Photographic composition skills, creating composition focus through blurring

In order to show the key points, pay attention to the fuzzy colors.

Focusing on the key subjects and blurring the background for composition is a very common shooting method, which is often used to shoot flowers, butterflies or dragonflies parked on flowers, birds and so on. As a key subject, it can be arranged on the bisector or in the center of the picture. The problem to be considered at this time is ambiguity. If the blurred part has a strong visual impact color, then the photographer needs to pay attention to its position in the picture. If the focus (subject) arranged at the intersection of blur and trisection cannot form a good sense of balance, then the picture effect will be poor and the shot will be a failure.

Therefore, like the key subject, blurring itself also needs attention. When laying out the key points at the intersection of three equal points, be sure to confirm from the viewfinder that there can be no eye-catching colors in the blurred background. If you can't avoid the eye-catching colors in the picture, you should arrange it in a well-balanced position and adjust the shooting position. These are all homework that must be done before shooting.

Integrate themes by blurring the same color system as the subject.

When shooting people, we should pay special attention to their five senses.

Expressing people's characteristics clearly is the first step in portrait photography. If the focus is only on the face of the character, then the face will be the focus and have a strong sense of existence in the picture. When taking pictures of people at close range, we should emphasize the three-dimensional sense of people's faces or the sense of concavity and convexity of their bodies. In the studio, the photographer can also arrange the face of the subject in the center of the picture. But when shooting outdoors, the relationship between the background and the characters determines the impression of the photo. So the face of the character can't be placed in the center of the picture. Basically, putting people in the middle slightly to the left or right can make the photos look more stable.

Taking the case photos as an example, the looming blur shows the body curve of the subject, and also highlights the focused face, leaving a strong impression on the viewer. One of my favorite composition methods when I shoot people is to shrink my body into the picture and arrange my face at the intersection of the trisection.

Representation of depth of field through blurred body lines

The foreground is fuzzy, which can hide the scenery that hinders the subject.

This is blurred with a telephoto lens and shot with a three-point composition. Needless to say, the protagonist in this photo is the woman posing in a small vest. In other words, how to highlight women's sight and focus on the viewer is a problem that should be paid attention to when shooting.

First of all, what we need to do is to deal with the background in the picture where the subject is. The simpler the background, the more prominent the theme. If the background is treated as pure black, the chair or table in front will occupy too much area, which will affect the viewer's attention to the key points. Even if you shoot with a telephoto lens and a large aperture (F2.8), tables and chairs can't achieve the ideal blur effect.

After careful observation and thinking, the red flowers in the flower bed are blurred, and the tables and chairs are "hidden" by using this bright red and soft fuzzy effect. Highlight the key points in the fuzzy gap, then fine-tune the camera position, observe the picture effect, and take this photo.

The part outside the intersection is hidden by monochrome blur.