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How to learn to take pictures? What are the skills?

As an art form, photography can not only record the beautiful moments in life, but also create amazing visual effects through composition, lighting and post-processing. Now let me share some skills of learning to take pictures, so that everyone can learn to take pictures easily.

1, familiar with the camera:

Knowing the functions and settings of the camera you use, and being familiar with the camera's various modes, exposure, white balance and focusing options will enable you to better control the shooting process and obtain ideal results.

2, master the composition skills:

Composition is a very important part of photography. Learn to use the composition principles such as rule trisection, symmetry, line, perspective and hierarchy to create attractive photos. At the same time, we should also learn to observe the environment and capture interesting angles and details.

3, make full use of light:

Light is the soul of photography, which can bring unique atmosphere and effect to photos. Learn to observe the direction, intensity and color temperature of light, and flexibly use different types of light such as backlight, sidelight and soft light to create rich and varied effects.

4, reasonable use of post-treatment:

After shooting, post-processing can further improve the effect of photos. You can use the functions of adjusting exposure, contrast, saturation and hue to fine-tune photos. At the same time, you can also try to add filters and special effects, but you must not overuse them to keep the photos natural and realistic.

When you first learn to take pictures, you first need to understand the structure of the camera. If the camera doesn't work, it goes without saying that I have to learn to take pictures. I asked my friend to learn photography because he is a cameraman himself and knows a lot about photography. So after I learned about the camera, he began to let me learn composition, that is, to learn to find the angle when taking pictures.

In fact, photography is similar to painting, which requires finding the right angle, learning the gap between light and shadow, and carefully observing the direction, intensity and color of light, all of which require experience accumulation. At first, I thought it was not so easy to learn photography, but when I really learned it, I would find beauty that many people in life could not find.

Although I am not proficient in photography now, I don't have much experience. After all, I have only studied for about a year, but I like photography more and more.