Several methods of photographic structure

Lead: Composition is an important factor to express the content of a work, and it is also a way to organize the visual art language in a work. Photographic composition refers to how to skillfully arrange people, scenery and things in the picture to obtain the best layout. At the same time, it is also all means to combine images and reveal images. Let's have a look!

Any excellent photographic work is a complex unity of thought and visual art.

First, the golden section law and its grasp of the theme

In photographic composition, the golden section ratio can be used for composition shooting, which can better highlight the main object and make the picture effect more harmonious, so as to achieve better framing effect.

Putting the main body in the center of the picture usually seems dull, and the picture is easy to lose its overall coordination. In order to achieve a better composition effect, the photographer can use the golden section method to make a composition, and place the subject slightly off the center at the intersection of the golden section. It can play an important role to set off the main body in the picture with foil. By changing the position of the golden section line, four different intersections can be formed. Reasonable use of the golden section method to lay out the camera shooting scene can present a stable and beautiful picture effect. However, we cannot blindly use this composition method. When shooting, we need to choose the appropriate composition for different shooting scenes.

Using the golden section method to compose a composition has a new visual effect, which highlights the expression of the main body and has a clear theme.

Two or three-point composition

The trichotomy is actually a simplified version of the golden section, and its basic purpose is to avoid symmetrical composition. Symmetrical composition usually puts the subject in the center of the picture, which often causes the picture to be dull and lifeless.

Triangle composition is also suitable for portrait composition. Place the main object at the intersection of the horizontal plane and the perpendicular bisector to achieve the effect of highlighting the main object and better express the idea of the picture. If the position of the subject is placed in the middle of the picture, then the picture will appear dull and monotonous; If the picture is filled with the whole subject, it will feel dull and the composition will fail.

In the left picture, the horizontal plane composed of trees is first placed in one third of the picture as the dividing line to make the picture stable and harmonious, while in the right picture, it is not divided into three parts.

Third, is the foreground in the picture important?

Foreground refers to the scene in front of the subject and closest to the viewer's vision. The foreground position is generally located at the four corners of the front edge of the picture. Because the foreground scene is closest to the viewer, its appearance is generally large, which is easy to attract attention and is conducive to highlighting something. Therefore, many pictures have no prospects, but in order to highlight the main body, put the main body directly in this position.

Foreground can explain the characteristics of the environment and render the atmosphere of the environment. It can not only beautify the picture, but also express the theme more deeply.

The foreground can also make up for the excessive blank caused by the sky and the ground in the picture, and can play a role in balancing the picture. We usually use doors, windows, railings, bridges, etc. Do a framed foreground, which can enhance the aesthetic feeling of the picture and make the picture more independent and complete, especially the decorative foreground has this effect; But also helps to focus the viewer's attention on the main body of the picture; At the same time, the frame can also block unnecessary clutter that hinders the protruding body.

In the foreground processing, the first thing to avoid? Looking forward to the future? Only consider the pursuit of form, but ignore the connection between the foreground scenery and the connotation of the main thing; Secondly, to prevent the foreground from destroying and dividing the picture, the foreground with too deep tone, too large imaging and too strong brightness will often affect the line of sight and become a visual obstacle; Thirdly, generally speaking, you don't need an empty big prospect, because it violates the laws of human vision. The general prospect is real, otherwise the sense of space and perspective will be relatively weakened.

Fourth, show beautiful posture modeling.

From an artistic point of view, the beautiful posture of portrait photography should not be deliberately put out, but in commercial portrait photography, the subject wants to see himself in the photo as the most beautiful and ideal self. In this way, in photography, photographers need to know the subject first, design the ideal shape according to their own conditions, and adjust it to make full use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses.

The hand is the second face of the subject. In portrait photography, the emotions of the subject can be expressed on the face, and the hands can also express some emotions, making this emotion more full and perfect. In portrait photography, women generally adopt lively, romantic, exaggerated or elegant, complacent and other gestures; Male gestures are generally steady, firm, powerful or chic. In the process of shooting, the hands and arms of the subject should not only express their feelings, but also pay attention to the modification of the subject's body shape and face shape. For example, when the subject's face is fat, you can cover it with your hands, so that the photo can not only show the elegance and charm of the subject, but also beautify the face. When the arm gestures, the forearm is usually driven by the big arm, and the forearm tries to show the feeling of slender, slender, light and feminine.

There is a structural line between the left shoulder and the right shoulder, which is an important factor to express the picture space. In the picture on the right, the left shoulder arm is cut off in half, and there is still deformation, and the composition is dull.

Tip:

When posing for the subject, we must pay attention to starting from the feet, because only after the subject's feet stand firm can the center of gravity of the human body be balanced and the whole body be stretched freely. When posing beautifully, it is generally required to swing from the foot position first, which is conducive to the torsional changes of the main body and limbs.

Fifth, the difference between horizontal composition and vertical composition

Horizontal composition is the most natural and commonly used form of composition. In the horizontal composition framework, emphasizing the horizontal line makes the picture have an inherent stability, which can highlight the horizontal connection between things, the horizontal arrangement of things and the horizontal movement of moving bodies, such as the wide horizon, the calm sea and the communication between people. Horizontal grid composition is also conducive to expressing the rhythm of ups and downs. If the cross frame is widened, the modeling force of the cross line will be strengthened. Vertical composition is also a common form of painting, which is conducive to the performance of scenery with obvious vertical characteristics, and often appears tall and solemn. In the vertical composition frame, you can watch the line of sight up and down, and you can connect the contents of the upper and lower parts of the picture. Vertical composition is also beneficial to express things that are far away. Often combined with the perspective of overlooking shooting, it shows the extension of things on a plane, highlighting the far and near levels. If the vertical composition frame is lengthened, the strength of the picture can be enhanced.

When taking photos of different scenes, different themes and different contents, we choose to use appropriate composition to create. Different compositions can obtain different image effects, so we should learn to use the horizontal and vertical composition of the camera flexibly to create and shoot.

The photos taken by vertical composition can express the urgency and tension, and the banner picture can meet the requirements of broadening human horizons.