How to teach yourself photography?

Self-study photography requires understanding the basic knowledge of cameras, learning composition and practicing frequently.

1, to learn the basics of cameras.

The basis of photography is the camera. Before self-study photography, you need to know the basic knowledge of the camera, such as what is shutter speed, aperture, ISO, how to adjust these parameters, and learn photography theory, such as exposure, composition, light and shadow. These theories can help photographers take better photos. For those who have never been exposed to SLR cameras, you can read the instruction manual of SLR cameras carefully several times.

2, learning composition

Photography is an art of subtraction. If you want to subtract things irrelevant to the theme as much as possible, the simpler the composition, the easier it will become a classic. Master the principle of composition, the factors of photographic composition, the division of scenery, etc. , commonly used composition methods such as nine squares, diagonal, curve, symmetry, triangle, golden section, etc. , can quickly take good-looking photos.

Step 3 practice regularly

Photography needs constant practice and trial. Only by constantly shooting and learning can we make continuous progress. Observe the works of other photographers, learn their composition and techniques, imitate others' works, and practice our own shooting skills.

Photography technology:

Make full use of light:

Light fully shows the physical characteristics of the photo theme, and vividly combines the modeling with the background. For example, at sunset, you can use the backlight at sunrise and sunset, because the light at this time is the softest and doesn't look dazzling, which is a good time to shoot. In addition, we can make use of the difference of artificial light between outdoor and indoor or the natural reflection of the sky and water.

Backlighting technique:

In digital landscape photography, backlight photography is a photography technology with certain shooting difficulty and unique artistic effect. Backlight is illuminated from the back of the scene, and the object of shooting is often the dark part without direct light. Therefore, photographers should be able to skillfully use and master skills when shooting backlit photographs.

Exposure should focus on the exposure of the main body, and the rest should be ignored. For example, when shooting sunrise or sunset, we should take the exposure value of the sky or the sun as the main basis. When shooting scenes with clear outlines and transparent textures, such as flowers, people and animals, we should choose a darker background as the contrast, and use the highlight as the photometric basis when exposing to create a strong light ratio contrast.