What are the core elements of the composition?

First, the first step of composition, observation and waiting

Observation is the basis of composition.

Observe the surrounding environment, atmosphere and light, and look for meaningful subjects.

Consider the theme, including meaning, and unify the theme, emphasize and exclude, choose angle, depth of field and shutter speed. ...

Beginners should pay more attention to composition.

Steven mcquarrie, a world-famous photographer, once described "waiting" as follows: If you can take the time to wait patiently, people will forget that you have a camera in your hand and let their souls emerge in the photos.

In order to express the subject, it is sometimes necessary to wait until the companion enters the screen or unnecessary things leave the screen.

Second, slowly approach the subject.

One of the ways to get a good composition is to approach slowly.

Get as close to the main body as possible until you can't get any closer.

Robert capa, a master photographer, said that these photos were not satisfactory because the photographer was not close enough to the exam.

When shooting people at the scene, you should first open your heart and slowly approach each other.

Let the other person lower his guard, get the other person's consent, then slowly approach and make a simple composition.

If you can bring a portable printer to print out the photos and give them as gifts, they will be very happy.

Don't forget to thank them after the shooting.

This is the basic etiquette of photographers.

Third, effective background processing is very important.

The background is as important as the subject that the photographer wants to express. If the background is helpful to the subject, make full use of it; If the background interferes with the composition, it should be removed or the focal length should be adjusted.

First, try to simplify the background around the subject, change the position in time or wait patiently.

Secondly, the brightness of the subject is increased by side light, and the background of the picture is simplified by shadows or dark parts.

Third, proper use of depth of field. Focusing on the subject, large aperture and background will be simplified because of out of focus. In contrast, using a telescope head is more effective than a wide-angle lens, and it is more effective when the background is far away from the subject.

Fourth, when there is fog or snow, a simple background can also be formed.

Fifth, it is best to form a contrast or complementary color between the subject and the background.

Fourth, photography is the aesthetics of subtraction, and the composition should be concise.

Novices often want to take pictures of all the scenes that appear in the camera. In fact, the photos taken in this way, the subject in the picture is too complicated, but it can't successfully attract people's attention.

Photography is different from painting on white paper. Photography is the art of finding meaning among countless subjects in reality, and it is the art of choosing meaningful subjects and composing accordingly. Therefore, only by eliminating unnecessary things one by one can the photographer's shooting intention be accurately reflected. So photography is called "subtraction aesthetics".

If the composition is concise and powerful, it can increase the depth and breadth in simplicity, which is the infinite reverie of the people who watch the works.

First, close to the subject.

Second, use light and dark parts.

Third, the depth of field becomes shallow. Increasing the aperture, or focusing the telescope head and macro lens on the main body, can make the background and surrounding parts of the picture out of focus and produce the lead-in effect.

Fourth, shooting in foggy and snowy days.

Simplify meaningful topics. Although photography is the art of subtraction, it cannot be composed with meaningless subjects. It is a shortcut to shoot a good work to take a profound theme as the material for concise composition.

Among the daily subjects, the most meaningful subject is people; The most meaningful thing about a person's appearance is his face; The most meaningful thing about the face is the eyes. If people's posture, eyes, expressions and movements are used in composition, they can express profound meanings.

In addition, the themes that reflect the local religious and cultural characteristics, as well as the animals and plants that are closely related to your life and mine, are all good materials with far-reaching significance. Simple composition can better blend into the photographer's mood.