12 Skills to Enhance Photography Creativity

Lead: After a period of time, many friends who are beginners in photography may feel that the photography technology is stagnant, the camera function has become very skilled, and the basic photography skills have been mastered initially, but they always feel that the photos taken by others are better than their own, and they can't find out the reason. At this time, maybe it's time to start improving "photography creativity"!

Tip 1: Turn your camera.

Under normal circumstances, the camera should be raised when taking pictures to ensure that the exposure will not be blurred by the camera vibration, but in fact, turning your camera in a planned way can make the picture abstract and dynamic, adding artistic color, especially when you shoot under different colors of light sources or at night. The trick is to slow down your shutter so that you have enough time to catch light. Horizontal movement ("mirror") and rotation (like a merry-go-round) are also common techniques in shooting.

The camera rotates with the theme to make the background look dynamic.

Tip 2: Adjust the focal length when shooting (commonly known as "pop")

Adjusting the focal length when shooting (commonly known as "pop-up") is actually changing the focal length (zooming) when the camera releases the shutter, and the picture will be full of motion. This is a very simple technology, but it only applies to zoom lenses.

Tip 3: Creative Focus

Who says the focus must be on the subject? In fact, sometimes turning the camera to manual focus and deliberately letting the subject deviate from the focus can make it feel like an oil painting.

Tip 4: Shoot from a low place.

Try shooting at an ultra-low angle to make the subject feel different from the normal angle. If you add a wide-angle lens, you can highlight the main body and show exaggerated effects.

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Tip 5: deliberately expose your photos.

General photos also require "correct" exposure, which will not make photos overexposed or underexposed, but sometimes deliberately overexposed photos can also express a "science fiction" effect.

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Tip 6: Flash with a slow synchronous shutter.

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When shooting portraits at night, you can use the slow synchronous shutter to absorb more live light and use the flash to "solidify" the subject. If you add the skills of "pop-up" and "moving the camera" mentioned in Tip 2, you can take creative photos.

Tip 7: Shoot from a height.

Compared with the low shot in Tip 4, we can also capture the picture from a certain angle, that is, shooting at high altitude. In addition to shooting from the plane, we can actually achieve this effect by using tripod and long cable release or selfie function. It is recommended to use a wide-angle or even a fisheye lens, which will make the photos more interesting.

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Tip 8: Multiple exposures

Multiple exposure refers to taking multiple photos on the same negative. You can use one normal focus and the other out of focus to add artistic color to the photo, or make a person appear in this stage as a doppelganger many times. However, it should be noted that some entry-level cameras do not include the function of multiple exposures, so you need to rely on photoshop's "layer" technology.

Tip 9: Increase the noise.

When the ISO value increases, although the shutter can be made faster, the noise will also increase relatively, making the photo appear uneven. However, if the noise is deliberately increased and the appropriate environmental atmosphere is matched, the photos will immediately bring nostalgic and cinematic feelings and add charm to ordinary photos.

Tip 10: Customize white balance.

The correct white balance can of course make the photo show the light color of the environment, but if we deliberately change the setting of white balance, it may bring out another special atmosphere and effect! The picture above shows automatic white balance on the left and manual white balance on the right. The picture on the right can bring a dark and melancholy feeling.

Prompt 1 1: Use the B shutter properly.

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The shutter is a light bulb. When you set the camera to S mode or M mode and keep the shutter pressed, the camera will display the word "light bulb", then you are using the B shutter. B shutter means that the shutter is always open for exposure until the photographer presses the shutter button again. This technology can make very dark places colorful (such as the suburbs at night), and can also be used to shoot star tracks and fireworks.

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Hint 12: infrared photography

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Infrared photography is more complicated, because you need to modify your camera or add an infrared filter, but the effect is very special, like black and white photos, but not the same. If you use a filter, the light will be blocked a lot. It is recommended to use a tripod or a high ISO.