What other necessary skills do photographers need besides taking pictures?

That's a good question In this network age, photographers can not only take pictures, but also have some other soft skills to win among many photographers. Especially as freelance photographers, they have higher requirements for soft skills. There are the following aspects.

post processing

Post-production is a necessary skill for photographers, and almost every photographer will do post-production. However, the later technology is also hierarchical, and the basic peeling and color matching are not professional. You still have to be creative and exquisite. For example, various styles of color matching, three-dimensional skin decoration, creative synthesis. Don't worry about whether it is excessive in the later stage. The market only depends on whether the effect is amazing. A superb and skillful later stage can turn ordinary photos into blockbusters.

Design typesetting

In recent years, I have contacted many photographers and found that most people don't understand design, especially beginners. The most embarrassing thing is to PS an ugly logo name in the photo, or add inexplicable chicken soup quotations. Another phenomenon is to add various honey borders to photos, thinking that they are beautiful but actually ugly. There are also some photographers who often create works. They will organize their works by grouping pictures, which involves typesetting skills. For example, horizontal arrangement is not suitable for viewing on mobile phones. Photographers need to publish their works on the Internet frequently and add watermarks to the basic typesetting. Therefore, it is recommended to learn some basic design skills, starting with PPT, which is relatively simple.