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How to make photos better?

In fact, it is very easy to take good photos. Many photographers can only take as wonderful photos as professional photographers if they use the right methods. Here are some suggestions from professional photographers.

Chen Wei: Professional photographer, member of China Photographers Association. According to my many years of experience in taking pictures, I gave some suggestions that should be paid attention to in the shooting process:

1. What's the best weather for outdoor shooting?

It is best to shoot in the morning or evening weather, because in this weather, the light is very soft and the face is very good. On a sunny day, people are sharp and will produce shadows. The most taboo for portraits is to use the direct sunlight overhead, which will cause shadows around the eye socket, nose and chin. In order to avoid this destructive light effect, professional portrait photographers like to choose open and shady places, such as a big tree on a sunny day, where there is a lot of reflected light around to supplement local shadows and form smooth and shadowless illumination on the face of the person.

2. How to take photos of people with natural expressions?

When shooting portraits, don't let your subject keep a posture, but let him try various actions, which can effectively avoid the rigidity of the characters' expressions in the picture and keep the characters' natural expressions all the time.

3. How to photograph pets

Before shooting, let the pet adapt to your camera until it is no longer afraid or curious about your camera, and then choose a better light, such as shooting at different shooting angles in the morning, dusk or soft light. Another important skill is that when shooting pets, it is best to prepare some favorite foods or toys that can make sounds in advance.

4. Eliminate red eye in dark environment

When the environment is dark, the phenomenon of "red eye" can be effectively avoided by lengthening the distance between the camera and people or using the "red eye elimination" mode of digital cameras to make the flash flash once or several times quickly to adapt people's pupils, and then taking the main flash and shooting.

5. How to prevent photos from being ineffective?

After the subject is in the center of the picture, just press the shutter half. Keep the shutter half pressed and wait for the camera to focus. Pressing the shutter leisurely after equal focus can avoid the photo blurring caused by inaccurate focus.

6. Check the camera settings

It is the most important and necessary to check whether the camera settings are in the correct position before shooting. Nowadays, in order to take better photos, many cameras are equipped with image stabilizers, photo pixel size, shooting modes in different environments and other functional settings. Ensure these settings before shooting. ~ ~ ~ Thank you for your adoption