Arrangement of photographic composition notes

Photography is not a simple and objective representation of the theme, but an attempt to reflect what you think is important through rhetoric. Elements are external, how to choose and use them is the re-creation of art, and the techniques of artistic creation can be similar to rhetoric: metaphor, metaphor, parallelism, repetition, exaggeration and inversion (expressing the change of angle). At this time, the visual elements of the picture are like words and sentences in an article, and their same purpose is to arrange elements and form expressions.

The first of the three principles of a good photo in the textbook of New York Institute of Photography is to have a distinct theme or theme (that is, what you want to express). All composing techniques and methods are to strengthen and express the theme. In other words, all elements serve the expression of the central idea. Infect the audience through the expression of ideas in the picture, rather than completing a shooting operation according to the procedure.

The purpose of composition, as proposed by gestalt psychology, is that our brain will automatically simplify external information, thus reducing the load on the brain. Without organization, everyone may simplify in different ways, or there is no way to simplify, so it is difficult to express the theme.

At the same time, the other two principles in the photography textbook of New York Institute of Photography, that is, drawing attention to the main body and keeping the picture simple, are all aimed at highlighting the key points and avoiding the audience from being disturbed by secondary information. In this way, you can make the idea you want to express more influential, like a bright light, straight into people's hearts.

The method of composition, that is, the method of element arrangement. One is that it can communicate with the four elements of minimalist design: deletion, organization and hiding. One is the communication skills that can be formed on a plane: repetition, gradual change, emission, symmetry, balance, contrast, specificity, segmentation, proportion and grouping.

From a big perspective, namely: 1. What elements are needed in the picture? Second, how to deal with the elements in the picture, so that their respective relationships contribute to the expression of the theme.

What elements are needed in the picture: In addition to hiding and deleting, we can also use the characteristics of the camera itself to weaken some unnecessary elements through the clarity and blur of focus (exposure time, focal length, etc.). ) and the brightness of the exposure. Because when you put the theme in the visual center, you will inevitably bring in some elements that cannot be deleted.

For the organization of elements, the essence is to establish relationships, clarify themes, and form a sense of integrity and unity. On the one hand, we can communicate the division of modules in layout design: strengthen different parts through spacing, dividing line/guiding line, background, color and so on. And organize the big-level relationship of each part. On the other hand, the change of position, the guidance of sight, repetition, contrast, specificity, symmetry, segmentation, emission and other composition methods make modules and elements associate and interact.

The consideration of photographic composition should start from the theme, not from a certain detail. Deal with the overall structure first, and then improve the details. Just like the thinking mode/method of building a structure in the golden pagoda principle: 1, from top to bottom, that is, the framework is first, and then the details are enriched. 2. From bottom to top, organize the elements into a logical and easy-to-understand structure.

Composition is the process of organizing elements, organizing scattered elements into an understandable whole, creating an atmosphere and attracting attention to the theme elements.

The meaning of photos is that you can only look at them, but you can't. It is purely visual information. Therefore, the feeling given to people is also the spiritual feeling given to people at the moment of seeing the picture, not the meaning of text explanation.