What is photography composition

And for any artistic efforts, there is a saying is clear: there must be a good composition. Regardless of the subject is a beautiful portrait, panoramic view, poor lane, canvas photo prints indoor scenery or other, it must have a good composition can become meaningful. (In fact, it can be extended to all other art forms, including visual and non-visual art. Even music also need good pose!) But, you may ask, what is a good composition? In fact, what is the composition? The term is often used, but little on its definition and discussed, very few people can understand it, even someone never put forward any doubt. Try to define the composition, you will find it very difficult.

My dictionary defines it as: "to the layout of each part of the works of art, www.customcanvasonline.com.au in order to form a unified harmonious whole." This is a perfect beginning. "Unified harmonious whole", which is the key word. If photography is the way you express my, so composition is used to clear (specifically, fluent) express yourself means of transportation. Composition is the way of bring the viewer into pictures, keep their persistent enough attention, in order to understand your table content, and identifies their feelings.

Eyes have not suddenly seen all the scenery. It divided the world into small pieces, wall art prints and then put these small pieces of complete picture. This narrow view Angle is very small, only about 3 °. In order to interpret it personally, you can try to do so: raised your arms, palms upward bending, fingers open (like the palms on the front wall). You will be separated by an arm length, see you on the back of the hand. Now, look at your thumb nail. In this way, you'll find that your little finger is in focus beyond! You need to turn the eyes can clearly see your little finger. However, it is not far from your thumb and, even if your fingers are open. In fact, your fingers are in focus range, which explains how narrow our line of sight.

Good composition, it is the artist to eliminate random city, systematically arranged the attention of the reader. When a photo has a good composition, readers will see the artists want them first to see the most obvious, the most profound memory elements. Then, they will notice the second important element, the last is a secondary element. Have a good composition, artists can lead readers to interpret photographs in a controlled manner. Watch the photography is not accidental. Composition is the way of artist brought order to chaotic world. In fact, this is what the dictionary definition need.

This definition may explain why it is often difficult to become magnificent landscape photography. That may be because the scene is too complex. Eyes to receive this scene, and then threw a look, choose the most important information, and then the other fragments combination. While photographs or other visual arts you must organize the information. If the organization is not good, the line of sight of the reader will wander aimlessly, but cannot seize the artist to express things, because it didn't express anything. In this way, the scene has not been composition, but just be selected. Is not the same as the art of photography, but simply record the scene would have serious drawbacks: lack of presence.

"Watch" and "watch" in the form of photography is a definite difference between. People might recognize and appreciate some interesting scenes, but not necessarily will put it into a picture of effective. Only those who can from scenario Create a valuable photos, can be "watch" in the form of photography. Composition, using the composition of a picture, this is the difference between the artist and snapshot photographer.

Good composition, there are two important aspects: one is the unified thought, 2 it is simple. Both are closely related. The thought of "unification" comes from the above dictionary definition about composition, "unified harmonious whole". It refers to all the elements in the photos to form a whole, that is to say, it will have a central idea in the photo. This idea is often understood as the concept of a more narrow sense, namely the center of interest.

If you focus on unity of thinking, your photos will have cohesion. This is similar to a speech, we can focus on a topic, rather than the sky. Be careful not to make the scope of "unified thought" is too broad. To shoot down all the things in front of him, and then argue is rural scenery "thought of" the unity of the photos, this is an easy mistake to make.

For starters, simplicity is very necessary. The composition is simple, the easier it is to control and guide the reader's attention. For intermediate or advanced photographer, too, although the increase of experience and skilled let they can better to simplify and control more complex situations. This is also effective for painters and sculptors - and even for all visual artists. For the composer is even more effective, but the idea of the application object from the audience to the audience.

The importance of simple how to stress is not too much. Over the years, I found the most successful photographer is too complex and fail of (assuming, of course, their technology is a competent), rather than because of too simple. Photographers could not very clear, very accurately illustrate their ideas, will lead to your photo appear uncertain, and there is no sense of direction. In some cases, this can result in some kind of photographer need, but in most cases, this is negative.

Have a look at your work, and ask yourself, which one is my goal. You can refine your answers as a clear opinion? Give it a try. Put the book down first, took a few pictures of you, as the work of others to analyze them. If you are important to the above answer is uncertain, the pictures are often vague. Your answer is clear, accurate and simple? Or complicated, difficult and ambiguous? Then, you are interested in showing contradiction or ambiguous feeling? Or to what effect do you want to create, complex or blurry? If so, you need to significantly change their ways to achieve a goal. To be aware of their intentions, and then express simple and clear, even if your intent is "I am very confused!" These just sounds would seem to be very contradictory, but it is not the case.

At the beginning of this chapter, I propose that you slowly to see your work, the first chapter put forward the problems and thinking. Now, I'm doing the same thing. It seems very nag, but I ask you to do so. If you can make time to read this book, that is what you read and linked to your work, in this way, you spend time is worth it. This program can also help you gain a better understanding of yourself; know your purpose and method.

To express your point of view. This self-judgment implies a deeper problem: your point of view can be seen? No point of view, the image is ambiguous, the simplicity and unity couldn't find a solution. University graduation is a case in point. The photographer does not have any comments and ideas. Each student came up and put on your graduation dress, pose, and then leave. Photographer students don't know, don't have the time to understand them, or interested in learning about them. The results to known, there would be no great things happen. It is just a face. It is simple and unified, there is no artistic value.

In deeper level, unless the photographer and has a friendly relationship between leading role, otherwise, any attempt to do not think your portrait photography grace (even if no friendly relations, and at least substantial communication or strong first impression). Photographer should know the protagonist, interest from him, for he has a certain view, and try to express the character's personality in the strongest way out. Sometimes, the photographer must be strongly dependent on the first impression, because he is often hard to spend enough time to fully understand the protagonist.

Surprisingly, even if the subject is fixed, the scenery, for example, the first impression is also important, because the light and other conditions are constantly changing - sometimes these changes is surprisingly fast! Landscape is constantly changing, photographers are often difficult to analyze it slowly, but he must be analyzed. If you are quick to judge your own reactions, decide how to communicate the response, and take a simple and uniform principle for photographic composition, you are likely to be able to express your ideas successfully.

Edward? Weston good composition is defined as "the most powerful way to watch". Some people don't like this definition, because it does not tell us how to composition. However, this is a great definition. It clearly avoids the rules of the composition, and specifically linked to the composition and watched mentioned "watch the intensity of the", or in other words, spoke to create strong visual vocabulary of art. Weston, I believe, will be totally agreed with simplicity and unity can make photography more expressive.