Six basic composition of mountain photography

Mountain photography in addition to control exposure, the composition is also very influential to the whole effect of a photo, there are six basic composition methods for your reference to see if there is any inspiration to you?

(1) Shooting in both portrait and landscape must be tried!

Shooting in portrait can also get a powerful photo. Using wide-angle lens post-binge can clap a broad environment. Vertical shooting, and horizontal shooting will achieve a different effect, actually whichever shooting method should be fine, but you must consider the actual situation, sometimes if shooting in landscape will capture so many unrelated things, and when they try vertical shooting, vice versa. Another consideration is on display, for example, if you take photos printed out, or to the customer for commercial purposes, so you must be good upfront design space, and the corresponding clipping and other issues.

(2) To find prospects

The word "prospects" for students to learn photography is very important. For beginners are often overlooked by looking for prospects which cause photos become vague, and it seems always missing something. In the mountains of photography, although not every photo can find a beautiful prospect, but if you can, please pay careful attention to the "prospects" does exist, often can put your photos to express more abundant, able to bear or endure look!

(3) To make good use of guide lines

When walk on the mountains, you can discover a lot of trails, railing, and even the connection between mountains, also some guideline. When using guideline, remember don't have to find the essence of line, have a try to change different angle, the lines will appear!

(4) To make good use of contrast

Compare little people with big mountains can also be a very effective contrast effect! Contrast composition method has various kinds, color, size, distance, etc., during filming mountain more than we can use this kind of comparison method. There is a very suitable for use in mountain contrast methods is the "move" of sky/sea clouds with the "static" of the ground, using the cloud in the slow shutter + tripod record flow, quiet atmosphere with ground set each other off becomes an interest!

(5) Using rule of thirds

Of course, the rule of thirds, or the "golden section method" for the most commonly used methods of composition, how can it be missed in mountain photography? Came to a scenic spot, might as well consider the rule of thirds composition first, and then to find some special Angle and scenery, so that your portfolio can have more change!

(6) To shoot yourself in!

Try to also capture yourself in the photo! Single views are sometimes too stuffy, so hard to climb the mountains, of course, you also should be captured in the photo! , of course, also can let the reader feel "through its"!