Why learn photography?

There are countless photos updated in the circle of friends every day, and the popularity of mobile phones and cameras makes hundreds of millions of photos generated every moment. But try to think, why should we shoot? What do we hope to show through photos? Have you received our message? How can I take better photos?

Try to classify the purpose of photography:

First of all, photography is a faithful record of objective facts.

Through the objective records of people, events and scenes, the things themselves are reflected.

For example, when taking a photo of an ID card, you can't laugh or draw it, because it only needs to record the person concerned.

For example, taking photos of online shopping items and complaining to customer service do not need to reflect the incomplete beauty;

For example, the driving recorder at the intersection, we don't care about the beauty of the scenery, only care about whether we can record the key evidence.

This kind of photography does not need emotional input, composition design, and can be unconscious. It is not artistic creation, as long as it can objectively reproduce the facts.

If you just hold up your camera and click it casually when you take pictures during your trip, maybe you should also belong to this category.

Second, photography is a way of artistic creation.

It is true that everyone doesn't want to be a recorder, but wants to be able to make beautiful, attractive and aesthetic works. From the expression of different themes, we can be divided into:

1) records the development process of things.

Taking a photo once a year, after many years, is also a beautiful record, witnessing the process of life and growth.

The movies and TV series that everyone likes to watch are actually the mental journey or tortuous experience of the protagonist, which is also composed of continuous images and can also be regarded as a generalized photographic work.

2) Show different perspectives of things.

Can show the other side of things to others through a perspective that others have not discovered.

Macroscopically, a beautiful flower, a butterfly stand still, and two ants greet each other. . .

The ruins after the fire, the dry and cracked fields, the goshawk on the snow peak, and the sailboat in the waves. . .

There are many scenes that you often can't see, and the photographer becomes another pair of eyes for you to discover the world.

3) Express the author's mood and state.

Sadness, melancholy, pain, sympathy, joy, anger, everyone has secular desires, the scenery may not, but photographers do.

Through his works, the photographer conveyed the sufferings of the people under the black terror of terrorists, the joy of the people after the victory of the war, the joy of the people in grand festivals, and the perseverance of the people to overcome difficulties and struggle hard.

A large number of photos in the circle of friends also hope to gain everyone's recognition, support and appreciation.

4) Re-creation of visual arts

Photography is not only a record of the objective world, but also can create new beauty through post-production of photos and re-editing by the author. Calligraphy, painting, sculpture, photography and music are all forms of art. All beautiful photographs are also works of art.

Third, photography is a way to express yourself and infect others.

Photography is also a form of expression. Photos are not only for sharing with others, but also a kind of "expression therapy" for individuals. Photography is not only a way to convey a certain theme, but also a way for us to show ourselves to others.

People say that what they want to achieve all their lives is self-expression, and the goal pursued by photography from beginning to end is also self-expression.

The famous British landscape photographer David Ward said:

Most people take pictures, to some extent, not just for themselves, but to infect and influence others. The purpose of holding up the camera is to convey our thoughts, opinions, insights or imagination.

I like the conversation between a photographer and his brother, who is also a photographer. I saw it on Douban.

Whether it is to show others what you see or what others can't see, it is meaningful, as long as you still have enthusiasm for photography and awe and warmth for nature.

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The following sections need to be completed.

In a word, the goal of photography is to take good photos. So what is a good photo?

First of all, the theme is clear

Second, the composition is balanced.

Third, the picture is concise.

Fourth, color coordination.

Fifth, it is interesting.

First, learn the basic theory.

Second, actively practice.

Third, comparative thinking and deliberate practice.