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In the content a few days ago, we discussed "frame composition" from the perspective of street photography, and today we introduce a kind of composition suitable for street photography-diagonal composition.

As the name implies, diagonal composition is the use of various elements in the photo to form a "diagonal" in the picture, which is also a very practical composition technique.

Diagonal is the longest line segment that can be formed in a rectangle, so its appearance can not only show the slender and continuous feeling of the object, but also make the picture more hierarchical and three-dimensional.

Let's take a look at a picture first:

The vehicles, roads and shadows in the picture obviously form a diagonal, which makes the road look long and continuous, and it also shows the emptiness and quietness of the road, which makes the characters on the road very prominent. the character's elongated shadow also further strengthens the feeling of emptiness.

The following photos have a similar effect:

Diagonal composition is also suitable for highlighting light and dark contrast. Using light and shadow as diagonals will make the photo have a strong impact and shape the picture level very well:

Through the observation of the above photos, we can also notice that the photos composed by diagonals will be relatively concise. In addition to its own sense of simplicity, it also has a kind of "radiation" geometric beauty, especially the diagonal extending from near to far, looks very comfortable.

The elements that appear on the extended diagonal can also be noticed at the first time, because the diagonal can also play a certain role in focusing.

In street photography, diagonal composition can enhance their characteristics when there are extended elements such as roads and railings in the picture.

In addition to street photography, diagonal composition is also very useful in portrait photography.

The beauty of the portrait is shown not only in the face, but also in the figure's body shape, posture, etc., the slender body lines can make the character more beautiful, and the diagonal composition is very suitable for expressing this form of beauty:

Arranging the characters on the diagonal can visually make the body look slimmer and slimmer.

Arranging the arms on the diagonal can make the movement more natural and the body ratio will be lengthened.

When shooting low-angle portraits, diagonal composition is very practical, such as sitting, squatting, lying down, etc., using diagonal composition can highlight the slender character.

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

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