Tips for photographic composition

How to make a correct composition when shooting? Here are 30 practical photography composition tips for your reference. Welcome to browse!

Step into view

If there is a moving or dynamic subject in the picture, the performance effect will be better. Arrange the subject to move in the picture, the movement trend is from the frame to the center, which can be done by using the body's thinking, posture and gait.

"People don't know how to be blessed when they are blessed."

In the long-distance shooting of natural scenery, if a character is added as a scale reference, the grand momentum of the scene can be expressed more intuitively and effectively.

"projection scene"

The shadow element itself is cool, don't miss it.

"reflection"

With the reflection of the mountain in the water, the scenery is more rich and unique. Look for water surface or other reflective performance, and explore the possibility of reflective shooting.

"layered stacking"

In the direction of unified perspective, layers overlap, such as the mountains and peaks here, showing the visual depth and interest in the scenery.

"The theme is everywhere"

The main units are stacked and arranged as elements to achieve the effect of overflowing the landscape frame.

"golden spiral"

You can arrange the photographed objects according to Fibonacci spiral. Or choose the angle, so that the arrangement of local or diverse bodies of a single body is displayed in a spiral form.

"Framework prospect"

The use of framed foreground further highlights the subject. For example, you can shoot the buildings behind you through bridge opening, or here, you can shoot the tents through the cracks in the trees.

"edge backlight"

Proper occlusion of the scene, backlight scattering from the edge, is very pleasing to the eye, or let the sun project from the back of the line and diagonal foreground, which also helps to improve the picture.

"shadow figure"

The silhouette of the chiseled figure in front of the interesting background is clean and neat, which makes the picture concise and powerful. This can be combined with one of the following technologies.

"the vast sky"

Boldly use the sky in the picture, whether it accounts for two-thirds or one-third of the picture, the effect will not be too bad, and the composition will be completed with the sky as the leading factor.

"discrete shape"

Objects of different shapes and sizes are placed separately to complete the overall combination, but attention should be paid to the quantity and quality of different objects to maintain a sense of visual balance.

"border trimming"

Let the combination of objects fill the whole picture, and the edge of the picture just cuts to the outer edge of the object, which is full and just right.

"central deviation"

Letting the center of interest leave the center of the picture and put it on the three-point line is a classic composition method. You can also consider the distance from the center to the boundary or half of the four corners.

Contrast between light and shadow

Try to create a strong contrast between light and shade in changing face, and be good at using the light and shadow elements of the scene.

"vertical connection"

Scenery with the same properties at the top and bottom of the picture can create visual continuity in the vertical direction and form an echo. For example, here, people slide on the ground and fly in the air.

"Lower box of center of gravity"

When shooting a single subject vertically, the figure is placed at the bottom of the picture, and the visual center of gravity moves down, which is more in line with people's viewing habits.

"natural contrast"

By comparing the appearance attributes of picture elements: liquid-solid, hard-soft, delicate-rough, etc., the interest of the picture can be greatly improved. The contrast between water (liquid) and shell (solid) is used here.

"dynamic balance"

There are many subjects that need to be represented in the picture, but if a symmetrical relationship cannot be formed, perspective balance must be achieved. For example, the windmill in the distance is close to the center, so another windmill is set at the edge of the picture at a close distance to achieve the balance of the picture.

"the perspective of drifting away"

Using the transition from focus to blur and the change of distance, the depth of perspective in the picture can be reflected by the scaling of the scene.

"strong triangle"

The triangle structure intersecting the frame of the picture can guide the audience's attention from the edge of the picture to the top of the triangle.

Triangle inversion

The direction of the inverted triangle can also guide the audience to the intersection, such as here, from the touch of arms, wrists, palms to two hands, to complete the guidance of the observation direction.

Geometric segmentation

Divide the picture with clear and powerful diagonal lines, especially the content on both sides has its own interesting center, which makes the composition more meaningful and achieves visual balance.

Coaxial arc

Objects are arranged in concentric circles with different diameters to form an arc arrangement, which is full of geometric order and rhythmic beauty.

"parallel sideline"

It is in line with people's observation habit to align the edge of the object with the boundary of the picture in parallel and make a straight and neat symmetrical composition.

"vertical plane"

If there are several main objects arranged vertically, try to find horizontal elements in the scene, such as the upper and lower visual lines of the model's head and feet here, and the silhouette boundary of the audience in the foreground, so that they are interspersed vertically and horizontally and contrasted sharply.

Solidification kinetics

To capture the moment of action, you can take the initiative to repeat the action and try to shoot again and again, or you can wait for the foreseeable trajectory and prepare in advance.

"break the pattern"

When you see the repetition of contiguous patterns, such as people raising their hands and lighting projection here, properly introducing objects to break the continuity, such as columns here, will often bring fresh picture rhythm.

"Intersection point of relative straight lines"

Like a triangle, the diagonal lines cross, which can naturally guide the audience's line of sight to the intersection.

"vision"

The direction of the characters' eyes is also an invisible guiding line. At this time, the male runner looked at the female runner and let the female runner herself be above the interesting center of the three-point line, and then strengthen a layer of guidance.