There are many ways to improve the quality of photos, and here we introduce some practical techniques, including pre shooting, framing, and post editing. For the convenience of everyone's memory and practice, the photography self-study class has summarized four colloquial photography mnemonics.
Please refer to the following mnemonic for detailed usage:
There is contrast between brightness and darkness. Black and white can also be very delicate.
Movie style using mobile phones. Improve the quality of life details.
Based on specific photos, let me explain the usage of these four practical photography mnemonics for everyone:
1. There is contrast between brightness and darkness.
If there is contrast in the photo, it is like a TV drama with conflicting plot, which will make the photo more tense and more attractive to viewers. There are many comparisons, and I will take the contrast of light and dark as an example to explain it for everyone.
(1) We all know that the photographic eye is very important. The so-called photographic eye refers to the person who is taking photos, being able to observe details that others cannot observe and images that others cannot observe in the same living environment. Through this approach, we can pay attention to some aspects of life such as light and shadow, brightness and darkness.
(2) The night scene is difficult to capture due to the dark environment, but if the subject being photographed is located in a bright area under the night scene, the night scene will create a simple and dark background for this photo. When shooting, by appropriately increasing the sensitivity and focusing on the light, the subject's eyes can make good use of the lighting in daily life to take beautiful night photos. If it is still not bright enough, you can place the device in a stable place, such as a tripod, slow down the shutter speed before taking a photo, and the photo will light up.
(3) By making good use of the reflection of the sunset on the water surface, beautiful light can be captured on the water surface, and the distant peaks and sky provide a bright background. Perhaps some friends may say that there are no details in the dark area on the left, but I think this way, it can better contrast the texture in the bright area on the right and make the photo appear better overall.
(4) Some friends like to climb stairs when shooting night scenes, but it is more dangerous. They can also take some beautiful photos of light and shadow comparison on the ground. The entire background is black at night, so we need to pay attention to looking for light, lights, and brightness. Taking such symmetrical and prominent photos can place the main vehicle and bright lights in the middle of the photo. Shooting on the road puts safety first.
2. Black and white can also be very delicate.
(1) We can also take beautiful silhouettes of construction sites. When shooting, we should only focus on the top of the building and avoid the chaos below in some areas. This can make the photos look more concise, with better details, and reflect the quality of black and white photos from the delicate aspects.
(2) The same principle applies to photos taken by the seaside, but it is important to note that we create a resonance between the buildings on the far left and the people nearby. Without the buildings on the left, this photo would inevitably appear hollow. Because the color of the sky is already not good, the photos will appear too monotonous.
(3) Emphasis point: Through this photo, I want to tell everyone that if the environment is black and white, try to pay attention to the surrounding scenery when shooting to enrich the entire picture. The above methods can improve the quality of your black and white photos.
3. Movie style using mobile phones.
Observing this photo, the overall color is not many, and the yellow dot on the left and the color of the building are not particularly attractive. The fog on the right makes the entire photo appear more hazy, and it would be better to adjust it to black and white in this situation.
The presence of people inside the pavilion adds a sense of story to the photos, so we can also use post production techniques to create a cinematic feel and emphasize the sense of story, thereby improving the quality of the photos.
(1) Open the photo using the mobile photo editing software Snapsed.
(2) Click on the tool, select black and white, and in the black and white filter, select the first neutral to turn the photo into black and white as a whole.
(3) Click on the tool again, choose to adjust the image, swipe your fingers up and down, select the atmosphere, and increase the atmosphere appropriately to make the photo's atmosphere stronger.
(4) Further increasing the highlights, contrast, and shadows will make the previously highlighted parts purer and whiter; Shadows can make the texture of the shadow in the lower left corner clearer; Increasing contrast further enhances the black and white contrast of the photo.
(5) Click on the tool again to highlight the details, slide your fingers up and down, select the structure and slide it to the right to increase the texture of the photo.
(6) But after adding texture, we will find flaws in the photos of the water surface, so click to adjust the image to further enhance the light.
After increasing the highlight, we found that the details of the water surface were better, but the fog here made the previously textured parts even clearer.
(7) So using a mask, restore the texture of the original water mist part: click on the curved arrow in the upper right corner, then click on the modified content, and an adjustment image will appear on the right. Click on the middle brush to enter the mask.
(8) In the mask interface, adjust the value of the adjusted image below to zero, click on the left reverse selection, and erase the foggy part in the middle.
(9) Click on the tool again, select Expand, fill with black color, fill both top and bottom with black to form a mask, and create the effect of black bars on the top and bottom of the movie. Click on the tool text again to add subtitles, and the effect of the movie becomes more prominent.
(10) This photo, which was originally not very well colored, has been improved in quality by adjusting the black and white effects to create a cinematic feel.
4. Improve the quality of life details.
Observation in photography is often the most difficult. Apart from observing light and dark as mentioned in the mnemonic, what other aspects can be observed specifically?
(1) Pay attention to some special walls in life. Some walls are very mottled, while others have some paintings that leave behind many stories. When shooting walls, be careful to be horizontal and vertical.
(2) Pay attention to the frames in life, the elderly person standing in front of the painting and the person in the painting form a good resonance, and the elderly person is in the center position of the middle frame, facing the shooting, just keep it horizontal and vertical.
(3) Pay attention to the color contrast in daily life, such as the orange lights and background below, and the blue sky creating a good contrast between warm and cold.
The above photography and photo editing methods are comprehensive, simple, and practical. I hope they can help you take high-quality photos!