Method of shooting ink and wash materials

How to make ink-wash style photography?

First of all, we must understand what ink painting is.

Ink painting is a unique form of traditional painting art in China. Use the shade of ink to express the distance and density of objects. Although the color is not rich, the shade of ink gives people a quiet and distant artistic conception.

Another element of ink painting is composition. China pays attention to composition in his paintings. An important method is to "leave blank". In other words, the picture is not full of objects. Use white to express artistic conception.

Second, how to express the ink effect through photography?

According to the above paragraph, two elements of ink painting: the shade of ink and the blank composition. As long as we grasp these two points, it will be much easier to take pictures with ink effect. However, before shooting, photographers are strongly advised to look at more Chinese paintings. Especially works before the Qing Dynasty.

Only when you have ink painting in your heart can you shoot the effect of ink painting!

This is to cultivate the photographer's perspective. Because some good ink photography works are based on flowers, vines and leaves. Very common materials, cameras and technical requirements are not high, but someone can find this angle. Some people don't see it.

Third, the main points of photography.

It is very important to leave the ink effect blank. How to do this in shooting? Try to keep the background of the photo clean. You can blur the lens, or you can put something like white cloth behind the object. Of course, if you are shooting scenery, then the sea of clouds is the best way to leave blank space. If you are shooting flowers and birds, you can use the sky as the background. In short, make sure the background is clean. Convenient for post-processing.

Fourth, post-processing.

Do the above three things, and your photos are excellent ink and wash materials. But to form an excellent photographic work. Post-production is essential. The commonly used software is PHOTOSHOP. You can brighten and whiten the background of the photo by adjusting the curve and contrast, thus forming a white background effect of ink painting. In addition, the color of the theme can be changed to ink by reducing the saturation and changing the color from black to white. In this way, an ink painting is basically formed.

Fifth, the finishing touch.

If you want to make the effect of imitating Chinese painting, then the inscription and seal are essential. The inscription is calligraphy, write a poem, write your name, shooting date and so on. Seals can download a template. In this way, the ink on the white background is red. A photographic work imitating ink and wash is finished.