How to make photos more advanced

Lead: You may have done a lot of typesetting work in PPT or graphic design, but have you ever added words to photos? Has the added text been praised by photographers with the same interest? Recently, a friend of the author asked how to add words to a photo to make it look taller. He said that the words he added would never be recognized by other photographers. The gap between making the finishing point and gilding the lily is entirely a question of choosing left or right. Then, according to my own learning experience, the author provides some skill tutorials for adding words to photographic photos.

How to make photos more high-end and add text?

Typesetting words in photos can have many uses. Most photos displayed on online platforms mainly appear in the form of signature, recording time, place or author. What we usually see is that photographers add their own personal style watermarks (or photography studios), which can protect their copyright on the one hand and advertise for themselves on the other. However, the author believes that photographers should try not to add this kind of advertising watermark if they shoot simply for photography. You can sign it, but like what? What is the contact information for cooperation? Or? http://xxxxxx？ Even a direct QR code is really not desirable. The focus of this paper is on comments, not advertisements. Any XX vision or photos are out of the scope of discussion.

Function of adding text: Add shooting time and theme.

In fact, the most important function of typesetting text in photos is to depict the theme and deepen the meaning. The text in the photo is more to set off the photo itself. Simple sentences with different styles of fonts can be both rigid and flexible, making the theme of the photo itself more beautiful, while adding words with long sentences can tell the viewer the basic information such as the story of the photo and the relationship between people, just like showing a movie, but this is just a fixed the picture movie.

It seems that the function of adding words is really meaningful but unspeakable. Many novice friends want to add words after shooting excellent works like photographers, but they always can't imitate them well. Next, the author tells you some basic points of adding words, hoping to help the film.

Method of adding words

Many students always worry about a few things when they want to add some words to photos. The first is what size and type of font to use, and the second is what color to use and where to put it. Adding words to photos is really a technical job. If you add it well, you can make the photo more aura. If you don't add it well, it will make the photo pale. The idea of adding words will generally change according to the composition. If the first theme of your photo is placed in the center of the picture, then the added text can be placed in the edge position, generally in the upper left and lower left, upper right and lower right corners.

Four corners are generally the preferred position.

The later software is mainly Photoshop, and our work of adding words is also done in Photoshop. The author thinks that adding words is nothing more than horizontal and vertical arrangement, so don't lean in a non-mainstream way. The content depends on your own play. The author suggests that it is good to be concise, and you can quote elegantly according to the recently read chapters or the lyrics of popular songs. Font also depends on style. Small and fresh types can use relatively cute fonts, and films with more emotional styles still use bold or song style.

However, we find that in most portrait photos with fresh styles, photographers often like to add Korean characters or Japanese characters to further create the feeling of Korean or Japanese dramas. This method is highly recommended, but only if you know what foreign language you are adding, and don't copy some lyrics at will. In addition, if you don't want to put yourself in the photo, you can also put a white border on the photo (commonly known as framing the photo) and then add comments to the white border.

? Appropriate changes in transparency can reduce the sense of prominence.

Changing the transparency of text is also a common technique. Transparency is a very important parameter when adding text. Sometimes after adding fonts, whether pure black or pure white, something always feels wrong, which is actually the reason of transparency 100%. Appropriate reduction of transparency can reduce the font in photos? A sense of existence? , but it has not lost the function of interpreting photos. And the author's experience, usually can be made with different transparent fonts? Title? With what? Words? Feel good, arrange the relationship between primary and secondary, and students who like it can try more.

Make good use of PS layer style function

Projection can be used if necessary.

Another important technique is to use layer-style projection. Although the layer style is a special effect function that I don't recommend, sometimes it is particularly disobedient to use any solid font in a photo. At this time, you can use the layer style. Projection? And then what? Bevel or relief? Function, can make the font more three-dimensional. But it must not be too three-dimensional, otherwise it will destroy the atmosphere of the photo, as if the photo and font were separated. Therefore, in fact, the most ideal situation is to increase the white font on the basis of solid color and reduce the transparency appropriately.

Taboos for adding words

Although adding words to a photo can make it look more stylish, it will be ruined if it is not mastered well. The author looked at several popular ways of destroying films and adding words on some online players, but basically they didn't use modern aesthetics to do it. What happened afterwards? It's too high-profile You can't pretend to be the master, not too big or too small. Don't be too bright. Not all photos can be added with words, especially landscapes and humanities.

Add a word that destroys the atmosphere of the photo: not desirable.

The special effects for words mentioned by the author above are also something to be avoided. In fact, this graphic design is closely related. If you have no artistic design skills, you should add special effects to photos and fonts, although you can do it yourself. Are you happy? But in fact, it is generally difficult to get recognition from the outside world. Especially the options in the red box below, I don't think it is necessary.

Do not use special effects in layer styles.

Most occasions where Chinese characters are added are portrait photography. If you don't have many chances to take sugar water tablets, take more still life photos, such as looking for something similar? Carton worker? This kind of thing creates the mood atmosphere you want to express, and with a short and accurate sentence, you can also take pictures on the tall.

Summary:

There are many ways to add words to photos, and what I said above is just the tip of the iceberg. Sometimes you don't have to add words, symbols and emoticons, and the combination of Chinese, Japanese and English can produce different feelings. There are many kinds of fonts, but don't forget that they are mainly used to set off the photos themselves. Whether the words in the photo are added or not is your own work, and the words in the photo can fully reflect your later skills. So I think if you want to show your skills in front of model girls, you must learn from excellent photography, start with imitation, and then form your own style. So don't always think that the words you add will have? Gild the lily? The feeling.