Take a wonderful picture of the composition

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Looking for the framework of nature

This photo was taken by Ralph Morse 1942 for Time magazine. ? I like this painting. Stahlman said,? Find a natural framework for your theme. For this photo, even without this hatch, it is still a good photo. But the extra frame makes it better: you can get a similar one through the door frame? Peeping? The feeling that the model doesn't look at the camera in the photo reinforces this feeling, as if he didn't notice the camera at all. ?

Don't put the subject in the center of the picture (sometimes)

Spencer Pratt took this picture of the rope walker in Rio. ? What can we learn from this photo? Stahlman said,? Not new, but useful: can you make the subject deviate from the center of the picture? At the right time? Make the photo more tense. This is not available in ordinary photos. ?

Looking for patterns

Regarding this famous 3D movie audience photo taken by J.R. Aikman, Stahlman said: What attracts me is those recurring faces. There is nothing particularly striking here, and the whole picture has become an impressive abstract pattern. Looking at this photo from a distance, you can have a definite impression, and when you get closer, you suddenly find these faces. This photo has different effects at different viewing distances. ?

Try different angles.

Alfred eisenstaedt took this picture of Brooklyn Bridge. ? What is the most important composition element of this photo? Stahlman said,? It is a striking dark line formed at the bottom of the bridge that runs through the whole picture, and it also leads the audience's attention to the skyscrapers in Manhattan at the lower part of the picture. But there is another lesson to be learned from this photo. See how this bridge balances the North Tower of the World Trade Center and the lower Woolworth Tower. Very beautiful. The photographer must have put a lot of thought into the composition of this photo? Repeatedly looking for the right position under the bridge. Sometimes you have to spend some time, look around, try different angles, and then take pictures when you think everything is in place. ?

Don't be afraid of complexity and avoid confusion.

This photo of the steamboat Queen Mary was taken by Andreas Farninger from 3 kilometers away with a telephoto lens. ? Commendable,? Stahlman said,? In many ways. One lesson we can learn from it is that complex scenes don't necessarily mean that we can only take complex pictures. Have you seen too much of this photo? Steamboat chimneys, traffic in 42nd Street, flags flying at the top of buildings, and so on. But even so, this photo is attractive enough. It's substantial, but it's not chaotic. Finally, pay attention to the cropping of this photo. You can see the water beside the boat, which adds movement to the picture. But at the same time, the river at the bottom of the photo also helps to make the picture? Quiet? Come down. Without it, this photo will feel messy. ?

symmetrical

Al Bello took this photo in a tennis match in Florida. ? The photographer's position is right in the center of the stadium. The sideline, players and light all form perfect symmetry. ? Stahlman said. ? In addition, what I particularly like is that the sky above the stadium is easily cut out in the photo to emphasize the picture inside the stadium, but the photographer did not do so. Dramatic clouds enhanced the atmosphere of confrontation in the stadium. ?

Don't be too straightforward.

? What can we learn from this photo? Stahlman commented on George silk's photos of Pittsburgh Pirates fans celebrating at a professional baseball game. It was taken by a photographer from the top of the crowd. Most people will feel tall enough in this position and try to get close to the edge and shoot as close as possible to the court. On the contrary, silk showed us other people who tried to lean out. Obviously, he stood taller himself and shifted the topic to these audiences. Now, these people in the lower right corner are more eye-catching than the game itself. Finally, this photo shows a strong diagonal composition, and the distant ball game and excited fans reflect each other. ?

Use straight lines

Photographer Johannes Simon took this photo in Germany on June 20 10. ? What is the composition concept of this photo? Stahlman said,? Very simple and effective. The photographer divided the picture into two parts, placed the horizon in the center of the picture, and used the straight line formed by the path to guide the audience's eyes to the only hut in the picture. ?

Leave blank in the picture

Regarding the photo of a college dropout taken by Gray villette, Stahlman said: The first thing that caught your attention was the large amount of blank space in the picture. Is there room for your imagination here? Where are these children going? What happened here? Here is also a good example of using inclined planes. The sloping road gives the audience a sense of movement, but there are no moving objects in the picture. The dark clothes of the characters are the only contrast in the picture? Except for that little bundle of wires. ?

Hit the backhand from below

Another photo of photographer Spencer Pratt. This time it's new york street performer robert burke, a naked cowboy singing in Times Square. ? A simple and effective technique is used here. Can make monotonous pictures interesting. Stahlman said. ? If this photo is taken from the front of the cowboy, from the height of the eyes, then the picture will look very messy. Although semi-naked, the characters are more or less integrated into the background. By lowering the head position, the photographer effectively separates the characters from the background and adds some heroic feelings to the characters in a funny way. ?

Balanced eye-catching shape

Stahlman said that this photo of Mahatma Gandhi taken by Margaret Burke-White taught photographers a good lesson, not because the character in the photo was Gandhi, although it was Gandhi. ? In this photo, Stahlman said? Of course we will see Gandhi. But in terms of composition, this photo can be an example for everyone to learn. The most important thing is, of the two shapes? Dark spinning wheel and quiet Gandhi? Strike a balance between them. This photo is a powerful one at any size? Even thumbnails, and can be used as a criterion to judge whether a photo composition is good or not. ?