How can photography improve the ability of self-composition?

Before considering the main characteristics of photographic composition, let's answer the following questions: Can a photo express what it wants? At first glance, it seems impossible to affect another person's perception and consciousness, but this is not entirely correct. Some ideas can be conveyed by photography, so it is necessary to study the characteristics of human perception of geometric shapes. It looks good, but what does geometry have to do with photography?

Characteristics of object perception in photography

In the process of creating a picture, it is very important to consider not only the law of composition, but also the characteristics of the perception process, that is, the object and observation position that the audience should pay attention to first.

If there are no sharp contrast points and intersection lines, the viewing direction will be the same as that of the viewer just reading a book. Usually a person unconsciously looks at photos or pictures from the upper left corner and ends at the lower right corner.

Considering this problem, it should be noted that people in China have different understandings of plane images, because they read and write from right to left or observe from top to bottom.

The position of the object in the photo

The position of the object along the height of the picture will arouse the viewer's specific feeling. For example, according to the distance to the bottom border of the picture, the same geometry will be different, and the circle at the top of the picture looks tall and light.

Line of sight direction

The gaze direction of the photographic subject has a great influence on perception. The subject can be not only a person, but also any animal or sculpture. When the object's line of sight is from right to left, the audience will feel that the character is ready to communicate. Looking from left to right will lead to the separation of roles and immersion in their own thinking and perception.

It is now known that the perception of a particular photo does not always depend on the position of the object. In order to enable viewers to correctly understand the photographer's ideas and plans, we should not only carefully consider the arrangement of objects according to the law of composition, but also consider the human perception characteristics of geometric shapes.

This paper only discusses some characteristics of perception. Actually, there are more. This requires long-term exploration. At ordinary times, we should try to see more paintings by excellent painters, and at the same time evaluate our feelings as a simple bystander. Also, when looking at the world through the viewfinder of the camera, please remember what you know about the perception function. Before pressing the shutter button, please try to view the completed photos and evaluate them professionally.