Don’t be in a situation that makes you fall in love with the world of photography in a rush to get the title of the world’s professional photographer! You have to think about what you want to be associated with, it may be a beautiful story in the beginning to achieve your ambitions in the heights of your affair, but you have to learn and understand some basics before you enter this exciting world
First
You cannot enter this field while you are about to learn all about it,
Because you have to find out what Types of Photography interests you,
Which could be:
- Landscape
- Cityscape
- Architecture
- Portraits
- Weddings
- Travel
- Sports
- Product
- Commercial
- Fashion
- Still Life
- Food
- Wildlife
- Macro
- Underwater
- Astro
- Aerial
- Documentary
- Street Photography
- Event Photography
- Pet Photography
After you know what kind of photography you tend to like
It may be more than one type; Let’s move on to the …
Second
Which camera?
For God’s sake, do not ask this question. The world of cameras is different from the world of photography, although they are linked in achieving one goal, which is to produce valuable artistic images. The camera is a means to achieve this end. If you are obsessed with cameras and their equipment, I advise you to work in a store that sells cameras and photographic equipment.
So, I will brief you now on this question, and I advise you to start with any camera, even if it is a mobile camera, or buy according to your budget.
Third
Composition Rules
Learn it then learn how to break it!
To get more compelling photographs, lending them a natural balance, drawing attention to the important parts of the scene, or leading the viewer’s eye through the image. make you understand why some photos Look beautiful others like simple snapshots.
- The Rule of Thirds
- The Golden Ratio
- Leading lines
- Diagonals and Triangles
- Frame within a frame
- Fill the frame
- Foreground Interest and Depth
- Patterns and repetition
- Symmetry and asymmetry
- Simplicity and Minimalism
Fourth
Understanding the Light
Understanding light is the biggest secret to success in photography
Simply photography is a matter of painting with light
The position and quality of light can affect any number of things in your final photo, from clarity to tone to emotion and more. by paying attention to how light plays off of the angles and curves of your subject, and which parts of the subject are illuminated and which are in darkness
Types of Lighting
- Natural Light
- Front Light (or Flat Light)
- Backlight
- Soft Light
- Hard Light
- Rim Light
- Loop Lighting
- Broad Lighting
- Short Lighting
- Butterfly Lighting
- Split Lighting
- Rembrandt Lighting
