12 structural skills of creative photography with brush strokes

Lead: Composition is to organize the images to be expressed properly to form a harmonious and complete picture. However, in the process of photography, people's thoughts are always the most critical factor. Whether it is exposure, lighting, composition or other shooting methods, it is nothing more than using photos to express ideas. So it is very important to build the picture before shooting. Of course, many landscape photos are uncontrollable when they are taken, and more need to be played on the spot.

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1, tic-tac-toe combination

When learning to take pictures, many people will tell you to use TIC-tac-toe composition and put the subject at the intersection of bisectors. This composition method can be said to be the safest one, and the four intersections of TIC-tac-toe composition method can be regarded as the golden section of the picture, so that the composition can ensure the overall harmony of the shot picture. It has always been widely used, but because of its universality, it is difficult for this composition to have amazing photos.

2. Triangular synthesis

Dividing the picture into three equal parts, and choosing 1/3 to place the sky or 1/3 to place the ground when shooting landscapes are all common composition methods used by landscape photographers. The picture ratio of 1: 2 can highlight the parts that need to be strengthened. If the sky is beautiful, you can keep most of the sky elements. The overall picture is also more harmonious.

3. Dichotomy composition

Dichotomy composition is to divide the picture into two equal parts, which is often used in landscape photography. It is easy to create a broad momentum by dividing the picture into two equal parts. In the landscape photo, half the sky and half the land, the contents of the two parts appear calm and harmonious. This kind of photo is stable and easy to produce a good film, but the impact of the picture is slightly lacking.

4. Diagonal composition

Diagonal composition can get interesting landscape pictures. In the past, landscape photos dominated by horizontal lines were more vivid under diagonal composition, and the picture was cut by diagonal composition, showing two parts of the photo content. Diagonal portrait shooting is also a common method to make rigid portrait photos more imaginative and vivid.

5. Central component

The characteristic of central composition is that it can quickly focus people's attention on the subject. The central composition can quickly separate the theme from the background, and the subject can be composed in the middle of the picture with various colors in the background, and a wide-angle shot can also be obtained. Compared with ordinary landscape photos, it has more connotation. Central composition is widely used in portrait shooting, which is suitable for both landscape portraits and close-ups of people.

6, radial composition

Radial composition shows the momentum of impact through the content extending around the picture. Can effectively enhance the tension of the picture. In landscape photography, clouds and sunlight are easy to get strong radial composition. These elements can be placed in the center of the picture when composing.

7, chessboard composition

Chessboard composition refers to the random arrangement of repeated elements in the picture. Because of the unity of repetitive elements, the composition of chessboard can obtain a special coordination, and the picture has an unusual rhythm. Because of randomness, it is easy to arouse the curiosity of the viewer.

8. Symmetric synthesis

Symmetrical things have the characteristics of stability and harmony. So many buildings are designed in a symmetrical style, in order to give people a sense of tranquility. The same is true for taking pictures. Photos with symmetrical composition are more attractive than other photos with impact. Taking landscape photos, taking the ground plane as the dividing line and effectively using the reflection of water, you can get excellent photos with symmetrical composition.

9.s-shaped combination

Natural rivers and man-made curved buildings are good materials for shooting S-shaped composition. The difference between a curve and a straight line is that the picture is softer and rounder. Different depth of field can be well connected by S-shaped elements, which can create a sense of space. Give people room for imagination. This also applies to portrait shooting. The picture with curve elements enriches the character modeling and avoids dullness and boredom.

10, composed of parallel lines.

Parallel lines can be photographed naturally or set manually. This kind of picture is characterized by regularity and repeated elements, which can make the picture have a special charm. In particular, repeated elements in nature can better set off the theme.

1 1, vanishing point composition

The law of perspective tells us the law of perspective that the near is big and the far is small, so in the distance, we can see that parallel lines converge to one point, which is called vanishing point. Choosing this kind of picture for composition can not only make the picture more impactful, but also guide the people who look at the photos to move their eyes to the vanishing point and make the picture more spatial. If you shoot creative portraits, you can also put the characters at the vanishing point, so that the viewer can finally focus on the characters. You can get a landscape portrait with good visual effects.

12, Z-shaped composition

Z-shaped composition and S-shaped composition have the same intention, which can effectively increase the sense of space of the picture and make the picture more interesting and segmented. The difference is that the curve is replaced by a straight line, and the picture becomes angular. Straight lines make it easier to divide the picture. Make the relationship between picture elements subtle.