How to express the artistic beauty of photography?

Beauty exists in every corner and gap of nature. But in photography, there are still some deviations in the understanding of beauty. Some people think that the pursuit of beauty in photography is aestheticism, especially in the form of expression, the expressive force of beauty, artistic expression and so on. And these words are taboo; Others believe that photography is a record of objective facts, which should not be included in the art category. These different views are all due to different understandings of the essential attributes of photography and beauty.

First, formal beauty

All forms of beauty that we can perceive through our visual senses are composed of certain lines and physical structures. Lines, curves and polylines have different corresponding characteristics. Straight lines are rigid, curves are flexible, rectangles are solemn, circles are perfect, triangles are stable, polygons are changing, and so on. These lines and shapes are specific to scenery or things, which will bring corresponding aesthetic characteristics.

(Shoot the sheep on the hillside with a telephoto backlight. The strong tone produced after the sun goes down is entirely based on the exposure of the sky, giving up the details of the dark part, so that the outlined lines can highlight the lines with strong chest feeling. )

Second, the timbre is beautiful

Tone beauty is a unique formal beauty in photography aesthetics. The so-called tonal shadow refers to the hierarchical reflection effect of black, white, gray and other achromatic components in the photographic picture to varying degrees. The difference between light and shade caused by illumination or reflection of light brings different aesthetic feelings to people's vision, and hue is also one of the visual elements of photographic works. For example, black gives people a heavy, steady and depressing visual feeling. White gives people a pure, open and clear visual experience.

Due to the low color temperature in the winter snowfield morning, the white snow will show a blue tone, which is different from the color seen by the naked eye and sets off a mysterious artistic conception. )

Magnolia symbolizes nobility and purity. The background of telephoto and large aperture is blurred, and the dark background is selected to set off the whiteness and texture of magnolia. )

Third, the color is beautiful.

Color is one of the important forms of visual sensory aesthetics, which belongs to the category of art and aesthetics. The aesthetic expression of color is very obvious, conveying all kinds of emotional information to people.

The true restoration of color in photography is a kind of realistic beauty, and exaggerated restoration of color can express a kind of dreamy beauty.

Strong colors can always give people visual stimulation, boldly break through the traditional concept of matching red with green, and make use of the reflection ripples in the water to make the colors more saturated and changeable. )

Fourth, the beauty of light.

Light and shadow in photography can not only express the three-dimensional sense of space, but also render the atmosphere, contrast the theme, balance the picture and form a part of the picture. With the existence of light and shadow, the seemingly dull picture will also add a little beauty.

Fifth, the beauty of symmetry.

The main forms of beauty are order, balance and clarity. Symmetry is a formal beauty of photographic works. Visual effect is psychological rigor, rationality or solemnity. Through this formal beauty, people will feel stable and balanced. In this way, the aesthetic subject will feel a pleasure that conforms to the law.

Use the reflection in the water to form a symmetrical relationship to show stability and tranquility. )

Sixth, balance beauty.

The composition of photography, especially landscape photography, should echo and compare with the scenery in all parts of the picture, so as to achieve visual balance and stability, that is, the balance between light and important vision. The law of visual weight balance is: blue big clouds are heavier, near ones are heavier than far ones, dark ones are heavier than bright ones, moving ones are heavier than static ones and dense ones are heavier than light ones.

The layout from far to near, from big to small in the picture produces a dynamic balance, which makes the picture look more vivid. )

Seven, the texture is beautiful

Accurately expressing the texture of the photographed material is the basic requirement of photography, but it also needs to accumulate certain aesthetic consciousness in order to accurately grasp the characteristics of the texture of various materials. It is not an easy task to accurately express the texture, and it is necessary to use light, angle and even some auxiliary tools. For example, shooting objects with smooth texture mostly uses scattered light inclined to the target; When shooting an object with rough surface, we often use side light and side backlight at a certain angle to the surface of the object.

With a black background cloth to set off the tender fluff, of course, clarity and sharpness are essential. The expression of texture needs to be meticulous and accurate. )

Eight, instant beauty

To seize the wonderful moment, we need to have a good "eyesight", which requires us to cultivate the habit of observing things around us with bright eyes. The flashing neon, crowded people, noisy hawking and speeding cars show the vitality of the city and may also show the indifference of the city. Life provides us with endless shooting opportunities.

Dynamic pictures can always make people excited, and photography can better express wonderful moments, but we should master the relationship between different actions and shutter speed. )