How to create an illusory shooting effect?

Structure refers to the operation and arrangement of elements in a picture, and mainly considers the problems of "breaking each other" and "breaking apart" from three aspects: point, line and surface, which is the grammar of visual expression. Shadow itself is a masterpiece of light, and light and shadow can make the whole scene smart, rich and full of vitality. An excellent work can always find dreams in reality, create illusions in the sense of order, and shine mottled charm in the bones of the structure.

At sunrise in Erhai Lake, the sunlight angle is low and the backlight is warm and soft. Use the building structure of the hotel to form the frame composition, and put the round crystal sequined headdress in front of the camera to create the foreground halo effect. The main structure is a solid square, full of coolness, and the auxiliary structure is a virtual circle, which is warm and dreamy. At the same time, the position and posture of the characters are also very important.

Staggered lines, mottled time and space

I will carefully observe every detail of the environment before shooting. I like to use the existing structural elements, especially lines, to create the rhythm and order of the picture. It is also necessary to find a unique angle, make full use of the depth of field characteristics of the lens, and reflect different structural elements on different focal planes, thus showing the three-dimensional sense and richness of the spatial environment.

I prefer the backlight with small incident angle, which is warm, soft and dreamy. More importantly, it can bring rich possibilities. Sometimes the sense of form of straight lines in the picture structure is too strong, too hard and looks straightforward and monotonous. At this time, I will use some elements in front of the camera to create bright and mottled foreground spots, which will make the picture look dreamy and layered, "break" the strict sense of order and increase interest and appeal.

The orderly steel structure is used as the main element of the picture, and the bride is located in the middle, shooting through the gap of the foreground glass, and the virtual lines with different depth of field spaces enrich the level of the picture. The bride's headdress decorated with crystal blocks in front of the camera, forming a dreamy spot prospect under the action of the backlight in the morning, softening the sense of toughness of the straight line.

There are many simple and prominent lines or elements in the hotel near Erhai Lake, which has a strong sense of outline. Large aperture, blocking the foreground design, simple picture, rich layering and peeping. Arranging the characters in the blank space on the left not only highlights the characters, but also balances the visual weight on the right.

In the early morning of Lugu Lake, the sun angle is very low, warm and bright. Using a large area of blank composition, only ships and people highlight the ethereal environment. I want to add a little level and dreamy meaning to the calm picture, so I use a metal wire to block in front of the camera and form an irregular halo foreground under the backlight.

Those wonderful halo prospects

I always wanted to make the picture more interesting, richer and more layered, without weakening the protagonist's position, so I found a very practical skill. When the light angle is roughly on the same axis as the position of the person and the camera, that is, under the positive and negative lighting conditions of sunrise and sunset, placing props in front of the camera that can produce irregular reflection points will bring a dreamy halo prospect.

The crystal headdress made by the makeup artist for the bride is an excellent choice to create a halo prospect. Decorative elements such as acrylic, metal and plastic pieces made of iron wire are placed in front of the lens, which is easy to control and the halo washed out by backlight is the most comfortable. The effect of large aperture shooting is more obvious. If the aperture is too small, the reflection point will be taken out, and the dream of halo will be lacking.

I walked in from the outside, trying to find a perspective, and found that the layering through the door frame was very comfortable and the background was relatively simple. So the position of the person is arranged in the brightest frame of the picture, and the reflection on the water strengthens the character. Let the sunshine rush into the picture from the upper right corner of the door frame, use the headdress as the foreground, add fantasy points and break the "dullness" of the dark part of the picture.

On the hillside of Dali, I want to set the mountains and sky in the background. Let the couple be located on both sides of the sun, in the middle of the composition, and the light rushes out from the center, symmetrically and evenly. I blocked the whole round headdress with crystal texture in front of the camera, forming a radial "light spot frame".

Use the grass as the foreground and put people in the blank space on the right side of the picture, but because the grass is too dense, the contrast of the whole picture is too large under the backlight, and the dark part is boring. Therefore, the foreground halo technology is used to "break" it, increase the dreaminess and dynamic feeling of the picture, and let the "stuffy" part of the edge "penetrate".

Light and shadow are structures.

Everything in the world has a shape and color because of light. Under the action of light, the lines can stand out and the structure can be clearer. Sometimes light will directly participate in composition in the form of shadow or reflection, forming a new picture structure relationship. The light and dark lines brought by light and shadow will also directly cause the change of the weight sense of the picture itself. For pictures with unsatisfactory composition, light and shadow are the most powerful and effective means of "beautification", which can often play the role of repetition, emphasis, simplification, symbol and echo.

In order to strengthen the depth of the front and back space, I put the girls in the steel structure modeling lines, and the boys and girls opened the distance in space occupation. I hid behind and shot through a barbed wire, and the picture was composed of multiple frames. Under the strong backlight, the shadow cast by barbed wire forms an interesting prospect. There is reality and virtual shadow, and different lines of reality and virtual reality on different focal planes increase the richness of the picture level.

