How to regain your enthusiasm for photography

Every time I buy a new toy, I have to admit that my enthusiasm for photography has soared to the top. But don't get me wrong, I just suggest upgrading your camera. My suggestion is: if you have been using a mobile phone or a portable camera, you can try a SLR; If you can't take the camera out of the street because the equipment is too heavy, then you can start to become popular, and the technology has made rapid progress in mirrorless cameras; Or if you're used to using high-power zoom Tianya lens, why not try to travel around the world with fixed focus?

2. Learn new photography skills

Every time you learn new skills, whether in the early or late stage, your enthusiasm for photography will be enhanced. For example, if you learn a new composition, will you feel a little impatient? Besides studying online, you can also study through books or take photography classes. Every time your knowledge of photography increases a little, your enthusiasm will increase.

3. Read more excellent works

Do you remember why you made up your mind to learn photography? There is a great chance, because you have seen many masterpieces that amaze you, make sounds or touch your heart. Why not look at today's first-class works and be moved again? Especially now that the information is developed, you can really see the photographic works with a few mouse clicks. Whenever I want to find inspiration, I will look online. When I finish watching one excellent work after another, I will have the impulse to pick up my camera and take pictures in real time.

Step 4 try a new theme

There are many different themes in the world of photography, and the techniques used to shoot different themes may be quite different. You may have met a photographer who used to do landscapes or flowers, birds, insects and fish, but was invited by a friend to help with the wedding. Frankly, it's a little embarrassing. Most people don't understand that scenery shooting and wedding shooting are almost two different things. They just think he knows how to shoot any subject because he can take pictures.

But then again, if you only focus on one topic, why not try to shoot some topics you haven't touched before when you are not inspired? Because of the different skills, there will be unexpected freshness, and maybe you can borrow the newly learned skills to go to the fields you are good at.

Step 5 take part in a photo contest

You are indifferent to photography because you have the idea that there is nothing to shoot. Taking part in the photography competition will give you a direction of photography, and you can shoot towards the topic of the competition. In addition, there are prizes in the competition, and winning will be more motivated.

I want to mention that you should be careful when shooting, but don't be too obsessed with the result. After all, it is better to have an objective number to decide the outcome of a game. It is the judges who decide the outcome, and it must be subjective judgment. Losing the election doesn't necessarily mean that your work is inferior to others. I have always thought that most of the winning works in the photo contest only hit the judges' personal preferences, as long as everyone is interested in participating. Generally speaking, taking part in a photo contest is really a good way to keep your passion for photography.

6, set personal photography project

If, like me, you don't want to be restricted by other people's topics, but want to shoot a topic with your own style and your own liking, it is a good habit to set up your own personal photography project, which can not only maintain your enthusiasm for photography, but also improve your photography skills. The content of the project does not need to be complicated, such as setting up a portrait with summer breath; To shoot the sunrise in a certain place, you can even refer to some excellent works and try to shoot a similar effect. Of course, you can also add more requirements to make it more difficult and interesting. For example, people in summer should have jumping pictures; The photo of sunrise should have a sea of clouds or something. When you prepare, plan and study how to shoot step by step, and finally get the desired picture, the satisfaction is explosive. But if you fail, you will get it, because even if you can't get the planned effect in the end, you will certainly learn valuable experiences such as the reasons for failure and how to avoid it next time, and your enthusiasm for photography will continue to burn.

7, published works

It's a pity that I took so many photos and just looked at them myself. Of course, good things should be shared with colleagues. Novices should be careful not to post 100 photos after taking 100 photos. All photos should also be screened, and only the best ones should be displayed. After the screening of 100 photos, no more than 5 photos may be published in the end. If you over-publish, it will not only annoy others, but also greatly reduce others' evaluation of you. In the process of screening, you can re-check the photos you took to see what can be improved. The advantage of publishing is that when others agree, their interest in photography will also increase.

8. Meet other friends.

One of the joys of photography is meeting like-minded photographers. If you have a group of friends who also like photography around you, it is no problem to meet regularly to shoot and communicate and maintain your enthusiasm for photography.

At the end of the tutorial, the above are eight suggestions for you to regain your initial enthusiasm for photography, hoping to help you overcome the bottleneck of photography!