Nine photography mistakes that beginners often make, you must pay attention to avoid these mistakes.

Many photographers like traveling photography very much. Being in a different place, they can take particularly beautiful photos, which is the main reason why many photographers are also happy. For beginners, how can we increase the chances of taking good photos with mobile phones during travel? Actually, I have some skills and experience. This paper introduces five common mistakes in taking photos with mobile phones in detail.

1. Give up prematurely

Many people have committed this kind of thing. They spent a lot of money on cameras and photography skills courses/books, went to a great shooting location, and then gave up soon-because they were a little tired, hungry or bored. There are still many people who don't spend too much energy in one place, probably because they think the first photo is good enough. But experience tells us that the best photos often appear after trying all angles.

There are countless photos on the internet now. If you want to get some different results, you must pay more time and energy. If you persist a little longer than others, you can become a better photographer.

Take a portrait with a wide-angle lens

When you turn on a portable digital camera, the lens is usually located at the wide-angle end. Most SLR camera lenses are also located at the wide-angle end when they are put away, so that they can be easily put into the camera bag. So wide angle has become the default choice for many people. However, the distortion of wide-angle lens is not suitable for portrait photography, especially when taking close-ups of people. Unless you deliberately pursue this effect, please remember to turn the lens to the telephoto end. A telephoto lens can often take more attractive portrait photos.

3.？ Wrong shooting time

For landscape photography, the first thing to pay attention to is shooting time! You must know the best shooting time of the target position. In the same environment, shooting at different times will have different effects! You can pay attention to the following tips:

(1) Backlight shooting is very interesting. Using objects or trees in the background to block direct sunlight can effectively avoid glare.

(2) When shooting by photometry, you can shoot bright scenery, but it may be a bit boring.

(3) When shooting along the light, let the scenery have shadows, and it is easy to depict the outline.

4.？ This photo has no theme.

The most taboo thing about a photo is that it has no theme. When readers look at photos, they will feel puzzled and don't know where to look. The main reason for studying a scenic spot is to be able to decide exactly what you want. Many photographers appear in one scene, spend a few minutes taking pictures and then move on to the next scene. Sometimes you will be lucky, all the elements are suitable for the perfect photo, but most of the time you must be prepared and wait for a good theme.

5.？ Curved horizon

In the eyes of many photographers, nothing is more annoying than uneven landscape images or curved horizon. Because of this problem, many potential pictures have been destroyed. We think this is very annoying because the composition of the photo is seriously weakened and the field of vision is uneven.

If you want to shoot the horizontal horizon with your mobile phone, you can turn on the grid line that comes with your mobile phone. Grid lines can keep the shooting picture horizontal when shooting horizontally. It is difficult to keep the level when shooting uneven scenic spots. You can also take more beautiful photos with the help of a tripod, which will also help you take clearer photos.

6.？ Enter automatic mode

Although it is a convenient way to take photos in the automatic mode of the mobile phone, you only need to press the shutter, but you can't really control the photo effect. Manual mode is to make full use of the functions of various camera systems to achieve the desired effect.

In most cases, the automatic mode of the mobile phone can accurately expose the light and dark parts to the greatest extent, but in some cases (highlight ratio environment), you need to manually expose yourself to adjust the appropriate brightness.

7.？ Pay no attention to details

In addition to the big scenes, there are actually many subtle things to shoot at the scenic spots, which may be interesting textures and shadows on the ground, or grass on the wall and butterflies in the flowers, which can be your works under the lens. Taking more photos of these details that are easy to miss will not only add more changes to the whole travel album, but also allow you to take unexpected photos!

There are many good techniques for taking landscape photos, but the most important thing is to practice shooting time after studying and practicing in different light and geographical environments, so that you can really become a landscape photographer! I hope you can share the above five kinds of photography mistakes, so that everyone can take warning and help you take more beautiful photos. If you have any nice photos, please share them with us.

8. Take a blurry photo.

Maybe everyone should review this point. At the shutter speed of 1/8s or even 1/80s, the camera is very sensitive to jitter. Novices often don't realize that photographers with a little experience feel stable. If it is not intentional, blurred photos are usually unwelcome. Many photo contests and magazines don't use blurred photos.

The most important thing to take clear photos is to keep the camera stable. The best way is to use a tripod. But it doesn't matter if you can't always carry a tripod. Nowadays, many lenses have anti-shake function, and the high sensitivity effect of the camera is also improving. So don't be afraid to improve ISO sensitivity except to find a bracket to keep it as stable as possible.

9. Take the building too close

In order to get a panoramic view, it is necessary to lift the camera or use a wide-angle lens when shooting nearby buildings. Doing so will make the vertical line become a diagonal line that converges to a point, or there will be obvious distortion. How can I make parallel lines also be parallel lines in photos? Theoretically, you need to keep the focal plane of the camera parallel to the building plane. This involves many photography skills and methods.

Generally speaking, you can hold the camera high instead of shooting it backwards. If there are other buildings opposite the building where you can take photos, you must use them. In order to reduce distortion, try to shoot with a long focal length from a distance instead of shooting with a wide angle at close range. But be careful not to let irrelevant things enter the picture.