Composition skills of activity photography

Answer; The most important thing for screen design in photography composition is the balanced beauty of composition. In daily life, everyone may have the following experience: the chair tilt gives people an unstable feeling, and they are worried that they will fall down when they sit down. Most solemn and dignified things are very symmetrical, such as the stone lion at the entrance of the ancient palace, which gives people dignity and majesty. It exists in pairs, giving people a symmetrical aesthetic feeling. Therefore, the picture balance of photographic works is very important in composition.

1. The Application of Symmetry and Balance in Painting

Symmetry symbolizes a high degree of neatness. For example, butterflies have always been admired for their symmetrical beauty in shape and wing patterns. Symmetrical pictures are often seen in photographic works, especially in stage photography. However, most photographic works do not pursue semi-symmetry in composition, but deliberately aim at the visual balance of the picture.

Because in photographic composition, absolute symmetry will give people a static, stiff and monotonous feeling, and people's aesthetic requirement in life is still the pursuit of balance.

Too much symmetry will make people feel dull and lack vitality. And balance is to break the rigid situation, which is both "equal" and flexible. The scope of balance includes the contrast of images in composition, people, people and things, big and small, dynamic and static.

Contrast between light and shade, contrast between high and low, contrast between reality and reality. Structural balance means that the scenery of each part of the picture should echo and contrast to achieve balance and stability. Balance of picture structure,

In addition to size and weight, it also includes the balance function of light and shadow, lines, space and tone.

2. The primary and secondary relationship in the composition

Taking pictures of life is mainly about taking pictures of people, so when designing pictures, we should pay attention to the relationship between subject and companion, the relationship between main characters and secondary characters, and the relationship between characters and background. If a photo has only the main body and no foil, the picture will look dull and unchanged, but the foil can't usurp the role of the owner; The main body must be prominent on the screen, and it is necessary to abandon the complexity and simplify it. If necessary, you can change the shooting position and angle, or move unnecessary things to achieve the purpose of concise picture and prominent subject. It's a pity that some people's photos are overwhelmed by the messy background, and the protagonist is pushed aside. You can master the following two points in the primary and secondary relationship of the photo screen:

(1) If you encounter a cluttered background, you can enlarge the aperture to blur the background behind to highlight the main body.

② Choosing the right angle to shoot and avoiding the messy background can make the characters stand out.

3. The application of "golden section" in composition

The so-called "golden section" means "golden ratio"

"a:b=b:a+b, when applied to the composition of art and photography, the ratio of 5:8 is often used, which is accurate enough for practicality, especially for photographic composition. In specific photographic composition, it can be applied to plot contrast, virtual contrast, dynamic contrast, size contrast and so on.

The role of golden section

(1) handle the sense of stability of the picture.

Stability in photographic works generally refers to whether the horizontal and vertical lines of the scene are correct.

(2) deal with picture blank.

Blank refers to the space on the screen. Generally, when shooting a moving object, we must pay attention to leaving a certain blank in front of the moving direction, which will help to strengthen the sense of space in motion. When shooting people, there should be a certain space in front of people's line of sight, so as not to leave a sense of hindrance.

③ Adjust the position of visual focus.

The most attractive part of the photo is the visual center. If we want to highlight the subject image, we should arrange it in the visual center.

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