Sam:

These are fantastic pictures of waterfall. Did you purchase them as a souvenir on your trip to Canada last month?
(这些瀑布照真的很棒！是你上个月去加拿大玩，顺便买的纪念品吗？)

Joe:

No, I took the photos myself.
(不是耶，这是我自己拍的。)

Sam:

Seriously? I thought they were taken by a professional photographer.
(真的假的！我以为是专业摄影师拍的说。)

图片来源：muha...

Joe:

Ha! Thanks. I’m so flattered. I took some photography classes back in college.
(哈！谢啦！你过奖了。我在大学有修过一些摄影课程。)

Sam:

Does that mean you have an expensive, fancy camera that has cost you tens of thousands?
(所以你有一台动辄几万的高贵相机吗)

Joe:

Well, I do have one. But the funny thing is that I took the pictures with a not-so-expensive digital camera.
(我的确是有一台啦！但其实这些照片是我用比较便宜的数位相机拍的。)

Sam:

With a cheap digital camera?
(用便宜数位相机拍的？)

Joe:

Yes. Cheap digital cameras can also take a great picture if you have the photo framed just right and choose the right color temperature.
(是的。如果你知道怎么取景，选择正确的色温，便宜的数位相机也可以拍出不错的照片喔。)

Sam:

Ha! You’ve just lost me there.
(哈！我听不懂你刚说啥。)

Joe:

Well, next time you want to take a photo, try not to put the subject in the center of the frame. Try to position the subject off-center, to the left, right, up, or down. You may be amazed how interesting the picture will turn out.
(下次你拍照的时候，试著不要把你要拍摄的东西置中，试著不要置中，放在左边、右边、上面、下面都可以，说不定拍出来的成品会让你惊艳。)

图片来源：Angie Harms

Sam:

And how about the color temperature you’ve mentioned?
(那你刚提到的色温呢？)

Joe:

The auto setting of digital cameras always makes photos taken look a bit cool, which is somewhat greenish and bluish. Try adjusting the white balance setting to a more warming filter. It will increase the reds and yellows, and make a photo look richer in color. One thing I’ve found useful when I take pictures is turning off auto focus. Choose what you want to focus yourself, and sometimes letting part of your subject to be out of focus and a bit blurred may not be a bad idea.
(数位相机的自动设定多会让拍出来的照片看起来比较冷色，亦即偏绿、偏蓝。试著调整白平衡的设定，用较为暖色的滤镜，这会让照片多些红色和黄色，让照片的颜色看起来更为饱满。另外我觉得拍照时最好是将自动聚焦关掉，自己选择要聚焦的地方，而且有时候让部分取景失焦、模糊，也不失为一个好做法。)

图片来源：Teddy Kwok

Sam:

Wow! Joe, you do know a thing or two about photography.
(哇！Joe，你真的很懂摄影耶！)

Joe:

Well, that’s Photography 101 for you.
(嘿，那只是摄影的入门知识啦)

photographer

(n.) 摄影师

photography

(n.) 摄影

digital camera

数位相机

frame

(v.) 取景

color temperature

色温

auto setting

自动设定

white balance

白平衡（可调整照片的色彩温度）

filter

(n.) 滤镜

rich in color

色彩丰富、色彩饱满

auto focus

自动聚焦

out of focus

失焦

blurred

(a.)模糊的