Composition skills of shooting

Shooting is to record beautiful people or scenes. So I'll sort out the composition skills about shooting for you.

Reference!

Composition Skills of Shooting <1,Horizontal and Vertical >

When we see some scenes that should be horizontal, such as the horizon, but the picture is not horizontal, people will instinctively feel uncomfortable. Although many times they will not find the problem the first time, they will often show "I don't like this photo very much."

Not only horizontally, but also vertically, such as the building in the picture.

It doesn't need much technology to shoot the horizontal plane straight, as long as you pay more attention to the balance of the back background when shooting, and open the grid reference line of shooting and shooting to correct it, which is more efficient.

When framing, consciously make the back horizontal line (ground/sea) parallel to the baseline, or directly make the horizontal line coincide with the baseline to complete the visual hierarchical composition.

Didn't pay attention to the sea level behind.

Cause visual discomfort

Pay more attention to the correction of sea level

Get a more comfortable look and feel.

The adjustment of the vertical line is relatively more challenging in framing. There are two main reasons.

First, the scenery is not perpendicular to the ground, but has a certain angle.

If the position of the framing itself is uneven, when the framing is upright, the original vertical scene in the picture will be tilted, just like the wire tower in the picture.

In this case, you should rotate the fuselage properly when framing, and take the framing grid line as a reference to make the vertical line parallel to the grid vertical line, so that the electric tower will be parallel and upright.

Later, it was changed to black and white style.

Then, the second question, simply through framing adjustment, vertical deflection correction is more difficult than horizontal correction, and often requires post-correction or the use of shifting lenses.

As can be seen from the picture below, the original upright building in front has a backward impression.

This kind of distortion is called trapezoidal distortion, and the lines in the vertical direction of the building tend to shrink and gather, which is due to the perspective effect caused by the non-parallel fuselage and the building when taking pictures.

Therefore, keeping the fuselage parallel to the building facade can effectively reduce trapezoidal distortion and keep the vertical line of the scene straight under the premise that the framing range allows.

For example, the following tasks:

In order to get the texture of vertical windows and brick walls, you need to climb the stairs again in the street to reach the appropriate height, and the straight picture will not be distorted.

Actual observation position

Shoot the post-editing and color-matching works.

And shooting large buildings, such as skyscrapers, it is almost impossible to keep the fuselage parallel to the building, which requires a wide-angle backhand to complete.

The angle of view of elevation shooting will inevitably cause trapezoidal distortion. At this time, the software needs to be revised later, and some picture contents will be lost during zooming. Therefore, it is decided to correct the verticality after use, and reserve the space position for post-cutting when shooting.

However, on the other hand, it is meaningless to apply non-horizontal verticality and perspective to composition. If you think you can convey the creativity of your composition to the audience, try it.

The maximum elevation angle shows a strong perspective.

Non-horizontal composition is more dynamic.

Reproduction and arrangement of architectural facade style

Tilting is more vivid.

"2. Check the edges"

Another most annoying neglect of composition is that people always ignore the trivial clutter at the edge of the picture, which tends to distract the audience and destroy the cleanliness of the picture. Of course, it can be eliminated later, but why not avoid it in the first place?

Some branches of trees, lights and other sundries will enter the mirror carelessly, so you need to pay more attention when taking pictures. A little translation, or simply looking at the scene from another angle, can avoid the problem well.

Get into the habit of looking around the edge of the picture after focusing on metering, and then press the shutter.

From practical examples, such as the following:

There are branches on the right edge of the mirror, which could have been cut off later, but the mangrove forest in the background behind it will also be cut and destroyed.

So, pan the position and move to the other side of the foreground tree to take a picture. The foreground is clean and the front and back levels are balanced.

Besides, there are other ways to deal with it. The following is the lens of the church:

It is difficult to avoid the scattered leaves and shadows on the edge in the adjustment of the angle of view and position change, which can be erased later, but it will be very complicated if you face a lot of materials.

Finally, choose the way of "retreat for progress" to solve it. Since it can't be completely avoided, it's better to stand back a certain distance and form a foreground frame with branches and leaves to avoid fragmentary interference, increase the depth and highlight the main body.

"3. Cross superposition"

When two unrelated things intersect or overlap in the picture, a new visual connection will be formed.

For example, in the picture below, trying to catch an egret on a stake, you can see that the bird's head is mixed with the dark part of the river grass on the other side, and the outline is not clear enough.

Move to the edge of a small slope to retake the view, and shoot at a slightly downward angle to increase the proportion of the river background, so that the outline of the bird does not overlap with the river grass and get a better picture.

Outdoor shooting does not always find the best shooting location, but patience can make up for the lack of location. Shoot the flying crane, but its two wings are folded together, which affects the display of the form.

Wait a few seconds, and when the flying crane changes its position and action, you can capture a clear and powerful picture.

"4. Background simplification"

In the case of messy background, it is difficult to highlight the main body, which naturally goes without saying. So try to avoid the elements in the background, and there are different ways to achieve the effect.

Change the angle. The subtle angle difference is probably the difference between a good film and a mediocre film.

Let's look at two lotus works. Although the background in the first picture is completely blurred, the outline of the lotus leaf at the back and the prominent color at the upper right are still very confusing, which distracts the attention of the subject.

The second shot is translated to the right, and the lotus leaf is replaced by the water surface as the background, so that the audience can completely concentrate on the appreciation of the subject.

Let's give another example. In the first picture, the background in the upper left is not within the range of autumn leaves on the branches, and there is an identifiable telephone pole outline, while there is an illusory light spot in the upper right corner, which leads to a messy background.

Then approach the subject from another angle, the background will be more unified and pleasing to the eye, and the composition will be fuller.

Then another way to purify the composition is to purify it. If there is any mess, just clean it up for a while. After the shooting, everything was put back in its original place except the garbage crumbs thrown into the trash can.

In the shooting below, a small piece of tape is in the corner and the shadow is in the camera below. It is not impossible to leave these for later processing. You may have to spend hundreds of times more time in the later stage than cleaning up casually.

Pick up the tape and step back a little, and the picture will be much cleaner and fresher.

In the digital age, most photographers shoot more and more frequently. It is undeniable that shooting is more convenient and free, but many people ignore the time cost.

If you slow down and think more when shooting composition, you won't have to spend a lot of time to make up for the lack of later shooting. This is not to make you think about it and shoot it to the end, but to look back at the material before shooting a new scene.

Ask yourself: Is it horizontal or vertical? Should it be flat or straight? Did you remove the debris from the edge of the picture? Do major groups overlap? Finally, what else can clean up the picture?

Before you burn the shutter, think clearly about these four principles, which can not only save the later time, but also effectively improve your film quality. Before learning to use various composition techniques, let yourself pass these four levels first.