I just bought a new camera recently, and I'm still studying the various functions of the camera, so I can't wait to use the camera to create? When I took the camera to a small park near my home, where it had just rained, an umbrella aroused my interest.
The author of this article is Xiao Xiao
使用器材：索尼A7C2，70-200mm
After a rain, the leaves are bright green, so let's use a set of photos to leave the spring in my eyes, I like the tender green leaves and the light and shadow penetrated by the sun after the rain.
I used to take pictures with my mobile phone, and what I looked forward to most about the camera was its strong expressiveness, especially the effect of bokeh. I felt the charm of the camera.
Photographing the green leaves alone looks monotonous, and that's just the optical effect of the lens. How can I express my thoughts? I became interested in an umbrella. Here's my first creation of this umbrella.
Place a transparent umbrella on the lawn to add artistic conception, the yellow fallen leaves on the ground and the green leaves of the trees have a color contrast, and at the same time, there is a blank picture in the background with a sense of depth.
This tree is the prettiest tree I can find in the park, no models, a single photograph of a tree, unremarkable. The umbrella in my hand has increased a lot of creative space, and with this umbrella, I can walk around this tree for more than half an hour, hang it on the left side and take a picture on the right side.
I chose a clean background, and it feels much better to shoot this way. I heard from the teacher that it seems reasonable for the photographer to try to make the picture simple and clean.
Take 2 more small details of the umbrella, and pinch a small yellow flower on the grass to decorate it, blending with the green background. Use an umbrella to add a subject to the picture, or blend an umbrella into the background.
After photographing this beautiful tree, the sun was revealed. I also found a small tree in the park that was exposed to the sun, just enough for me to hang my umbrella. Different compositions, try them all.
It is said that photography is the art of using light, and after having light, the feeling of the picture is indeed different. Especially this kind of sunlight after the rain, this feeling is very good, and I would love to record this feeling. But I took a lot of photos and I was not satisfied. Finally, on the way home, I saw the mottled light and shadows on the ground and the fallen leaves all over the ground, so I put the umbrella there, lowered the exposure, and there was the following picture.
In this picture, I found the feeling of taking a picture, especially the momentary collision of light and camera. It seemed to give me the joy of taking pictures.
These were my first creations when I bought a camera, and I wanted to capture this feeling. I don't know what kind of state everyone is in the process of taking pictures?
Editor's note: Being able to express yourself with a camera is a good start
Taking a picture is a kind of mood record, using it to express our thoughts and emotions, which is the most important thing, we don't have to think about it too complicated. Many people think too much about what I use it for, start to study the equipment, learn various functions, and ignore the most important point. We should take it and show the picture we want.
Some people say that I don't know how to use a camera when I first buy it, how can I express it? A camera is a very complex instrument, but it is also a very simple tool. This has been well balanced by camera manufacturers, from fully automatic to semi-automatic to professional mode, which you can start with simple and work your way up one step at a time.
Learning photography is a long-term process, in this process, learning how to use the camera is the easiest, and how to express your ideas through the camera is the most crucial.
As a novice, I can quickly find the feeling of photography and know how to use the camera to express my thoughts, which is a good start. If you can keep this freshness and keep learning (read more excellent works), I believe that you will soon be able to improve greatly. If you have your own independent ideas in the process of photography, you are also welcome to submit and share your ideas.
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