I observed the beautiful lines of light and shadow on the white wall of the corridor, so I arranged the new couple in the bright part and paid attention to avoiding the lines, so that the picture was cleaner and more comfortable and the characters were more prominent. When shooting down, there are some railings in the foreground, which echo the shadow lines and enhance the sense of space.

Use the glass table in the environment to form a mirror effect. The mirror reflects the skylight and fills the face at the same time, and the overall picture is high-profile and bright. The repetitive and minimalist composition style adds a sense of tranquility, ethereal and balance to the picture.

Primary exposure and secondary exposure

"Overlapping images" is a common composition form to break the dullness, create dramatic effects and increase the sense of fantasy. When the scene is too simple and the available elements are insufficient, this technique can be used to increase the interest and artistic charm of the picture.

There are two main ways to realize it: 1q juxtaposes the spatial elements in two directions through the mirror in the picture, and it is necessary to pay attention to the choice of angle and the echo of character posture; 2q forms a new visual interest by superimposing images with multiple exposures. Pay attention to the position where the characters are separated and the length of the focal length of the lens. Shoot the dark one first, then the bright one. In addition, the effect will be better when the ambient light ratio is relatively large.

This is a photo reflected through the glass. The boy stood in the light outside the glass, and the girl sat inside the glass. Shoot in the light, find a good angle, ensure that two people can appear in the picture at the same time, and the exposure is reasonable. Take two people's relative positions.

This is an imaging lens, the key is to find a good angle. Taking people as the foreground and focusing on the silhouette of two people on the glass, the green plants behind the glass have an "additive effect" with the silhouette of people, so there is a "green plant map", which has a strong sense of form and interest.

This photo was obtained by a second exposure. First, take a half-silhouette of a close-up of a boy's head, then preset the position of the girl in advance, re-compose, and press the shutter for the second time. Close-up of boy, prospect of girl. The composition reflects the artistic conception of you and me.

Prospect and structure

We are often moved by some unique forms, lines and the rhythmic relationship between points, lines and surfaces. Using it as a prospect will form a very unique and interesting beauty. A good prospect can not only play the role of rendering the atmosphere, guiding the line of sight, emphasizing the subject and increasing the sense of spatial perspective, but also be a participant in the structure itself, which can bring strong formal beauty to the picture.

The foreground is only transparent when it is backlit. Large, regular and heavy objects are not suitable as foreground. Try to choose points, lines, frames and other elements with strong structural sense, low "weight" sense and light transmission as the foreground. The blurring effect of the foreground in the picture is related to its relative position with the focal plane. Proper use of small depth of field can not only strengthen the contrast between virtual and real pictures, but also help to highlight key points, strengthen core elements and make the picture more artistic.

I found this flower, its petals are particularly neat and perfect, so I want to blur it into the foreground and enhance the sense of form in the picture composition. I put people in the gap of petals, and the foreground and characters are very clear and echo each other. When choosing a large-area foreground, the first thing to consider is the details, modeling and lighting conditions, so as to make the picture transparent, soft and flexible.

This is a building near Erhai Lake. I am constantly trying new angles, and I observe that I can shoot through this fence window frame. The vertical line in the foreground and the arc arch in the background form a rich sense of layering and tension. The people in the high light under the arched door are also particularly distinctive.

A little more mystery, fun and atmosphere.

When we first started to learn photography, we all followed the "subtraction principle", highlighting key points and strengthening the center. The picture I like now is thick and layered, with excessive light and details in the dark. Only in this way can the whole picture come alive, not just a beautiful and regular plane.

When I say "simplify to complexity", complexity refers to the atmosphere. Add some new embellishments and elements to the original lines to make the picture richer and full of mystery. I hope the pictures can give people room to think, not just express them directly.

We can practice this way of thinking. In the face of an existing photo, we should think about what other shooting skills and means can be used, such as increasing the foreground and using the contrast effect to make the picture richer and more spatial.

The setting sun shines on the dark forest, and the earth is golden. In order to get the line sense of sunshine, I lit a cigarette cake at the back, forming a bunch of light beams in the smoke, which enhanced the air perspective effect, and the whole space was dreamy and layered.

When the couple walked through the corridor, their shadows were reflected in a glass frame next to them, which attracted me for an instant. So I tried the structure in the picture frame with this mirror, and at the same time included the bicycles and tables in the environment, which was implicit and full of interest.

The sun is very high and the light is very strong, but the shadow produced by the light passing through the leaves is very interesting, so I found a more comfortable shadow on my face by adjusting my position. Adding shadow elements to close-up images adds mystery and interest. Some emotional portraits abroad often have elements of tree shadows. A simple emotional film, because of the elements of light and shadow lines, makes the picture more flexible and rhythmic.