Several basic methods of photographic composition

Several basic methods of photographic composition

It only allows beginners to break through their inherent thinking in the simplest way. We know that the really powerful thing in martial arts is that there are moves that seem to have no moves at all. The same goes for photography. To a certain extent, the composition becomes intangible within the tangible. I have compiled the basic techniques of photography composition below. Friends who like it can take a look.

1. Balanced composition gives people a satisfying feeling. The picture structure is perfect, the arrangement is clever, the correspondence and balance.

Commonly used in moonlit nights, water surfaces, night scenes, news and other themes.

2. Diagonal composition Arranging the subject on the diagonal can effectively utilize the diagonal length of the picture, and at the same time, it can also create a direct relationship between the accompanying body and the subject.

It is dynamic and lively, and can easily produce the tendency of lines to converge, attracting people's attention, and achieving the effect of highlighting the subject (such as spotlights illuminating the subject).

3. Nine-square grid composition (also called tic-tac-toe composition) Place the subject or important scenery at the intersection of the nine-square grid.

The four intersections of the ?? character are the best positions for the subject. It is generally believed that the intersection on the upper right is the most ideal, followed by the intersection on the lower right. But it’s not set in stone.

This composition format is more in line with people's visual habits, making the subject naturally the center of vision, highlighting the subject, and making the picture more balanced.

4. Vertical composition can fully show the height and depth of the scene.

It is often used to express towering trees in the forest, steep rocks, cascading waterfalls, skyscrapers, and other scenes composed of vertical lines.

5. Curved composition The scenery on the screen is in the form of an S-shaped curve, which has the characteristics of extension and change, giving people a sense of rhythm and creating a sense of grace, elegance and coordination.

When you need to use a curved form to express your subject, you should first think of using an S-shaped composition.

Commonly used in rivers, streams, winding paths, paths, etc.

6. Frame composition Using the frame of the scene as the foreground can increase the vertical contrast and decorative effect of the picture, giving the photo a sense of depth.

7. Diagonal line composition can be divided into two types: vertical diagonal vertical lines and flat diagonal horizontal lines.

Often expresses movement, flow, tilt, turmoil, imbalance, tension, danger, catastrophe, etc. Some pictures also use diagonal lines to point out specific objects and serve as a fixed guide.

8. Centripetal composition: The subject is in the center, and the surrounding scenery is concentrated toward the center, which can strongly guide people's eyes to the center of the subject and play a gathering role.

It has the distinctive feature of highlighting the subject, but sometimes it can also produce a feeling of oppression of the center, cramped and heavy.

9. Triangular composition: The equilateral triangle has a sense of stability, while the inverse triangle has an unstable and dynamic effect.

With three visual centers as the main positions of the scenery, sometimes the scenery is arranged in a geometric formation with three points forming one side, forming a stable triangle.

This kind of triangle can be an equilateral triangle, an oblique triangle or an inverted triangle. Among them, the oblique triangle is more commonly used and more flexible. Triangular composition has the characteristics of stability, balance and flexibility.

The above are several basic methods of photographic composition. Friends who like photography can take a look;