8 skills to take a good picture

Learn to distinguish good light

Put this first because it can't be stressed enough, you can practice it every day, canvas prints and many times you don't even have to bring your equipment. Photography is just light painting. Any camera is just a box for you to put light in.

The simplest and most direct advice is, print on canvas "learn to find and appreciate good light." Is the sun more beautiful through the trees? What colour is the light? Is there any reflection on something? Is the shadow special? Learning to read light is half the battle for a good photographer.

Consciousness of composition

There are all kinds of techniques, techniques, and genres, but the most traditional and classic "three-point method" you should know. Simply think of it as four lines and divide the frame vertically and horizontally into three equal sections. You can bring the lines of the scene closer to the line, or place the main body or important elements above the intersection to highlight your content ratio and interest center. Proper composition is better than snapping something straight, when you naturally develop the awareness to observe composition and think about how to break it.

Content is king

It's a lot of nagging, but it's true. Before you shoot, ask yourself, what are you going to shoot? Where is your main body? Interesting? If you go out of your way to get something really weird, will it be fun? It may seem superfluous, but if you've ever asked yourself, you know why you're not making something interesting. Take pictures that tell stories and freeze moments.

Understand that it's what you put in front of the lens that makes this picture, not the camera. You shouldn't complain about your equipment, although the higher end of the equipment will add to the picture, but if before a boring subject, it's just empty equipment. The fact that you can't point your lens at a good subject is that boredom is always boring.

Don't ignore the background

You may focus on the people and things in front of you, but you should be aware that these are just a few of the things in your picture. And ask yourself, what are you going to fill the rest of it with? What kind of background you choose can completely change your composition and content.

How bright and dark should the background be? What is the main color of the background? Is it lighting up the background to clarify the details of the environment, or is it pulling the subject out of the background? If your background isn't helping your photo, reframe the background and connect the subject to the background.

Look at it from different angles

Most of us look at the world from a horizontal perspective of 1.5 to 2 meters, so if we look at the world from other special height angles, we can get a very special perspective. You can shoot close to the distance, or at a more interesting Angle, remember to jump out of the frame of the lens and test various positions and directions, and use a new perspective to interpret familiar scenes.

Capture details

When photographing people, you can also start from the details. Everyday commonplace things, with the eyes to find the subtle. Keep the camera close to the object you want to photograph. Find materials, textures, patterns and shapes in cement, leaves, insects, trees.

Look for lines

Whenever and wherever we can find the elements of lines, wires, horizon, wake clouds, tree trunks, roads, think about how to use them to form beautiful shapes in the picture. Let the lines close up, guide the line of sight to the main body, or form a border around the line, according to your composition to play the role of the line.

Wait for the decisive moment

This is where all the above principles come together. Instead of just taking out a camera and taking a snapshot, think about it, wait a little bit longer, change your position, analyze the light a little bit more, see what the subject is doing, or wait for some magical moment.

Bresson came up with the concept of a decisive moment, zebra painting art prints in which the light of the environment is perceived, the composition is ready to be applied, and the shooting is completed at the perfect time. Although we can't shoot like a master, his philosophy at least allows us to get rid of the on-camera shooting and actually create images with clear creative intention and impressive moments.