Introduction to photography skills

The basics of photography skills, for beginners like us, all need certain skills to get started quickly. Photography is not so easy to learn, it needs a little study. Let's share with you the basics of photography skills.

Introduction to Photography Skills 1 Wide-angle Emphasis on Theme, telephoto Compression Scene:

Shooting with wide-angle lens is one of the most common choices in landscape photography, especially shooting some large scenes, which can make the picture look broad but informal. It is not enough to shoot some scenes with wide-angle lens, and they are often synthesized in the form of tab. The characteristics of telephoto lens have a certain compression effect on the scene, which is just the opposite of wide-angle lens, especially suitable for shooting long-distance and local close-ups. Such as the performance of a particular scene.

Small aperture depth of field, fully open paste background:

Small aperture and large depth of field will have a large focus range, which can play a role in large scene clarity and detail expression. The large aperture scene is shallow and the focus range is small, which can highlight the theme and blur the background. But the practical application of depth of field depends on the focal length and distance of the lens. The longer the focal length, the larger the aperture, the shallower the depth of field, and the shorter the focal length, the smaller the aperture and the greater the depth of field. At the same time, the length of camera distance also has a great relationship with the control of depth of field.

Floral backlight, dynamic slow door:

It is a common technique to shoot all kinds of flowers with side backlight. Its advantage is that the picture is layered and three-dimensional because of the light, at the same time, it can make the flowers appear transparent, the texture is fully displayed, and the bright contrast between light and shade can be formed to highlight the theme. Some special flowers can be operated through the slow door, forming an unexpected artistic conception and effect of combining static and dynamic.

Streams should be exposed for a long time and continuously dense;

Under normal circumstances, when you see waterfalls, streams and other scenes, you can mostly use slow exposure, which can make the picture show the feeling of continuous drizzle and have a different artistic conception. But you can also use high-speed shutter to shoot according to your own creativity, and solidify the scenes such as water droplets, which will be another scene. Anyway, it depends on your personal hobby.

See the mountain to find the side light, see the water to shoot the reflection:

The purpose of looking at the mountains and looking for light is to make use of the low illumination of the sun, which will make the scene rich in layering and three-dimensionality, so as not to make the picture flat and lack impact. It is also one of the common methods used by photographers to shoot the reflection of water, especially when the weather is clear and there is no wind or rain. The water surface is like a mirror, and it is more poetic to use the available scenes to shoot reflections.

Focus on the theme and keep it steady:

Focusing on the theme is one of the most basic operating procedures for photographers. Where the focus is, the theme is there. This is the law. The first problem to be solved in landscape photography is the balance of the horizon, which is not allowed to be staggered and the picture is unbalanced, especially in landscape photography.

Precautions for beginners of photography

1. Practicing every day is the easiest way to improve photography. Shooting more will not only bring us a good feel, but also enhance our vision of food and aesthetics of life under the cumulative shooting.

If you don't have a camera, you can take pictures with our mobile phone. In this era when film is no longer used, all we can do is waste the electricity of cameras or mobile phones, and everything we see and hear can be photographed, which will bring a qualitative leap to our photography.

The camera is used, not bought. Our camera is not too expensive. Their function is to take pictures, that's all. Try to hold the camera in your hand when taking pictures, instead of taking a picture and thinking it's okay, and then dispose of the camera immediately.

Many times the scenery we saw or some interesting things flashed by, and sometimes your camera missed the interesting things before it was turned on. When shooting, the camera should always be on, not off. It is always safe to prepare an extra battery.

3. When the camera is bought, it is not immediately turned on to shoot outside, but the user manual of the camera is taken out. The user manual of the camera can quickly help you understand the basic temper of the camera, so that you can get started quickly when shooting, rather than waiting until later.

Although the manual of the camera is boring, before using the camera, basically all photographers will give priority to the manual of the camera, which is what photographers need to do.

Introduction to photography skills 2 1, macro

Taking a good macro requires light and composition skills. What we need to master is how to shoot the macro clearly, not paste it. Just pay attention to the following two points. First, use a tripod. My hands are unstable and I always see a paste after zooming in, so the first one is to use a tripod. Secondly, use a selfie machine. We found that even if we use the bracket, when we press the shutter, we still bring jitter. The best way is to start the selfie machine.

2. Shutter priority

Rolling doors are mostly used to shoot moving objects, such as sports, moving vehicles, waterfalls, flying objects, fireworks, water droplets and so on. Contrary to aperture priority, shutter priority is to obtain aperture value through camera metering when the shutter is defined manually. Shutter priority is mostly used to shoot moving objects, especially sports shooting. Many friends found out when shooting moving objects.

Often the subject is blurred, mostly because the shutter speed is not fast enough. In this case, you can use the shutter priority mode, roughly determine a shutter value, and then shoot. And the motion of the object is generally regular, then the shutter value can also be roughly estimated. For example, the shutter speed for photographing pedestrians is only1125 seconds, while it takes11000 seconds for photographing falling water droplets.

