Nine common photographic construction techniques

Lead: About photographer Steve? Mike Carey, perhaps the most famous work is his Afghan Girl. This member of magnum photos is also a special photographer for National Geographic, who has excellent basic photography skills and keen composition intuition. COOPH recently took mcquarrie's classic works as an example, and summarized nine common composing techniques of the master. Although some of them are the same old tune, I'm afraid there are not many people who can really use them skillfully. This is probably the difference between photographers and ordinary people. Let's review it.

Nine common techniques of photographic composition I trigonometry

Put the subject on the intersection of nine squares, or try to divide the picture lines into nine squares.

? Second, the guidelines.

Use the lines and color blocks in the picture to guide the viewer's eyes to focus.

Third, the diagonal line

Slant lines can add vitality to photos without looking dull.

Four. structure

Observe the scene carefully and make full use of the frame elements in the picture, such as windows, doors and holes.

5. Find the contrast between the background and the subject.

It is best for the subject and background to form a certain correlation or contrast.

Fill in the picture

Being as close to the subject as possible not only compresses the redundant elements of Jiao Wai, but also creates a visual sense of shock and oppression.

Seven, the main eye on the center line of the picture.

When taking a portrait, put the main eye of the character on the central axis of the photo.

Eighth, look for textures and repeating elements.

Textures and repetitive elements bring a sense of order, but such photos will be boring if they are not handled well, so it is best to have some conflicting elements in the picture. The so-called conflict element can be either human or color contrast.

Nine, symmetrical composition

The simplest and original composition method can effectively increase the sense of balance of photos and is not easy to try.