​Develop photographic observation and discover unusual perspectives

When you're shooting in the same scene as a good photographer, canvas prints using the same or more sophisticated professional equipment, someone will always be able to get a different picture than you, capturing the moment you didn't see. If you've had that experience, this article might be helpful. It's not so much taking different pictures as seeing different things. The cameraman must have the keen observation, when you practice the mature technique, can see, can take photos naturally.

To cultivate the photographic eye is to train the power of observation, canvas prints online to find the unusual perspective in the ordinary scene. This paper will talk about how to cultivate the ability of this aspect from five aspects, and finally take self-proposition training as an example to illustrate the shooting ideas. Most of the examples in this article are different from the previous works of the author. Some of them are small scenes captured in life, which have never been published on social media. I hope they can inspire you.

View the world from the perspective of photography

The cultivation of observation is not necessarily to go to the famous mountains and rivers to take photos of the magnificent and steep scenery, pay more attention to the accustomed living environment, with the perspective of photography to observe things and scenery, you will see the subtle. When you look at a leaf, large canvas print what do you see besides the shape and color? Does it have interesting textures? What were the characteristics of light and shadow? What color background is it on? Does it sprout or wither? Can these features be picked up at a hasty glance? Gradually, you will

Photography can train a pair of good eyes to find beauty, to find the forgotten beauty. The beauty of life can be seen everywhere. Under the morning light, in the setting sun, in the drizzle and in the fog, every tree and grass has its beauty and unique charm. Slow down the pace of rushing, if you can see these small around the moving moment, the heart of understanding, will be open to enjoy the good things in life.

Go with your heart

In my works, although some photos really need powerful early and late techniques to complete, even a single photo involves a number of techniques such as surround exposure, depth of field synthesis, stack, etc., some also need comprehensive astronomical and geographical knowledge combined with tidal analysis to make a thorough plan in order to seize the very small chance of shooting. But there are also some photos that follow their heart, or even capture the moving moment with a mobile phone without a camera, and this is the most touching picture with a story. Photography is the use of silent pictures to convey good feelings.

"The best camera is The one you have with you."

Get out of your comfort zone

When we shoot a certain subject for a period of time, it will form the inertia of thinking and skilled shooting method, to the shooting site to find the foreground, low Angle, small aperture, wait until the best light pressed the shutter, a very strong impact of the large birth. At this point, you will feel that your technique is becoming more and more mature. You will be able to shoot in an orderly manner and in any environment. But a lot of people don't realize that this kind of inertial shooting method sets itself into an inherent frame, unwilling to break through, unwilling to change the inherent shooting thinking, unwilling to try new shooting methods. I believe that most landscape photography lovers have had this stage, including myself. When you realize this problem and force yourself to change and make breakthroughs, new attempts sometimes lead to the failure of shooting, but it broadens the shooting thinking. When you put down the ultra-wide Angle that can bring security and guarantee, and pick up the medium and long focal points, and look for a new perspective in a different way of thinking, you will find that nature is not only the perspective in the foreground, but also a lot of beauty and delicacy that you have not seen before.

Spot of interest

The photographic eye is closely related to the photographer's ability to compose, discover and arrange pictures. One of the most common mistakes beginners make is to take pictures of everything, resulting in a messy picture. When the photos are played back, they always feel far less impressive than the scenery they saw on the scene. A photo with too much content will make you feel confused. It has everything but seems to express nothing and lacks a clear theme. So don't rush to press the shutter when you're shooting. First ask yourself:? What subject do I want to represent in taking this picture? ? In this way, when shooting, we will pay attention to remove some unnecessary and disturbing elements of the picture, highlighting the main body. The choice of the subject is very important, the need for both form and color, generally speaking, it should be good-looking, interesting, attractive scenery.

Self proposition training

Angle innovation is an important subject of composition, the same scenery with different Angle shooting, can bring different visual experience. Su shi's poem: "the horizontal view of the ridge side into the peak, far and far high and low different." ? It is because of different angles, to appreciate the different beauty of the mountains.

It is human nature to think subjectively of beauty in a scene which one does not often see. Northerners to the south of the apricot blossom spring rain, will be fascinated by the poetic flavor of misty rain in the water township; And from the south to the camels, view of the boundless desert's dust can also activate the rallying cry of the heart. People living by the water always want to feel the feelings of the mountains, and people living in the mountains often look forward to the romantic seaside.

Once published a composition tutorial, in which most of the sample pictures were taken in front of Sydney and around, one of the comments made me laugh. "The key to getting to such an inaccessible scenic spot is the first," was also the most viewed comment on thumb up, indicating that his opinion is also on the minds of many people.

People tend to turn a blind eye to the scenery around them, always thinking of going to foreign countries to go to the distance to get a big picture, to have been to many countries as a topic of conversation and show off the capital, but the photos are stereotypical copies of postcards.

By changing your usual perspective and experimenting with new positions and angles, you will see different worlds and bring you new inspirations and ideas. The best way to develop this skill is to find a spot on your doorstep that has already been "shot to pieces" and see how many different perspectives you can find. As a world-class tourist attraction, the Sydney opera house has been seen countless times over the years, which really doesn't inspire any desire to film. In order to exercise the eye and the ability to find, have self - proposition? "Take the Sydney opera house from different angles" asks for ten pictures with different angles and different ideas. This kind of practice will effectively bring out the potential and promote observation and creativity.

In order to present the different looks and perspectives of the Sydney opera house, the shooting was timed to the annual Sydney lights festival. If I only shot the colorful opera house, it would be no different from a tourist's perspective. My idea is to use the railings on the shore to form a frame composition and add interest to the picture. Seemingly simple ideas are not easily realized by pressing the shutter. Photos involve two kinds of synthesis techniques: depth of field synthesis and time synthesis. Every night the light show began after the blue time, and the sky was no longer blue, so I decided to shoot the railing and sky in the foreground in the blue time, keep the camera still, aluminum mounted photos and shoot the opera house after the light show began. As the foreground is too close to the lens, several shots need to be taken in different parts of the focus. The final product is a group of photos synthesized by the depth of field of the same position and the time period.