Composition skills in photography

Introduction: Photographic composition refers to the layout and structural arrangement of a picture. Although the specific understanding of the meaning of the most photographic composition is different, there is a consistent conclusion, that is, the PP with good composition is more attractive, more attractive and more lasting than the PP with poor composition, and can better convey the photographer's performance intention. We can understand the effect of composition from the following aspects.

1, the picture effect of the shooting point

Photographic composition is the composition of camera lens. The position where the camera lens is aimed at the subject is the shooting point. The effect of the same scene on the screen is very different at different shooting points. Choosing a good shooting point is often the key to taking a good photo.

A, the picture effect of different lenses.

Different shooting distances will bring different effects to the picture, and different scenes have different performance effects. Generally divided into the following categories:

Foresight: the subject matter is wide and far-reaching, and it is good at expressing the momentum of the scenery, mainly taking nature as the object of expression, emphasizing the overall structure of the scenery and ignoring its performance.

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Panorama: the scope of the subject is smaller than the foreground, and it is good at expressing the panorama of the subject and its environmental characteristics. Relatively speaking, panoramic view has a more obvious three-dimensional sense than distant view.

Mid shot: The scope of the subject is between the distant view and the panoramic view, and it is good at expressing the relationship between people and things and winning by plot.

Close shot: Highlight the main parts and features of the subject, and be good at depicting the expression of characters or the main modeling of scenery.

Close-up: it is a more concentrated and prominent reproduction of the person or a part of the scene. It is more detailed and specific than the close-up.

B, the picture effect in different directions.

? Direction? Refers to whether the shooting point is located on the front, back or side of the subject. The change of shooting direction will not only significantly change the image of the theme, but also significantly change the background environment.

Front direction: that is, the camera is facing the front of the subject. He is good at expressing symmetrical beauty, and can produce a sense of solemnity, majesty and silence. But this painting lacks perspective.

Oblique: It can make the horizontal line of the subject itself become a convergence line that can produce a strong perspective effect on the picture, thus helping to express the three-dimensional sense and space sense of the scene, making the picture vivid and helping to highlight the subject.

Positive direction: that is, the side direction at 90 degrees from the front of the subject. It is often used to shoot people, and its characteristics can vividly show the outline lines of people's faces, especially their noses. But it is not suitable for building in harmony, because it will weaken the three-dimensional sense and space sense of the building.

Back direction: shoot from the back of the subject. When shooting people with the back direction, if you pay attention to the use of posture, you can produce an implicit aesthetic feeling and cause more associations.

C, different heights of the picture effect.

? Height? Refers to whether the horizontal height of the camera and the subject is higher, lower or the same.

Flat shot: the camera is at the same height as the subject, which is characterized by horizontal shooting.

Upward shooting: the camera position is lower than the horizontal height of the shooting object, which is characterized by the upward tilt of the lens. Shooting up helps to emphasize and exaggerate the height of the subject, but the lens should not be tilted too much, otherwise it will cause serious deformation of the characters or scenery.

Overhead shooting: the camera position is higher than the horizontal height of the subject, which is characterized by shooting with the lens facing down. Its biggest feature is that it can fully expand the front and back scenes on the screen, which is helpful to produce rich scenes and a profound sense of space.

2. Modeling effect of lighting

The position of light on the object, that is, the direction and angle of light, will have different light and shade modeling effects on the same object under different lighting levels. These include:

A. headlights. The light comes from the front of the subject and is divided into flat light, flat light and advanced flat light according to the angle. The subject illuminated by frontal light will make people feel bright, but the stereoscopic impression is poor.

B. front side lights. Refers to the front side light at a 45-degree angle. The theme and characters have vitality and three-dimensional sense.

C, sidelight. Also known as 90-degree sidelight, the subject under sidelight has yin-yang effect, which can highlight the strong contrast between name and darkness.

D. taillights. Also known as side backlight. The light comes from the back of the subject, which can make one side of the subject produce an outline. The separation of the subject from the background enhances the three-dimensional sense and spatial sense of the picture.

E, backlight. Also known as backlight. The light comes from directly behind the subject. Can make the main body produce vivid outline lines. The separation of the subject from the background enhances the three-dimensional sense and spatial sense of the picture.

F, overhead light. Light comes from directly above an object, such as the midday sun.

G, light feet. Light comes from below the subject and is often reflected to the water in nature.

3. The visual effect of the subject

Composition, the most important thing is to shoot the protagonist (that is, the subject) in what position, which is the positioning of the subject. A good PP, generally speaking, you should use a central point that can attract the most visual attention, that is? Visual center? .

The location of the visual center in our common pictures can be nine squares? Third-class method? , forming a well shape. That is to say, in a painting, two lines form a TIC-tac-toe, so the four intersections in the TIC-tac-toe are the best points to arrange the main position.

In order to achieve the visual effect of the picture, we should also pay attention to the use of foreground and background. Foreground refers to the scene in front of the subject and close to the camera. It helps the theme to reflect the seasonal and local characteristics, prompting the audience to associate and produce artistic conception. The background is the scene behind the subject on the screen. It is an indispensable part of the picture to set off the main body. Pay attention to the concise background, in sharp contrast with the subject, which can improve the visual effect of the subject.