Xiaobai asks for advice. I just bought a Leica D-Lux Type 109 and want to learn photography.

1. To learn photography, we must first understand the four elements that are most closely related to imaging, namely focus, aperture, shutter and sensitivity.

2. focus. As the name implies, it is the focus of the picture chosen by the photographer. Focusing can be divided into single-point focusing and multi-point focusing (which can be manually adjusted), single focusing (static shooting) and continuous focusing (dynamic shooting), and metering mode is closely related to focusing. Generally speaking, evaluation (matrix) photometry is generally used to shoot landscape themes (different manufacturers have different names, but the nature is the same), and focus photometry is generally used to shoot still life and portraits. In the scene with large light ratio, spot metering is generally used;

3. Aperture. Aperture affects depth of field and shutter speed. Generally speaking, the larger the aperture (the smaller the number), the shallower the depth of field, the stronger the blurring ability of the background (foreground), and the faster the shutter speed when the light is exposed normally. Conversely, the larger the clear range before and after focusing, the slower the shutter speed;

4. shutter. Shutter has an important relationship with the stability of the picture, the most important of which is the safe shutter value (that is, the reciprocal of the focal length of the lens, for example, when the focal length is 50mm, the safe shutter is 1/50 seconds, and the safe shutter is the principle standard to ensure that the film is not pasted). At the same time, controlling the shutter speed can form different imaging effects, such as shooting rainy days, high-speed shutter can shoot rain into condensed beads, slow shutter can shoot rain into wiredrawing effect and so on.

5, sensitive. Sensitivity affects the shutter value. The lower the sensitivity, the better the image quality. The higher the sensitivity, the higher the shutter value, and the less likely it is to paste. The principle of sensitivity is that under the premise of ensuring no paste, you don't need to engage in sensitivity if you can use low sensitivity;

6. Beginners are advised to learn the aperture priority shooting mode, and the sensitivity ISO is set to automatic (which can be set in the menu). ISO with high requirements for image quality is up to 800, and ISO with general requirements for image quality is up to 1600. Only when you have to shoot, but don't consider the image quality, can you use a higher sensitivity. The shutter is automatically controlled by the camera. In aperture priority mode, pay attention to the use of exposure compensation. The general principle is to add white and reduce black, that is, to add compensation when focusing on the bright part of the picture, and vice versa. Aperture priority mode can be used as a common shooting mode;

7. After mastering the aperture priority, you can learn the shutter priority mode. Shutter priority mode is mainly used to shoot special themes, such as sports themes and dynamic effects. The photographer controls the shutter speed manually, and everything else is automatic;

8. After understanding the relationship between aperture and shutter, you can learn the full manual mode. All parameters are set by the photographer himself. This is the most accurate exposure shooting mode, and you can take photos with unique style according to your own preferences;

9, photography is easy to get started, but difficult to advance. You can become a talent not by professors, but mainly by understanding. I recommend the landlord to read a book, Photography in new york, which is the most perfect photography course in the world.