Content

• Steps
• Advice
• Warning
• What you need

If you have mastered the basics of framing, shooting, and taking a photo, try to develop it further. Make it a hobby, or even a career, instead of taking the usual vacation, pet, and kid photos. This is the time to start creating things great, instead of the usual lame photos.

Steps

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   Find someone who can help you buy a good usable camera. Maybe your photographer dad or friend has an extra SLR film camera. If you don't have a camera, borrow it until you can buy it. Almost all digital cameras from the last decade, and used film cameras, are good enough for you to take great pictures. Having your own camera will be a big help.

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   Learn the basics, if you don't already know anything. The basics of photography include composition, which is basically how a subject is arranged in the frame, lighting, and basic camera operations. See How to Take Better Pictures for basic instructions.

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   Ready. At least half the time, the difference between a good photo and a regular one is coming in at the right place at the right place, with the camera in hand. Always carry the camera with you. Make sure to use the camera regularly. Just carrying it is not good.

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   Ở đó.Ready not enough. Ken Rockwell shared about his first experience, You know what is wrong in my logic, "Anything does itself?" I was onlookers. I thought that photography was about capturing subjects that were in harmony with each other. ARE NOT! You have to go out and find. Finding and finding is the hard part… taking pictures of what you find is normal.
   • Get up, go outside and take a photo. Go out at all times of the day, every day, and look for an audience. Don't wait for the opportunity to come (but be ready when it comes!); get out and find them. Look for opportunities wherever you go (whether in the mall or elsewhere in the world), and go everywhere to find them. If you can see something in your mind, chances are you can compose it and capture it!

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   Stop looking for your subject and learn to observe.
   • Find color. Or vice versa: find a subject that is completely colorless, or take a photo in black and white.
   • Find repetition and harmony. Or, conversely, look for your subject completely isolated from the surrounding objects.
   • Find the light, and the lack of light. Take pictures of shade, or contrast, or rays of light passing through something, or subjects in complete darkness. Many people believe that the golden hour (the last two hours before the sun goes out) is the ideal light condition for taking pictures. This is due to the direction of the light, which can create depth when captured properly. However, this doesn't mean you can't shoot in the middle of the day and still be able to find good light. Direct sunlight can be considered very bright, look for foggy conditions or turn on shade mode for nice soft lighting.However, the law is meant to be broken, so don't apply these principles too rigidly!
   • Find emotions and gestures if you're photographing people. Can they show happiness? Mischievous? Sadness? Do they look thoughtful? Or do they look a little annoyed when the camera is pointed at them?
   • Find textures, shapes, and patterns. Nice black and white photos are great because black and white photos force the photographer to look for these things.
   • Find contrast. Find something that stands out from the rest of the photo. In your composition, use the wide field of view (or wide angle lens) then get closer and shoot. Find the contrast of everything above: colors in a bleak scene, light in darkness, and so on. If you're photographing people, try placing (or finding) your subject in a context that makes them stand out. Find happiness in unexpected places. Find someone who stands out in the crowd. Or ignore this and get them out of context completely by opening the lens all the way to blurring the background. Brief...
   • Find anything that captures the interest of the viewer Not was object traditional. Once you find your subject, you will find yourself end up just capturing them over and over again. This is fine. Find objects out theme will improve your photography unlimitedly, you will soon see a completely different world.

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   Keep your photos as simple as possible. Get really close to your subject. Use a tripod, and a zoom lens (if available) to adjust the composition. Avoid unimportant objects in the scene to fully understand the image.

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   Film photography. If you have photographed movies, then also take digital photos. Both film and digital cameras have their place in a novice photographer's arsenal. They both have their pros and cons, and both will show you what it takes to take a different set of photos. The worst feature of a digital camera is its balance is not as good as a film, and vice versa.
   • Digital cameras give you instant feedback on what you do right and what you do wrong. They also do not cost a test shot. Both are invaluable to new photographers. However, the cost of the digital camera makes it easy for the photographer to get into the habit of shooting "indiscriminately" and hope to have a good photo in the end.
   • Film cameras force you to be more careful with what you capture. Even a millionaire reluctantly sits on his yacht taking 36 pictures of his towels with a film camera. The cost dynamics of taking more photos can lead to inexperience (which is not good), but it makes you think twice before you shoot (which can be good, if you know what to do first. when taking pictures). Furthermore, film photos still has its own looks, and you can also upgrade to high-quality professional film gear from ridiculously cheap.

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   Present your best work to others. In other words, Find your best photo and show it to others. Not even the best photographer gets the best shot after each shot; they just very carefully select what they have to show others.
   • Let's strict about this. If you don't see them pretty, never show it to others. Your standards will increase over time, and even photos that you once thought possible might look flat after a few months. If this means that all you have in a single day of photography is worth a picture or two, then that's fine. In fact, it might mean you're just being harsh enough on yourself.
   • Do not view pictures in full size. Ken points out that the most important part of an image is what can be seen through the processed size. Many people will catch mistakes when they can only see your 100% uncropped image. It's okay, because they're not worth listening to. Feel free to cut out anything that doesn't look good when it takes up a quarter (or less) of your frame.

