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In the process of learning photography, imitation is a very practical means to promote our progress.

For excellent composition, light and shadow, lines, colors, etc., we can imitate them into their own knowledge.

Many people may have some prejudice and exclusion against imitation, but in fact, this is a method that most people can not get rid of in the process of learning photography.

Because photography has been blended and promoted with all kinds of arts in the course of nearly two hundred years of development, almost all the shooting methods and styles that can be thought of now can find similarities in the achievements of previous explorations.

Moreover, imitation itself is a means and a process of learning, a process of digesting and absorbing excellent technology and aesthetics.

So we should focus on how to improve efficiency through imitation and really turn what we see into our own.

1. Before imitation, simple carding and blind imitation is only a simple copy, and purposeful imitation based on carding can deepen understanding.

Carding is to interpret the target photos, or more simply, to extract the elements we like and want to have.

Here we first show a picture:

You can find a few elements of interest from this photo, such as composition, lines, sense of contrast, light and shadow, color and so on.

Then we begin to sort out these elements in detail, such as what composition is used, where the subject position is arranged under this composition, what we see at first glance through this composition, what we notice after that, and so on.

Other elements can also be combed in this way, that is, what exactly is used? How do you use it? What kind of effect has been achieved in this way?

Through the above process, we can not only analyze the simple technical principles, but also further understand our preferences.

two。 Further analysis of this step is important to understand the enlightenment of the target photo, so that we can really use it in the future shooting process.

Let's take the photo above as an example, if the element we are interested in is composition, then we can analyze that the photo uses a frame composition, combined with a tripartite composition, and the character is located at the bottom of the picture. and the roads and railings on both sides of the character show a sense of left and right symmetry, so it can also be regarded as symmetrical composition.

The inspiration to our imitation is that trisection composition is a basic and versatile composition method, we can combine it with a variety of compositions, and the frame and symmetry itself often appear at the same time, we can break through the limitations when shooting. Try a variety of combinations of different compositions.

In addition, let's analyze the benefits of this application. First of all, the tripartite composition puts the character at the bottom of the picture, which will weaken the character's sense of existence to a certain extent, leaving more space at the top of the screen to show other scenery in the city. the train in front, the high-rise buildings in the distance, and so on, the main body of the character is small, which can highlight a sense of contrast between "lively city" and "lonely individual".

On the other hand, frame composition and symmetrical composition first have their own sense of balance, but at the same time, they can make up for the small and not prominent characteristics of the characters, and emphasize the sense of existence of the characters.

In this way, we also learn that symmetrical center and frame can play a certain role of emphasis and prominence, and when using tripartite composition, different positions can have different meanings, so that we can better understand what we are imitating. What occasions can be used in the future and gradually transformed into their own things.

3. In practice, through the above steps, we can basically master some specific principles, and then we can try to "apply" the principles analyzed in the shooting process, and we can also try to make some changes according to our own preferences.

Similar composition methods also show a sense of contrast.

If we can really grasp the principle, the purpose of imitation will be achieved, and there will be more ideas in the shooting.

This article comes from the official account of Wechat: play some Photography (ID:wakexiao), by AGER

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