What are the entry skills of mobile photography?

Composition is the basic skill of photography. If you skillfully use composition skills, your mobile phone can also take good-looking photos. Below, I have sorted out the sketching skills of mobile phone photography for you, hoping to help you!

Try different angles.

Alfred eisenstaedt of Life magazine took this picture of the now famous Brooklyn Bridge from the Brooklyn side of the East River. ? What are the basic composition elements here? Stahlman said,? Bold, diagonal and dark bridges run through the whole picture, and this way of composition leads the line of sight to the skyline of lower Manhattan. But there are other experiences in this photo that can also be provided to beginners. Look at how the bridge is balanced on the antenna of the North Tower of the World Trade Center and the spire of the Woolworth Building on the lower right. Beautiful! Photographers must have spent a lot of time composing pictures? Walking around under the bridge until he found something through the viewfinder that overwhelmed him. Experience? It's just that sometimes you have to take the time to find and try different angles, and when you think some angles are effective, just shoot. ?

Looking for the framework of nature

Take unforgettable photos with time-tested techniques, methods and even skills. In order to help photographers improve, LIFE.com has launched a series of photography courses, focusing on the basic elements of photography. Like one aspect of it? Composition, that is, how to take a photo and how to arrange it in the frame. LIFE.com invited professional photographer Tyler Stalman to give an in-depth explanation of effective composition. ? I like this picture, okay? Is Stahlman talking about Ralph? Morse 1942 said when he took photos for Life magazine on a warship. Find a natural framework for your theme. Here, even if the doorway or hatch does not exist, it is still a good photo. But this framework adds extra drama: you will have a feeling of peeping through the doorway. The man didn't look at the camera as if he didn't realize it existed. Because of this, this sense of voyeurism has been strengthened.

Place the main body in an off-center position.

Spencer Pratt snapped this photo on the beach in Rio de Janeiro. Loose rope way? People are walking in the street. ? The experience of this photo? Stahlman said,? This is an old experience, but it is also a good experience. When doing well, you can capture a sense of tension by making the subject of the photo deviate from the center; If the photos are composed in a traditional and direct way, they will lose this sense of tension. ?

Looking for patterns

When talking about the famous photos of Aikman Jr. watching a 3D movie in Life magazine, Stahlman said: Of course, those repetitive faces attracted me immediately, so that the individual no longer attracted attention, but the photos created this unusual and almost abstract pattern. Looking at this photo from a distance is an impression. Then you get closer and closer, and suddenly you start to see a person's face. In terms of composition, seeing this work from different distances, the images at different levels are really excellent. ?

When shooting complex things, avoid confusion.

This photo of the ship Queen Mary passing through midtown Manhattan was taken by life magazine photographer Andreas Farninger with a telephoto lens on the coast of New Jersey, two miles away. Stahlman comments:? In many ways, this is an extraordinary work. But one experience stood out. In other words, just because the scene looks unimaginable, doesn't mean that the photos of this scene are also unimaginable. There are many places to see here? The linear ship chimneys echo the skyscrapers, the sunshine on the busy 42nd Street and the flags flying on the roofs of some buildings. However, despite this, this painting still has a consistency. It has vitality, but it is not chaotic. Finally, pay attention to the cropping of the picture. You can see the river flowing along the side of the boat, which adds movement to the photo. Seeing the river at the bottom of the picture also helps to calm everything down to some extent. If the river is not there, the picture may appear chaotic. After all, in this crowded city scene, rivers are a natural thing. ?

The importance of symmetry

Love Bello took this photo of a Florida tennis player. ? The photographer's position is perfectly aligned with the net. Is this an ideal way to shoot symmetrical tennis courts? Boundaries, players and lights. ? Stahlman said? In addition, in order to focus on the athletes, the sunset scene behind the stadium may be easily cut from this photo, but it is not. The dramatic scene of sunset just reinforced the calm dramatic scene on the court. I especially like this. ?

Avoid obvious composition

Stahlman talked about the filming of George silk? When Pittsburgh Pirates fans cheered for their team in the series, they said? The experience here is that the photographer chose a position higher than the crowd. Most photographers will think that their position is high enough, and they will probably lie on the edge and try to be close to the theme on the surface of the photo? That is, the game on the court. By contrast, what Sykes showed us was that everyone tried to look down at the stadium from the edge. He skillfully climbed to a higher position and changed the theme of the photo. Now you see the crowd in front of the screen, which is much closer and more real than the game itself. Finally, the picture is divided by a strong diagonal line. In this way, the distant ball game and the excited fans complement each other. ?

The importance of straight lines

Photographer Johannes Simon took this photo in June, 20 10, when Germany was shrouded in sub-zero winter. Stahlman pointed out? The concept behind the composition here is very simple and very effective. The photographer divided the image in half and put the horizon in the middle of the image, so you see these two huge gray squares, one on top of the other. The lines of the horizon and the pedestrian walkway meet at the hut? The only focus in view. ?

Empty the picture frame (form a picture frame with empty space)

Talking about the photos taken by Gray villette of high school dropouts idling away their time, Stahlman said? The first thing you notice is that many parts of the frame are blank, which leaves room for imagination in your mind to supplement the story? What's wrong with these children? What happened here? This is a good example? The direction of people going downhill? This ramp gives you a sense of movement, but you really can't see any movement. You know where the people on the ramp are going. These two children in dark clothes are almost the only contrast in the whole picture? -Except for the tangled fence at the top. All the gray in the photo makes the characters really stand out. ?

Shoot and create plays

Another photo was taken by photographer Spencer Pratt, this time by new york street performer robert burke. Naked cowboy? He performs in Times Square in his underwear all year round. ? This is a simple and effective method, which can make photos interesting when they are likely to be boring. ? Stahlman said. ? If this is a photo of a naked cowboy taken directly at human eye level, it is probably too messy. Even if he is half naked, he will be a little confused and blend into the background. But by lowering the plane and shooting up, the photographer effectively highlighted his theme? At the same time, it also gives the characters a sense of heroism in a funny way. ?