How does photo cropping highlight the distance between photos and portraits?

Sometimes, when watching the photographer process the photos, you will ask, why do you want to cut the pictures? In fact, this kind of processing photography has narrowed the distance between people. So how do we highlight photos in photo clipping?

In fact, photographers don't have to reflect all the contents in the photos, and the presentation of incomplete images will also have an important impact on the photos. This effective method is called cutting.

1, image cropping

Image cropping can not only highlight the importance of image elements visually, but also narrow the distance between the viewer and the theme in a very simple way. Because the human brain can only accomplish part of the theme mentally. You can cut image elements. In this way, you can shift the focus of the theme from a complete image to a local image, and the more this part is cropped, the closer it is to the viewer, and the more detailed and direct the image looks.

For example, when we are strangers, we instinctively keep our distance from each other, which enables us to see each other's heads completely, but when we face our loved ones. When we are friends, we will approach them without scruple. At this time, we can clearly see each other's faces, their eyes, nose, mouth and so on. By cutting the image, we can bring the audience into this scene and convey a sense of proximity to them.

The focal length is 70mm, the aperture is F/4, and the shutter speed is 1/800s, ISO 100.

The focal length of all three pictures is 70 mm, the aperture is F/2.8, the shutter speed is1100 seconds, and ISO 100.

When taking pictures, consciously approach the subject, so that the subject can be presented more clearly and concretely in the image. The viewer will be more focused on the subject and more receptive to what the photographer wants to express.

As shown in the figure, in the original picture, the girl only accounts for less than one third of the picture. Through partial cropping, it seems that we have approached the girl, and we can see the girl's expression more clearly. The girl's eyes, ears and hair blown by the wind have fully enhanced the emotional appeal of the characters. However, it is worth mentioning that we can clearly see that the girl's bangs, the wind-blown hair tips and the shoulder on the left side of the photo have been preserved. The bangs are reserved to make the position of the girl's face slightly above the center of the picture. If the cut part is on the girl's forehead, the girl's face will be uncomfortable and discordant because it is too close to the edge of the photo, while the hair tip and left shoulder are reserved to keep the balance of the composition. Because the top, bottom and bottom right of the photo are bleeding all the time (bleeding: a common printing term refers to any image beyond the cutting line, and in photography refers to any subject outside the edge of the photo, excluding the background), keeping the subject on the left side of the photo intact can make the composition more harmonious and breathable, just like standing in a narrow elevator, we will feel bored, but standing in a big space will feel more comfortable to breathe.

2. Reduce the dominance of elements

If the photographer shoots a flower, but not the whole flower, but only a part of the flower, then the image area of the flower in the photo will be reduced, and its importance will be reduced accordingly, so that the content to be expressed in the whole image will change, either petals, stamens or a bee collecting honey (a brand-new image theme).

The focal length is 70 mm, the aperture is F/2.8, the shutter speed is1197 seconds, and ISO 100.

We can reduce the importance of some elements and highlight the less important elements in the image by cutting the image at the time of shooting or later.

By shortening the focal length, the viewer's attention is shifted from the girl to the dandelion, and the theme of the photo has also changed greatly. The former wants to express the girl's action of blowing dandelion, while the latter wants to reflect the femininity of dandelion.

Left: focal length 65mm Right: focal length 105mm, aperture F/4, shutter speed 1/250s, ISO 160.

By shortening the focal length and shifting the viewer's attention to the legs, this leisurely leg posture will make the viewer guess whether the girl is looking far away or looking down now.

The focal length is 67mm, the aperture is F/4, and the shutter speed is 1/200s, ISO 160.

As shown in the picture, the original picture completely records the girl and the flowers in her hand. This complete photo can clearly see the direction of the girl's line of sight and the surrounding environment, and focus the viewer's line of sight on the flowers in the girl's hand through a partial square cut, but we can notice a detail. The cut photo was cut off to cut off the smiling corners of the girl's mouth. This smiling appointment allows the viewer to automatically supplement the girl's expression line of sight and make the photo more imaginative.

3. Strengthen the illusion of the viewer.

The focal length is 200mm, the aperture is F/3.5, the shutter speed is 1/200s, and ISO200.

In addition to the emotional power, the cutting of an image can also encourage viewers to study photos for a long time. If the viewer does not fully see a certain image element, he will be disappointed with the idea to be expressed in the photo. However, this disappointment can also stimulate his fantasy very strongly, and he is eager to see this complete image. Because the viewer knows that this element exists completely in reality, he will unconsciously begin to imagine the content of that element that is not presented in the photo.

Focal length 70 mm, aperture F/2.8, shutter speed 1/80 seconds, ISO200.

Focal length 70mm, aperture F/2.8, shutter speed 1/50s, ISO2000.

The focal length is 50mm, the aperture is F/2.8, and the shutter speed is 1/500s, ISO 100.

Tip: When cutting a complete portrait photo, it is not recommended to cut only the joint parts, such as elbow joint, knee joint and ankle joint, because the joint parts are the active parts of the human body, and cutting the active parts of the human body will affect the posture of the human body, especially when the character is dynamic.