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   Find and absorb other people's criticisms. Don't fall into the trap of posting "comment on my photos" or online thoughts; they are usually the photographers mentioned above. However, it's good to seek constructive criticism, as long as you are cautious of the person giving the comment.
   • Get opinions from artists. If someone has great works of art to display: photos, paintings, music or whatever, then this is a reason to take them seriously, as artists understand the influences. instinctively, whether it's in their field or not (and if your image doesn't have any influence, it's better to be removed). The majority of non-artists have that ability too, although they are not well-versed in composition to point out where you did well (and more likely they speak well to you to avoid hurting you.
   • Ignore people who criticize your photos, but there are no good photos to display. Their point of view is simply not worth listening to.
   • Realize where you do it right and where you go wrong. If someone likes your photo, then What makes them like it?. If not, then What did you do wrong?. As noted above, the artist Another will be able to tell you these.
   • Don't be too humble if someone likes your work. This is normal, the photographer likes his masterpiece to be praised as much as anyone else. But also should not be too presumptuous.

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    Find works that inspire you. This doesn't mean it's just about being technically perfect; any (wealthy) clown can attach 400mm focal length lens, f / 2.8 aperture to more than 67 million VND SLR camera, photograph a bird with good exposure, super sharp, but still doesn't make them Steve Cirone. Instead, look for works that make you happy, laugh, cry, or feel whatever, not the works that make you think good exposure and clarity. If you like people photos, check out the work of Steve McCurry (the author of the Afghan Girl), or the photo studio by Annie Leibowitz. If you use Flickr or any other photo sharing website, pay attention to the people who inspire you (but don't spend too much time on your computer and forget to go out and take pictures).

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    Learn about technical trivia. No, this is not the most important part of photography. In fact, it's one of the least important, this is why it is like this; a beautiful picture taken by point-and-shoot without these, well exciting Much more than a boring photo with perfect sharpness and exposure. It is also nicer so many, so much compared to a picture that was not taken because someone was too busy to care about this little thing.
    • However, you also need to know a lot about photography such as shutter speed, aperture, lens focal length, ... and what effects will have in your photos. They can't turn a bad photo into good looking, but they can sometimes help keep you from losing a good picture due to technical problems and can even turn an already beautiful picture even better.

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    Find the subject of the shoot. You may find yourself conversational enough to take pictures of people. You might like to go outside no matter what the weather is so you can take landscape photos. You can have long focal length lenses and enjoy motor racing so much that you get excited about photographing them. Try all of these! Find a subject you like, and shoot well, but don't limit yourself. advertisement

Advice

• Don't rely on technical and post-processing tricks like HDR to make your photos look better. If it looks boring then erase it or throw it away.
• Buy a new book about photography. Save money and buy the used book as long as it is current day appropriate. Consult and check out many photography books before buying. Also, watch multiple magazines (music, people, home, garden, architecture, kids - whatever interests you). What do the photos look like? How does the photographer shoot?
• Seeing other people's photos, or pictures in photo magazines, can also help. Comment on those photos. Make a list of the two good things and the two you want to change in the photo.
• Take a photo yourself and have someone else check on your work.
• Almost any digital camera from the last decade, and most film cameras ever, are good enough for you to take great pictures. Don't worry about gear until you lower the basics. Even better, never worry about the attached equipment.
• Read the instructions. If you have your own camera and manual, please read the instructions and try the functions while reading. Read where you won't be distracted.
• Focus on trying to make each photo worthwhile. In particular, one in twenty pictures can be key, one in 100 is good, one in 1000 is a picture that makes someone else "Oh", and if you're lucky, you can have a picture for your life. that everyone must recognize.
• Not give up. If your photos haven't shown any improvement after a few days or weeks, be patient! Photography is also about perseverance and dedication.
• Print your best photos in a medium format.
• Exit automatic mode; This allows you to focus on taking great photos instead of technical minutiae. Switch to "Program" mode, if available, and choose the switch program to get different combinations of aperture and shutter speed. If you can only get good shots with "Manual" mode, use it, but assuming you're in 50s speed priority and the lack of automatic doesn't make you "professional either. ".
• There are always magazines wherever you go. They are not the same because when publishing pictures are always changed to look their best, but at least you can find examples of colors and shapes in 2D mode.
• When choosing a camera, you must be very careful. Just because buying a camera 16 million VND does not mean you will take a good shot immediately. If you are buying a more expensive camera, learn each function carefully.
• Should not buy by brand. For example, the $ 4 million Nikon for beginners has many of the same features (e.g., Optical, 4 times the aspect ratio) as a beginner camera (usually cheaper) but with only different brands.

Warning

• When taking photos of people in public, always be kind and remember that if you are taking photos of a particular person or a portrait, ask them for permission to take the photo first? Remember to thank them and show them the photo… Maybe for some social or religious reason why would some people not want you to take their picture? There is also a photo certificate of whether you are using a photo of a person for money or business ...

What you need

• Camera. You should have at least two, if possible: a film camera, a digital camera (see above).