Abstract photography, how to use your imagination?

In this article, I will share some inspiring abstract photography ideas, hoping to help you give full play to your imagination!

What is abstract photography?

Abstraction is to generalize the things around us from familiarity, bring us into the realm of childlike imagination, and make us often think: "What is that?" Or, "That reminds me …" Then our thoughts are brought into a dreamy world.

1. Use your imagination as much as possible.

Taking abstract photography feels like trying to break away from reality and explore a space. Everything around you is a new sight, feeling or experience.

Look around and see elements, colors, shapes, lines, textures-each element is almost independent of each other, looking for interrelated things, and usually putting things together in different ways.

So, keep using your imagination. When shooting abstract photography, don't let the "inherent" way of thinking get in your way!

Looking for texture

Texture is a fascinating theme. When you focus on shooting textures, you can capture tactile effects in photos, which usually gives people an intoxicating feeling of something very common-water, bricks, wires or stones.

However, if we just look at them in surprise, then everyone around us is a very interesting common theme! Therefore, instead of taking a snapshot of a strong sunset, try to observe some "boring" themes more carefully to understand the textures that can be found!

Shoot objects that can be seen everywhere

When we pay attention to the surrounding scenery, everything can show different qualities from what we first noticed. Maybe we need to take a different angle-lying on the floor, standing up or changing the angle. Or, maybe you can use the quality of light to change the theme from ordinary to charming.

You can even use colors to bring interest and depth to boring topics.

4. Show mystery in abstract photos

The attraction of abstract photos is largely related to mystery. Making things that don't look right, moving objects, mixing reflections, making contrasts and upside down juxtaposition-these are all interesting parts that make the world less real and more mysterious.

Shapes can be combined to create something that has no practical significance, but still stimulate the ideas and creativity in the audience's mind.

Capture the theme feeling

With the improvement of sensitivity, the feelings and impressions of what you see also increase.

It is very important to consider your feelings when reading the theme. If you don't feel anything, you can't convey any information in the photo.

However, if you really feel something when you look at the theme … you can guide it into the photo to get a beautiful effect!

Be surprised

We are often troubled by the world around us, usually busy with life and troubles, so that we no longer find interesting things. Let's observe patiently.

As a photographer:

We need to make sure that we can always find new things in the world around us;

Be sure to look for themes that make us feel amazing;

7. Use perspective to shoot the theme unconventional.

By changing your perspective, you can create a beautiful new image for a boring theme.

By shooting up instead of focusing on the whole scene, make sure you don't always shoot at the same plane angle.

Instead, mix them together and try to choose the right position or angle.

8. Break down the world into independent elements

In photography, you must learn how to treat the world as a series of elements, and then learn to arrange these elements in an interesting way.

See the world as a series of elements, rather than a huge, interconnected whole.

This is related to all types of photography, and it has a certain sense of control over the elements placed in the scene, the elements used to support the theme, and the elements deleted in the composition. This is a good way to improve abstract photos.

conclusion

I hope you have found some creative shooting methods of abstract photography, and are ready to start shooting!