How to avoid becoming a person who “only knows how to click the shutter”?

1. Think more

Don’t think only when you pick up the camera! Developing a "photographic eye" cannot be achieved overnight. Therefore, in addition to thinking before clicking the shutter when you pick up the camera, you can also think about how to take pictures when you are not doing other work, shopping, eating, or even going to the toilet:

Find the topic: What is worthwhile here? What about the filming?

Highlight the theme: How to shoot to make the theme more clear?

Light and Shadow: How to capture light and shadow?

Composition: What composition should be used?

Aperture, shutter, ISO: Try to preset some combinations according to the environment.

Color: What color should be used to express in this environment?

2. What you leave behind is a story

To be an excellent photographer, every photo will always leave a story. When a photo is recording the story of a person or a period of time, you add life and meaning to the photo. It is no longer just an "image" under a photosensitive element, but a story with a background. So before taking a photo, ask yourself, does this photo have a "story"?

3. Reduce, not increase

People are always greedy, but in the world of photography, "reduce" is better than "increase". Full of elements, with dozens of themes to express, often this photo will be so disorganized that the reader has no idea what you want to capture! Therefore, to improve your photography skills, you might as well "reduce" the elements you want to include and make the theme clearer!

4. Try to take pictures of things that “others can’t see”

When you take thousands or even tens of thousands of photos, you will find that there are many photos The composition, concept, shooting method, etc. are also the same. At this time, you can try to shoot some things that "others can't see", such as:

Taking close-ups

In different situations Shoot at special angles (extreme angles may be more interesting)

Shoot at special times (such as full moon nights, late at night, before sunrise, or even seasonal/natural ones, such as when some animals migrate to when it’s in the place, when it’s just snowing/raining, etc.)

Use fast/slow shutter speed

5. Don’t let the equipment control you

Honestly, update , stronger equipment will really be fascinating! However, this kind of pursuit is of little use to photographers. Instead, the equipment will control you, as if you cannot take good photos without powerful equipment. But in fact, as long as you practice the above four points more, no matter what camera lens you are using, you can always rely on your personal skills and brains to take excellent photos.