How to compose a picture in photography?

1. Highlight the theme and make the shooting picture concise.

When we first started to learn photography, everyone felt that they didn't know how to start. There is a concept in my mind that I shoot as much as possible what I see with my eyes. I think everything is worth shooting, which is very interesting. I want to return these to others. The final photos only played a record role.

At this time, we should stop and think about what this photo is for and whether there is a clear theme. Once the theme is determined, we can simplify the picture as much as possible, remove the messy elements in front of us, focus on your subject, and remove the redundant or irrelevant elements, and your photos will naturally become more prominent and attractive.

2. Frame construction method

Frame composition, that is, the composition method of framing the picture, will guide the viewer to pay attention to the scenery in the frame and produce the feeling of entering the picture through the door frame. Because the brightness of the picture is often darker than the brightness of the scene in the picture, the contrast between light and dark is large, so we should pay attention to the problems of overexposure of the scene and underexposure of the picture.

3. According to the size of the subject, use different proportions for composition.

Generally, a novice takes a picture and comes up with a horizontal composition. Regardless of the size and location of the target. The photos taken in this way look dull. In fact, horizontal composition and vertical composition can show many different feelings.

We can use horizontal composition to shoot the wide horizon, the calm sea, the communication between people and so on. In this way, the unique stability of the horizontal composition frame can be well represented. Vertical composition, on the other hand, is conducive to the performance of scenery with obvious vertical characteristics, which often appears tall and solemn.

Also, the ratio of photos doesn't have to be 3:2 or 4:3. Try using different scales in the camera, such as 1: 1 and 16:9, to make your photos more diverse.

4. Don't always put the subject in the center.

Novices will unconsciously put the object to be photographed in the center of the camera picture when taking pictures. This method is the simplest and error-free method for novice photography. But sometimes such photos will look too monotonous to bear to look at. That's when you need the method I said. You can make good use of the commonly used and classic three-point composition method or golden section composition method, and put the main body at those four intersections, so that the photos taken will look better.

Use guide lines

Guiding line composition method, that is, using lines to guide the viewer's eyes and make them converge on the focus of the picture. The guiding line is not necessarily a specific line, but all directional and continuous lines can be called guiding lines. In reality, roads, railings, rivers, colors, a row of street lamps, a few stones, shadows and even people's eyes can be used as guiding lines.

A photo without careful composition often lacks focus, so that readers don't know where to look. In order to avoid this situation, we might as well find a good "guide line" to lead readers' eyes to the theme. Therefore, when we take pictures, if we happen to have the above objects next to us, we should immediately think of ways to guide the composition of lines in our minds, and make good use of these objects to take wonderful pictures.

Use diagonal lines

Diagonal composition refers to the arrangement of subjects along the diagonal direction of the picture, aiming at expressing feelings such as movement, instability or vitality. Different from the traditional horizontal and vertical composition, diagonal composition makes the picture more stretched and full, and the audience's visual experience is more intense. Diagonal is also a common composition method, which is very suitable for dynamic or energetic effects compared with the fluency in horizontal and vertical directions.

7. Reserve space for "moving objects"

When people see an object, they often imagine what it will do or become in the next second. So when shooting some moving objects (whether they are really moving or feeling moving), please leave a little space in their moving direction, so that the photos will appear more harmonious.

8. Blur the background and highlight the subject.

This way of composition can be said to be necessary for photographers. Using the shallow depth of field effect, the subject can be highlighted from the messy or complex background, which is not only suitable for portrait shooting, but also useful in static objects, landscape close-ups and architectural photography.

General conditions and methods:

1, large aperture (try to use the largest aperture, limited by the lens);

2. Use telephoto end;

3, the distance between the foreground and the background, it is best that the foreground is closer to the lens and the background is slightly farther from the foreground;

4. It is easier to shoot the background blur effect in macro mode.

9. Make good use of color contrast

Contrast can be said to be one of the simplest and most important composition techniques. Novices can learn from color contrast. You just need to find the opposite color system to shoot, such as yellow, blue, red and green. When composing a composition, you can not only compare these two colors side by side, but also express them in a surrounding way (such as a little red in the green leaves).

10. Don't stick to the theory and play freely.

In fact, the theory of composition skills is only the beginning. You can try it boldly when shooting. As long as the story behind the photo can be expressed, some unconventional composition methods can enhance the appeal of the photo!