of composition when seeing a work. However, when they open the lens to shoot, theory and practice are often disconnected, which is also the bottleneck.

Take a photo every day using the rule of thirds for composition, integrate the rule of thirds into your habits, be able to use thirds from scratch, and hone your composition awareness

Task 3 Non-eye-level angle

It is only natural to hold the phone with both hands at eye level and take photos that are similar to visual observation. However, the flexibility of photography lies in the ever-changing height, angle, field of view, and depth of field. It is different from daily observation habits and brings unique and novel visual experiences, as well as more interesting and creative works.

Take a photo every day from a non-horizontal angle, find different shooting angles, and stimulate your own perspective creativity.

Task 4: Add text to photos

Many friends who love sharing photography have the habit of adding text watermarks to pictures, or simply commenting on the text. But don’t rely on supplemental text.

Try to use photos to show what is happening in front of you, and use pictures to tell stories. Gradually, you will find that the narrative ability of photography improves, and the supplementary text can become simpler, and pictures can even win the text, and detailed text is no longer needed. narrate.

Take a photo every day and add text, block the text and see if the photo can interpret the text

Task 5 Daily Cleanup Task

Last and most important point, the key to hand-photography is persistence, don’t be careless, challenge small tasks and complete them one by one.

Clear the tasks mentioned above on time every day and stick to it. A week, a month, a year, the small accumulation every day brings about technical thinking and qualitative improvement.