Photographic composition

The reason why art becomes art is only partly related to the craftsmanship and materials used in it. Its most important feature lies in the artist's ability to extract the basic visual beauty from the subject matter and reproduce them in a touching way

Many artists are overly devoted to developing their artistic means and completely ignore the ultimate The artistic result - this is the expressive power of art, it is the true nature of art

The photos with the best effect are those that do not violate the natural form, but strive to be highly simplified, and dare to boldly handle lines, tones, and Those pieces of shape and texture. Art is to extract these most essential visual beauty points, put them in a prominent position, eliminate those parts that hinder the central idea, or put them in a secondary position

Find order in chaotic things, and put a large number of scattered things into a secondary position. The compositional elements are organized into a comprehensible whole, conveying to people the excitement, reverence, fear, wonder, or sympathy that the photographer sees

While some aspects of nature serve as models for humans, in The degree of aesthetic success is directly related to the elements emphasized, namely lines, shapes, colors, three-dimensionality and texture. Excellent works generally reflect these elements, while poor works almost imitate natural existences and rarely pay attention to these elements

Any kind of art, if it consciously or unconsciously If it imitates other art, it denies its own value as an art

The photo has already expressed everything it wants to explain, without any additional text. When adults see these exciting lines, shapes, colors, three-dimensionality and textures, they can also re-experience the joyful mood they only had in children

In order to create works with artistic effects , interesting ideas and perfect techniques are indispensable, but a highly skilled craftsman cannot be considered an artist. Similarly, a photographer can take a technically perfect photo, but it is not necessarily a work of art

The success of many photographic works is either because the shape of a single object has a dramatic effect, or it relies on several Subtle interplay of shapes between objects. Shape is the basic element of composition

A circle has no special directionality, but an ellipse has a long axis, which gives the figure its own sense of direction.

When photographing a single shape, our goal is to discover meaningful shapes and highlight them. After finding this shape, often because the environment it is in is not ideal, you need to adjust your position up, down, left, and right until you are satisfied with the shape that appears in the viewfinder. Then try to simplify the background to highlight the shape

If the existing light cannot separate the shape from the background and create sufficient contrast between the two, artificial light can be used. Often use expanding aperture and reducing depth of field to simplify the background

Completely intuitive composition: 1. Shape design 2. Picture design 3. The relative size of the shape to the picture 4. The layout of the shape in the picture 5. Arrangement of background space

When studying rectangular design, people who study photography composition should cultivate themselves to be aware of the rectangular shapes that exist in life

Single graphics: circle, rectangle, triangle, irregular Graphic S-shape? Put together

The lines themselves do not exist. The width of the things around us is so small that they are seen as lines in photos.

Such as tree trunks, cracks, shadows...

No matter what kind of lines you create, you can guarantee that you will find similar forms in the visual world, whether they are natural objects or man-made objects

When you draw these figures, please notice how your eyes are strongly drawn to the direction of movement of these lines, and experience the sudden changes in the lines, feel their subtleness or roughness, the bulge or swell of the curves Dynamic beauty