let all keep it simple

a lot of photography books introduced a series of techniques the principles of composition, in fact, this is not a good way, in the actual shooting, 90 percent of the so-called principle useless. Long-term experience of working in the media told me so to keep everything simple is the best way of working. One of my favorite ways is a very shallow depth of field, the human eye actually have a strong ability to focus on your subject and use the blur on the background to stand out. Typically, this means that we should distinguish between subject and background, but often is out of focus background to form a framework for composition, but has become an integral part of the photo.

Figure First, the U.S., a famous photographer in kindergarten shooting a 4-year-old child, he was taught how animals know the garden. This picture is simply to explain how to make the background out of focus to improve the level of the perfect example of the composition: a snail in focus, but due to the lens (70-200mmf2.8 lens set to 180mm) aperture fully open, causing the lens with digital SLR cameras there is an extension of 1.6 times the focal length magnification, matching the actual lens focal length equivalent to 35mm camera 288mm, depth of field becomes very shallow, so the child's face becomes blurred. As the sun was very good, so of ISO200 sensitivity, the camera reached the maximum shutter speed 1/4000 sec.

through regular use, improvements, bug fixes and sublimation, this technology will become consummate, if you can master this method you will find It is very useful, especially when you want to get interesting when the composition may wish to try reducing the depth of field approach.

standing eye-level viewfinder worst

is the most stupid way to move to the front of the camera to shoot. Good photos we need to seriously think about what the camera angles and shooting from what. The best photograph is the photographer found the most suitable for your subject's point of view, when generated, it is surprising that very few people are suitable for your subject's eye level standing height (about 1.45-1.8 m) to take: This is a fact, because most people can see a similar scene --- and no one really told them that bend the knee or take a short ladder to shoot photography to shoot better photos .

does not know you did not pay attention, most of the world's best photographers often wear denim fabric to make the work of loading, and they of Many people are proud of it --- it's not a coincidence, it is because they often need to work kneeling, lying on the floor framing is also common, as seen in ordinary people's point of view only possible to create excellent works, so that some photographers are not without their own self-deprecating that long a pair of" maid's knee."

Figure 2 is using a Canon G1 in beautiful Oxford, UK University City shooting, when using the LCD can be rotated in order to shoot close to the ground, lying on the floor will not have to dirty their own shot. Booster shot with pebbles 5 cm, for ultra-wide angle to the photo by adding a dramatic effect. With my 1.7 m tall, very likely the same as travelers passing by, missed the point of view, can not shoot photos of this unique --- although I understand this strange moves in the picture pedestrians face revealed.

I want to tell you is that when you pick up the camera lens height to be considered. If you shoot standing up to normal height, in fact, no problem, but I personally sold 90% of the photos are a good price at 1.2 meters or 2.1 meters above photographed.

using the framework composition

the viewer's interest is to stay within the borders of the photo is not a simple matter, we have to use various techniques to the viewer's attention as long as possible to stay in the photograph. The easiest way is to" create" a framework" box" living eyes. Figure III is a shot of the girl in the children's play room, my approach is to take into account --- the wood is also free for the viewer's eye to create a psychological" frame of mind." As up and down, left and right are wood frame, this composition the maximum limit on the limit to meet the viewer's attention I required. Windows, doors, abstract shape, color and shadow can help you complete the visual" trick" , but note that the" box-type composition," no matter which direction the less the" box" can be, but never less the bottom of the" box" , or may feel uncomfortable.

there are many other basic rules worth remembering (All Photography rules can be broken, otherwise there would be no creativity there), such as to avoid being photographed or part of the cutting edge of the screen to be people body was fragmented picture frame, etc. However, the most important thing is to prevent the edges of the photo appear irrelevant" piecemeal" or photo corner there is a very bright highlights.

learning photography, the best way is to try first, followed by mistakes, and finally learning to your mistake. The popularity of digital photography allows us the opportunity to face more and more time can learn without precedent, to dare to use the basic principles of composition and can be modified by the courage to turn it into practice can learn from the precedent.

left people thinking space

Normally, I like to use more compact composition, but this does not mean that some of your subject to" fight crying and shouting" space. Sometimes, prospects or after the King can leave a lot of space, so more help to emphasize the subject. Will be placed on a small lot of space in the main, can help you tell a story. If you photograph a person on the corner, which can imply loneliness or attack, the opposite can show the opposite mood.

Figure 4 is a front in a stately home free standing on the lawn of a little girl, enjoying her freedom. Photo was taken in a higher position (about 7.5 meters high), separated by a glass, the background is blurred lawn, and she was placed in upper right corner of the photo suggests she has a lot of space. Under normal circumstances, good photo's title did not have any effect, but this time is indeed indispensable.

in the picture around the child's room is full of the whole picture, the composition is very simple, but the effect is with the impact, making the photo there is a mystery . Of course, if the child's mother will be in the open lower left corner of the picture's message to the opposite, but still have a lot of things worth considering, but may be entirely different.

simple picture is often the most impact, and this picture proves: Simple does not mean mean.

a pair to identify the details of the eye

everyone shooting the same scene will have its own unique choice, even if a lot of first-class photographers to shoot with the same news conference, photographer individual differences will be sent to various media published photographs to different, it is also the beauty of photography.

pictures showing the elephant eye is a typical example. Was to shoot a group of advertising, there are five other photographers jostle for the project. Advertising is the core of a young Asian elephant, is holding a creative students in the school environment for the art competition and shooting during the game, we devoting energy to shoot a group includes only elephants, three students and some oil paint, easel pictures, looks like there are a lot of composition, like an elephant is very messy. In order to take pictures of everything, we have used 17-35mm lens, but I went for more than five of them almost wants another. So I will put a second camera 70-200mm lens, push the zoom head, and then press the shutter. Thus, a powerful, full of interesting, unique photo birth, and advertisers in the photo marked with the headline and widely distributed, many magazines are printed on the back cover of this advertising. I shot those other elephants have ads on the brush body-color photos, while also very interesting, but are not selected.

When the picture finally after a newspaper layout, inspired by the editor that it more attractive to the reader's point of interest, so no longer persist throughout the story photo shoot must take down the request. Later, this picture has been used for many occasions, such as family photo album covers, postcards, etc.


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