Photographic analysis

Photography involves many technical points, such as color, light and shadow, picture depth, exposure, photometry and so on. But these skills alone can't help us to take high-quality photos. The core of a good work lies in composition. From the layout of a picture to the deletion of picture elements, it may take careful consideration to create a photo.

1. Definition of components:

The word composition comes from Latin, and its original meaning is the definition of composition, structure and union. The composition we use in photography refers to the choice of a picture and the choice of various elements in the picture. The conscious arrangement of the elements in the picture makes the subject more prominent and the theme of the picture more obvious and intuitive. In composition, we should consider the visual feeling of the picture, the relationship between subject and object and the environment, control the color and light level in the photo, use the ratio of light and dark, render the atmosphere and other factors to make the photo more visually appealing. That's why we have to make a composition when we take pictures.

2. Conventional synthesis method

When we first learn photography, we will see various composition methods in books and online articles. For example, trisection, golden section, nine squares, diagonal composition, guide line composition, symmetrical composition and so on. Different composition methods can bring different visual feelings to people. Below I use a few specific cases to analyze for you, so that you can have a clearer understanding of the composition.

Jiugongge composition:

Jiugongge composition is a simplified version of the golden section composition. Jiugongge composition is to divide the left, right, upper and lower sides of the picture into three equal parts, and then connect the points on the opposite edge lines with straight lines, thus forming a "well" of Chinese characters and dividing the picture into nine squares. When shooting, putting the main body of the picture at the intersection can play a role in highlighting the main body of the picture.

Diagonal composition:

Diagonal composition is a branch of guide line composition, and guide lines are distributed along the diagonal direction of the picture. Oblique composition is a kind of oblique composition, which is very easy to bring unstable feeling visually. When using diagonal composition, it can bring visual sense of movement and impact to the picture. If you want to make the picture more eye-catching, it is undoubtedly a very good composition method.

Symmetric composition method:

Symmetrical composition literally means that the picture is symmetrical left and right or up and down. There is stability, balance and mutual echo. Mostly used for scenery. For example, in the following picture, the scenery is reflected in the lake by the mirror reflection of the lake with the river bank as the boundary. Scenery and reflection form a symmetrical plane, which makes the picture tend to be balanced and gives people a symmetrical aesthetic feeling.

3. Do fans have to make a composition when they shoot?

Whether you take photography as a hobby or as a professional photographer, you must want to shoot some unique photographs. Don't pretend that I'm just a fan and don't want to learn this. Pat me and prevaricate. This is an excuse that you don't want to learn because of your poor skills. ) When shooting, you need some technical support. The importance of composition is to add strong visual appeal and impact to the picture. Let the audience find the main idea they want to express at a glance. Stimulate the audience's desire to see photos.

Relatively speaking, composition is just one of the ways to convey the photographer's thoughts to the audience. If you want to make a good photographic work, composition can not be ignored.

4. Knowledge to pay attention to when shooting composition.

Composition is a technique of composition according to the lines, visual points of interest, composition, selection and layout of some pictures. So we try to choose the composition of the picture before focusing. Before shooting, the scene in front of us chooses a subject we want to shoot; Then, when determining the picture, delete the interference elements of the picture and choose the appropriate camera angle to shoot. Before pressing the shutter, we should have an expectation of the picture, and then compare the expected picture with the actual shooting content after shooting, which will help us learn composition better.

Summary:

The study of composition must integrate theory with practice. Of course, if we are in the initial stage, we can try more. This is beneficial for us to master the composition better. Although the importance of composition is self-evident, photography is more than composition. If you want to take good photos, you must pay attention to the accumulation of study.