7 Skill-Building Photography Exercises That Really Work
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Summary
For beginner photographers, knowing what to focus on when trying to improve can be difficult, but taking part in different photography challenges can help to build skills and refine technique, advises Eric Song on Make Use Of.
Trying a 60-, 90-, or 120-day challenge and taking at least one photo per day is a good starting point, he says, and tightening the focus to taking only black-and-white images or close-up shots for a week can help to improve skills in these harder areas.
Specific challenges, like taking 1,000 photos in the same lighting or at different focal lengths can help sharpen skills further.
Song also advises trying long-exposure photography and recreating DSLR photos on a smartphone as skill-building exercises that can improve composition and knowledge of lighting.
