Composition skills of SLR photography

For a landscape photo, if the composition is not good, no matter how good the photographer is, it is impossible to win the applause of the audience. The improvement of writing skills should be practiced frequently. Here are some composition skills for you.

Set up a frame to focus the line of sight.

Using the porch to build a picture frame, the strong contrast between light and shade deepens the audience's visual impression of the main building.

When shooting a building, the surrounding messy environment will interfere with and distract the audience's sight. If you shoot the building alone, it will be straightforward and monotonous. In addition to introducing the foreground mentioned above, finding a natural picture frame that can eliminate the interference of messy environment can also concentrate the audience's attention. Trees, passages, doors and windows are all commonly used picture frames. Excellent picture frames generally assist the composition of the main body through modeling, color, contrast and natural context.

Show the height of the building with backhand.

With a wide-angle lens and a low-angle backhand, the building seems to go straight into the sky, and the lines that converge upward show a strong sense of space.

If you want to show the height and grandeur of the building, shooting from the back is the best choice. Because the shooting point is lower than the shooting object when shooting upward, the lens is lifted upward, which often makes the horizon out of the picture. The sky in the background occupies a considerable area of the picture, exaggerating the subject and making it look majestic.

If you shoot with a wide-angle lens, the bottom of the building will widen and the top will narrow because of the viewing angle, giving people a visual effect of going straight into the sky. When shooting in this way, we should pay attention to the clear lines and distinct layers of buildings with small apertures.

3 strengthen the outline of the building with silhouette

The light, shadow and color of sunrise and sunset can well render the atmosphere of the picture, and the vivid silhouette makes the picture appear concise and powerful.

You can also highlight the outline and lines of the building through silhouette. Choose the sunrise and sunset period, measure the light in the area with uniform brightness in the sky, and then lock the exposure value to re-compose and shoot. The light, shadow and color of sunrise and sunset can well render the atmosphere of the picture. The sharp outline makes the picture concise and powerful.

Use reflection to increase attraction.

Reflection enables the building to be extended and repeated, bringing changes and hazy beauty to the picture and increasing the appeal of the picture.

Whether shooting buildings or landscapes, we should pay special attention to the use of reflection when there are water features around. Reflection can make the building extend and repeat, and expand the expression range of the picture. At the same time, it brings changes and hazy beauty to the picture, adds appeal to the picture and brings visual pleasure.

Describe details with a telephoto lens

Architectural details can bring more intuitive and real feelings to the audience. You can try to present it to the audience in the form of a group of pictures from different angles and different viewing ranges.

Every building has its unique beauty of detail, whether it is color, lines or exquisite sculptures, it is a picture worthy of being included in the lens. Therefore, in addition to shooting the overall shape of the building, we should also pay attention to depicting details with telephoto lenses. These details can bring more intuitive and real feelings to the audience. You can try to present it to the audience in the form of a group of pictures from different angles and different viewing ranges.