What kind of person is suitable to be a photographer?

Becoming a professional photographer may be every photographer's dream-being able to take pictures every day, having professional equipment, living with the income from photography, supporting the family and paying off the mortgage (maybe someone wants to use this "romantic" career to find their other half). However, the life of a real professional photographer is not so chic?

The following are some qualities and abilities that professional photographers need to possess. How many can you accept?

1. Constantly "unemployed", sometimes I don't know what my next job is, and sometimes I have to work all night for several days.

For most photographers, work always comes unexpectedly after a long wait. Can you live those free days?

2. Accept the temporary task, finish shooting and editing quickly, and send the photos to the editing room before noon the next day.

For all photographers, the deadline for work is always getting tighter and tighter.

3. Be familiar with the existing working methods, and be able to keep learning new technologies and use them at the first time.

Photography is constantly changing and will not stop, and so will you.

4. Can adapt to the life of "being displaced from place to place and living without a fixed place". Besides, your transportation is not always by plane-sometimes you need to take a truck, and sometimes you need to sleep on the floor.

Magazine photographers call the local opera where four stars can be seen from the hole in the roof a "four-star hotel".

At the press conference, you must be able to take unusual photos.

All press conferences are the same, but they must look different.

6. Be able to give up your creativity for the needs of picture editing.

Editors need photos that can explain the problem, not photos that show your personal skills. Art belongs to the gallery, not the front page of the newspaper.

7. Be familiar with the subject you want to shoot, especially from the legal point of view.

Copyright law is unpredictable. You need to know which photos of buildings can be used for business and which are protected. For example, photos of the Eiffel Tower can be sold during the day, but not at night. )

8. Know the difference between RF, RM, CC, FR and RR.

As a professional photographer, you need to know royalties and several abbreviations. RF: free; RM: restricted copyright; CC: creative protection; FR: full resolution picture; RR: limited resolution

9. Be able to make photo albums

Making photos into a group photo is more attractive to customers than providing only a batch of photos. Because taking a group photo can not only show your talent, but also show that you are a reliable photographer.

10. You can teach photography or write books when there is no project.

This can help you maintain a basic livelihood, turn down jobs you don't like, and keep your passion for photography.

1 1. You can easily communicate with people from different classes, such as CEO, president and their drivers.

As a professional photographer, you may shoot a president one day and a group of workers the next. You must be able to adapt to different subjects and environments.

12. Maintain good cooperation with customers, editors and agents.

Photography is commercialized, and the people you know are as important as your talent. You must know how to organize and maintain your network.

13. Be able to tell others what to do and be willing to accept orders from others.

As a commercial photographer, you need to tell the model how to pose, and at the same time, you need to shoot according to other people's instructions.

Know how to deal with cooperation and competition.

Photographers can be a close-knit team, or they may always compete for the best photos. In the process of completing the work, you need to know when to cooperate and when to be stubborn.

15. The pride you can enjoy when your photos appear in galleries, front pages or bookstores.

A good photographer should have many conditions. From rich knowledge and insight to keen observation, diligent work and learning attitude, and enthusiasm for others. Photography itself is a visual art where thoughts and emotions intersect. The lens in the photographer's hand is just like the pen in the painter's hand, and it can accept the creative instructions of the master. As for how to stimulate the emotions hidden in the human heart to express, this is the direction that photographers should work hard.

As customers, they come to take photos to create beauty, which is the responsibility of wedding photographers. Most customers are ordinary people. You can't expect them to be perfect. There are no perfect people in the world. But at the same time, there are no ugly people in the world, and even if there are, they can be shaped into a unique image. Customers often say, "I'm not photogenic." In fact, it's not that he is not photogenic, but that he didn't meet a good photographer, which made him lose confidence. When is a person most beautiful? But revealing the truth and essence of human nature is the most beautiful. When everyone comes to this world, his appearance is impossible to choose, but everyone will have their own truest side. According to this truth, photographers should use the cooperation of mind and light, shadow, sound and gas to shape the natural beauty of the subject's true feelings.

First, communication skills

If you want to shoot the natural beauty of human nature, you should know yourself before shooting. Photographers are advised to fill in the "Communication Design Form" before shooting. Remember, let the customer believe that you are his sincere friend. If you can't convince someone about something, that's your weakness, because you haven't found a way to convey wisdom. To communicate perfectly, you need to keep in mind the following three points:

1. Thank them for giving you advice, filling out the communication form and taking photos.

2. Respect their opinions and suggestions and make detailed records.

While agreeing with their views, I hope they can accept your suggestion.

Second, the preparation before shooting

1, first look at the customer's * * * sets of clothes, what sets, and take some photos to conceive how many feelings to take.

2. Design shooting ideas, shooting methods, composition, lighting, infer the shooting process, so as to determine all shooting contents and results.

3. Carefully observe the customer's face, figure design and shooting style.

Third, shooting guidance.

Many customers are very nervous and uncooperative when taking pictures, and they can't enter the state for a long time. Why?

1, the action is not suitable for customers when shooting. We suggest the photographer pose by himself, so as to capture your feelings.

There are generally two kinds of guests: arrogant and introverted.

Arrogance-status and taste may be higher (mostly at the top). The reason is that they don't trust photographers completely, so they must not be too polite to such guest photographers. First of all, when you first enter the studio, you should be greeted by an assistant. The photographer will be quiet, give him higher momentum, work for the assistant, and let him feel the authority of the photographer. After everything is ready, the photographer should pose with double goodwill and enthusiasm. Before each shoot, make the guests laugh with very humorous language. After a group of shots, continue to talk about encouraging words such as hard work, good performance, excellent play, continuous play and continuous efforts. , sent by the assistant. The photographer will then restore his arrogance, so that customers will feel-this is the real master. It is to increase my trust in you and cooperate more in future shooting.

Restricted-the guest level may be low (mostly low level). The reason is that they are not used to this environment. Such a guest photographer should take the initiative to communicate with him, say some nonsense and relax his nervousness. According to his occupation, talk to them about topics of interest, use related topics to make them laugh when taking pictures, and be more patient. This will make it easier for them to cooperate with you when they get into the state. Professional photographer is a hard job, but it will also give you rich rewards.