3. Portrait shooting

First of all, use telephoto, 3-4 times telephoto is very suitable for taking portraits, and the wide-angle end will make people look a little deformed and ugly. A telephoto of more than 4 times or even longer will make the face too flat and not vivid enough.

Secondly, the aperture takes precedence. Choosing a large aperture can make the shutter faster, reduce jitter and make the background as blurred as possible. It is best to choose spot metering, front spot metering and exposure locking. Because other metering methods are easily affected by the color of clothes, the face exposure is not normal.

4, aperture priority

It is preferred to use optical circles when shooting portraits and landscapes. Aperture priority is to manually define the aperture size, and the camera will decide the shutter speed according to this aperture value. Because the aperture directly affects the depth of field, this mode is most widely used in ordinary shooting. When shooting portraits, we usually use a large aperture and a long focal length to blur the background and get a shallow depth of field, which can highlight the subject.

At the same time, a larger aperture can also obtain a faster shutter value, thus improving the stability of hand-held shooting. When shooting scenery, I often use a smaller aperture, so that the depth of field is wider, which can make the distant and nearby scenery clear. This is also applicable when shooting at night.

Introduction to photography skills 3 Introduction to mobile phone photography skills:

1, keep stable

Users who like to take photos with their mobile phones may be deeply touched. The camera phone is only that big and weighs less than half of the ordinary traditional camera. No matter how good the light is, it will be ugly if you are not steady when shooting. In particular, CMOS cameras are more sensitive, and slight vibration will directly affect the imaging effect.

2. Light is very important

Light is very important to take good photos. Try to avoid backlighting. Some mobile phones can not only meet the light source through external conditions, but also be adjusted through the built-in auxiliary functions of the mobile phone. For example, adjust brightness, night scene mode, flash and other different modes.

3. framing is as important as composition.

Beginners often put the subject in the center of the picture and press the shutter directly after focusing. This stereotyped composition is not vivid enough, so it is suggested that photographers use "three-way" composition, that is, in the actual photographic composition, the scene of the subject is slightly staggered from the center, and attention should be paid to the echo of the subject with other objects. In the above picture, you choose to shoot people in the rear, leaving a certain space to make the picture deeper.

Step 4 choose the right angle

Choose an appropriate angle to avoid reflection and halo. When shooting objects in the glass window, try to shoot at an oblique angle of 45 degrees, which can effectively avoid the reflection of the glass; Halo can also be effectively avoided by increasing the shooting angle or changing the position during backlight shooting. In the process of shooting, users must take as many photos as possible, so as to screen out the best photos.

5. Portrait shooting pays attention to composition

There are always the most people in the photos taken by mobile phones. It is not only convenient to record life, but also convenient to share with friends in online communities such as Weibo. Try to fill the picture with the subject, so as to highlight the characteristics of the subject. Use composition to attract the attention of the photo to the subject and avoid being overwhelmed by the background.

6. Avoid backlighting when shooting scenery.

Scenery shooting is also an important application of mobile phone shooting. Taking scenery is different from taking portraits, and it pays more attention to the application of wide frame and wide angle. First of all, try to avoid taking pictures against the light. Mobile phones require high light, too strong light is easy to overexpose, and too weak light is insufficient, so the most important thing to take pictures is to grasp the light.

7. Choose landscape mode

When shooting scenery, you can choose landscape mode and sports mode, and the photos you take are better. In the process of taking pictures, sometimes the images on the screen will be very dark or too bright. At this time, you can move the shooting angle of the mobile phone slightly, sometimes it will show better results. This shooting method is more suitable for friends who travel frequently and like to record the scenery along the way.

8, timely use of macro effects.

When shooting still life details, you can use macro shooting appropriately, which can better reflect the details of the subject.

9. Learn to choose scenes when shooting at night.

The ability of mobile phones to shoot night scenes is actually not strong, and it is more difficult to shoot night scenes. However, with the improvement of mobile phone's own pixels and the appearance of F2.0 large aperture, it is no longer an unreachable dream to shoot beautiful night scenes with mobile phones. First of all, when shooting night scenes, you need to choose scenes with strong light and bright colors to shoot. Mobile phone night scene shooting mode can be adopted to avoid the difference of shooting effect caused by jitter during shooting.

10, event capture

The popularity of mobile phone shooting lies in its portability. First of all, put the phone in the camera shooting state, ready to shoot at any time. The picture above is a documentary photo taken by a friend who participated in the color run with his mobile phone. Remember to protect your mobile phone when shooting in this "dangerous" environment.

1 1, waiting for the best picture.

Although art comes from life, it is higher than life after all. Not every scene, every time can form a wonderful image. Photography is a choice, a photographer's choice of all factors, which time to choose, which scene to choose and so on. If you want to get a good picture, you must pay enough patience and wait for the best picture.