The components of a good photo.

What is the most important thing in an excellent photographic work? Some might say it's light. Yes, light is the basis of images. Without light, there would be no photos. Some people might say composition, that's right. Composition is the aesthetic basis of a photo. Only the photos with reasonable composition can make the viewers accept the content in the picture more easily, and focus on the main body of the picture for the first time according to the photographer's composition principle.

These are all true, but they are not the only criteria. For an excellent work, there are still many things to do.

The process of taking pictures is more like a compromise. We can never be perfect, and it is impossible to adjust our pictures according to what we want in our hearts like painting. Taking pictures is more about the changes made by photographers in the face of the environment itself. No matter whether the light is good or not, no matter whether the elements in front of you can meet your own composition needs, you need to complete a photo in compromise to make it as ideal as possible.

For a photographer, we must know what is important in a photo, which is the key for us to take a good photo.

First of all, it should be the element, which is the basic composition of a painting and the first thing you should express when you see a painting. In fact, elements are also the basis of composition, and it is the position of elements that determines which way you choose to compose.

Then there is the light, which is always the most indispensable for taking pictures. There are many kinds of light, such as strong light, soft light, fading light, warm light, cold light, natural light and artificial light. Light is a big subject that needs in-depth study to master, but it is only a sufficient condition for a good photo, not a necessary condition.

We can only say that a photo can look better with a good light source, but we can't say that we must have a good light source if we want to take a good photo. We can't control the natural light conditions at the scene. A good photographer should learn how to use the existing light source to shoot better works.

The timing of shooting is also important, but it depends on your type of photography. If you shoot sports works or street works, you should move quickly and capture the moment when people make actions and expressions in the photos as quickly as possible. Just like a kiss, a shot, a moment when the waves beat the coastal rocks, these beautiful pictures will disappear as long as they are slightly depressed.

Some pictures are also slow and need a long wait, such as a sunrise. We need to wait patiently for the moment when the sun rises at the shooting location, such as shooting the star orbit. We need to wait for the camera to be exposed for a long time again and again.

Many landscape photos are beautiful, with perfect composition, rich colors and outstanding details. They are really amazing, but most of them are just amazing for a while and then forget after reading them. The photos that can really stay in people's memory are always those with stories. The story in the photo can be abstract, concrete, complex or simple.

Only those emotional photos can be handed down for a long time.