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The effects captured by photographers and ordinary people using the same camera and the same scene are different. What is the reason?

You only see the same scene and the same camera, not the differences. This is a typical situation where laymen watch the fun and insiders watch the door. The differences include:

The camera settings are different. The shooting parameters that can be set by the camera include aperture, shutter, ISO, metering method, exposure compensation, focus, whether to use flash, and file format (RAW or JPG) Etc., these different combinations can achieve different depth of field, image quality and many other slightly different effects. A photographer can make the best settings based on the scene, his experience, and what he wants to express, but ordinary people usually don’t even know what aperture and shutter are, and usually only know how to shoot in point-and-shoot modes such as P mode;

Photographers and ordinary people grasp light differently. Photographers will observe the lighting conditions at the shooting scene and take advantage of them. If the lighting conditions are not ideal, the photographer will consider using something like a flash or a reflector to modify the lighting conditions. Ordinary people generally don't care about forward light, backlight, or metering, and only know how to press the shutter;

Photographers' shooting angles are changeable. Photographers will choose a low camera position, a high camera position or a normal camera position according to the needs of expression, and will consider different shooting angles. Ordinary people usually take pictures wherever they stand, and only know how to press the shutter button

Photographers are better at composing pictures. The photographer can flexibly compose the shot according to the characteristics of the shooting scene, and will consider where the subject is placed in the photo to be more prominent and emphasized. Most people usually think that it’s OK to frame the thing in the middle of the picture

Photographers’ post-production is more professional. Whether it is the film era or the digital era, some post-processing of photos is usually necessary. But most people not only tend to ignore this aspect, but are also proud of never photoshopping their pictures, which is really ridiculous.

Photographers have higher requirements for images. When ordinary people take continuous photos of a beautiful scene, the photographer may not be satisfied yet and is unwilling to press the shutter. He is still waiting for some climax to happen, such as a white cloud, a flock of birds or a solitary person passing by. Photographers know what kind of photos are not ordinary but wonderful

The above are all technical aspects. In fact, photographers will also make various stylistic changes to the shooting pictures at the psychological and habitual levels. Expressions, these are a state that can only be achieved through long-term photography study and practice and a lot of reading.