How to take an impact photo?

Lead: Like athletes, a photographer's skills need long-term training and a lot of experiments. Creative exploration requires us to jump out of the familiar routine. Although we will have some setbacks and frustrations at the beginning of trying new tools and technologies, we will get unexpected discoveries and new expressions. Our goal is to interpret the theme in our own way. It takes time and patience. You should train yourself to discover the deeper meaning of the topic at hand. The following five steps can make your picture very impactful, and express your feelings and emotions at the scene of the picture to your audience so that they can feel the same.

Step 1: Light

Judging where light comes from by shadows. Light can inject magic into our photos. Make good use of it. Light is the most important aspect of taking a good photo. A deep understanding of the characteristics of light allows you to shoot under various lighting conditions, and you can learn some lighting modes used to successfully shoot photos. Determine whether the light source is hard or soft, directionless or directional before taking pictures.

Step 2: Color

Color has a great influence on us. It can affect your mood and express your feelings. Learn a basic color principle and be familiar with the four basic dimensions of color: hue, brightness, intensity and color temperature. Discover the secret language of color and its meaning, and accurately use light energy to create interesting compositions.

Step 3: Abstraction

The photos you take are all made up of shapes. You can't photograph a real tree, you can only convey the visual information of a tree by photographing its shape and color. Therefore, as a photographer, it is very important to train yourself to divide the scene into simple shapes and colors, which can help you create a clear and concise composition.

Step 4: Graphic element design

Graphic elements are the raw materials for creating artistic works, and the most basic element in photography is lines. Being aware of the subtle feelings related to lines can help you find the emotions that a painting can express. For example, horizontal lines can convey calm and tranquility, vertical lines express balanced emotions, and diagonal lines indicate movement. To create more vivid pictures, we need to take the initiative to find lines and match them to convey specific feelings.

Step 5: Technology

Technology is a very important factor in the success of a film. You should keep trying to train and make it second nature, so that your creativity will not be limited. But remember, technology should not disturb the theme you want to express in the picture. It should make the theme clearer. If we rely too much on technology, we will lose our original meaning.