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Make Slanted Compositions More Stable

The “composition” of the traditional photography concept pays more attention to the normal perspective relationship. And generally pays attention to the horizontal and vertical lines, and the uniformity. However, to a certain extent, some seemingly unstable compositions still reflect the author’s grasp of the subject in a certain sense. Shooting photos with unstable composition, the framing is more flexible, but there are some rules to follow.

Using Depression Angle Framing

Especially when using a wide-angle lens, you may wish to pay more attention to the framing changes of the camera’s pitch and elevation angles when framing. Once the angle changes, the lines of the subject in the picture will give the photographer new inspiration for flexible composition. This is conducive to the creation of relatively novel compositions.

Change Left and Right Angles

Take the photographers usually shoot more buildings and human activities as an example. When framing and composing a picture, in addition to considering the front of the shot, you should also observe the front, left, and right sides of the subject. It can make better use of different line changes and express them in combination with the characteristics of the scene. Similarly, when photographing subjects such as roads, railways, bridges, and rivers, if you pay attention to the left and right angles, the main lines are likely to form more vivid changes. And the picture will not be dull.

Wide-angle Lens Exaggerates Foreground

When doing unstable composition, it is often necessary to combine the strengthening of the diagonal line. This exaggerates the foreground, etc. to obtain a strong visual effect. At present, the wide-angle end of many home digital camera lenses has reached 28mm. For film lovers with full-frame digital SLR cameras, many people use wide-angle lenses with focal lengths shorter than 20mm. Proper use of wide-angle lenses to exaggerate the perspective changes of the foreground can often compare the original Ordinary scenes are rendered visually stunning.

Utilize Slanted Lines

Most of the conventional composition is based on the pursuit of horizontal and vertical lines. The horizontal line is usually strictly horizontal, otherwise it is easy to give a sense of instability. But in unstable compositions, horizontal lines are often first treated as oblique elements. For example, in the current popular wedding photography techniques, many photographers like to treat the newlyweds as more dynamic movements such as sideways, oblique standing, pitching, and tilting. in order to obtain a vivid composition.

Organic Combination of Point, Line and Plane

Pay attention to the vivid changes in the composition. But still involve requirements such as the balance of the center of gravity. According to general visual habits, even when making full use of various exaggerated lines or oblique lines for composition. We should pay attention to the relative balance of up, down, left and right in the composition elements of the picture. When necessary, you may wish to arrange appropriate embellishments at the golden section of the inclined lines. This can not only correct the sense of instability, but also make the picture more lively.