The purpose of photography practice

Before reading this article, Bian Xiao hopes that you can ask yourself very seriously: What is the purpose of learning photography? Without looking at the comments, I guess some of you here are out of hobbies, some are looking for a job, and some may just want to save your life-it's very miserable to embarrass your girlfriend in the end.

But can this reason to die really convince the arrogant heart hidden in your chest? The answer is no.

Men who don't want to shoot models are not good photographers. Oh dear ~ I accidentally exposed too many people's minds.

But then again, if there is a model in front of you and you can't shoot it well, wouldn't it be a waste of resources? The annual ChinaJoy is launched today. As in previous years, this is a grand meeting to compete physically and intellectually. Every booth is crowded. In addition to grabbing the game experience area, grabbing the surrounding gifts, shooting models must also occupy seats first. The same booth, different seats, the shooting effect is completely different.

As an old driver who has experienced the battlefield, today I will tell you how to shoot beautiful models at the exhibition!

In fact, the experience is very simple, summed up in four words: "pit", "sprout", "turn" and "cheat".

The first choice is to say "pit". There are two kinds of pits: one is environmental pit and the other is technical pit. The environmental pit is the complex light at the exhibition site, and it is difficult to grasp the exposure when shooting, which leads to the final film being either overexposed or underexposed. Therefore, Bian Xiao's advice here is to pay more attention to the tips of the exposure bar and open the histogram in the camera. According to the distribution on the histogram, the problem of overexposure/underexposure can be obviously avoided.

The technical pit is very intuitive, and many people will feel that their skills are not very good when they first come into contact with photography. Don't worry, as long as you have a good camera, it can help you. The most direct thing is to switch to automatic mode. If you want to have some requirements for your work, you can use aperture priority or shutter priority mode. The last article introduced the specific functions of these modes in detail. If you forget it, find it and make it up.

Tip: In general, the more advanced the camera, the more powerful the automatic mode!

So what is "Meng"? Because there are many people in the exhibition, it is actually a little difficult for models to smile at their own cameras. If the snapshot is not good, the effect is the same as that of the candid camera. Therefore, besides relying on continuous shooting to grasp the probability, we should also rely on "blinding". In the exhibition, while we are evaluating the models, the models are also examining us. After all, no matter who comes out one day, everyone will be tired, so it is a recognized criterion for models to dedicate the brightest smile to the photographer who is most likely to take good photos. However, their understanding of photographic equipment does not seem to be very thorough. Models who have had contract shooting experience will tell those inexperienced models that the professional photographic equipment is very large, the lens is very long, and the fuselage is generally black. From one word to the cross, big, long and black have become the basic characteristics of professional equipment, so even if your camera is cheap, it will be accompanied by the "click" sound of the mechanical shutter after meeting these three characteristics. Believe me, you will be the smartest photographer.

Tip: You can also install a ring flash in front of the camera. It's hard for models not to look at you!

Then "turn" What should I do if I can't win on the equipment? Then get as close to the model as possible, turn her out and pose for us alone ~ what? You said you couldn't do it? See if we're dressed well. As the saying goes, clothes make the Buddha golden. Put yourself in others' shoes. If you are SG, two photographers invite you to help pose, a slovenly photographer and a well-dressed photographer, who do you choose? Hmm ~ Bian Xiao will choose a handsome man ~ Haha, so the face value is not enough, and the clothes are needed. As long as you can turn out the models, you can enjoy the fun of shooting ~ they are all professionally trained, and they can pose satisfactorily as long as you simply prompt them.

Tip: Remember to ask the gentleman to thank the model after filming!

Finally, it is "derailment." Knock on the blackboard! ! ! The focus of this article is it! Many people worked hard to finish the exhibition and only got the photos, but some people not only got the photos but also got the contact information of the models! Oh, my God ~ Did he hang up? Actually, it's not. As long as you are good at taking pictures, turn over the model and show it to her after taking pictures. If the other person likes it, try to send it to her ~ do you want to teach it later? The old driver brought you here ~