Knowing visual balance can also make good works
We learn from various composition methods
I can slowly understand
One of the goals of composition is
Achieve visual balance
Let’s recall
What are the traditional and classic composition methods used?
Trichotomy
The content focus of the subject
For example, the eyes of people in portrait shooting
Put it on the third line
Guide line method
Point the picture line to the element
Concentrated on the horizontal line or diagonal line
In the direction of guide line
Enhance drama and dynamic feeling
Correspondence method
Use size and distance in space perspective
Arrange several object elements
Both sides of the picture are balanced
Filling method
Close to the main objective
Or remove the excessive blank after cutting
Achieve compact and full effect
If you are familiar with all these
very nice!
Now put them all aside!
Forget them all
Because then we broke the tradition
Complete composition balance in a new way
What are the new methods?
-Contrast balance method of light and shade-
No need to rely on trichotomy, etc
Method of paying attention to the position of objects on the screen
To meet visual balance
In the picture
The visual weight of the dark part of the shadow is thicker than that of the light part
When there are obvious dark features on one side of the picture
There are two ways to balance the picture:
① The increased light area on the other side is balanced
② Add dark elements on the other side to achieve balance
Let’s take a look at actual examples
Hair on the right is in a dark area
High visual weight
The left side of the picture (the face of the person) is brighter than the one receiving more light
Too much visual weight causes the viewing to shift to the right
The imbalance between left light and right heavy
And easy to visual fatigue
Balanced composition improvement
After increasing the left light space
The left and right light and shade are balanced
More comfortable vision
The upper left side, although the overall picture is left blank
The shadow of the figure silhouette is on one side of the three-point line
Let the center of gravity lean to the right
By increasing the space left on the right
Widen the horizontal direction and transfer the center of gravity
Balanced composition improvement
Even if the main character is not on the three-point line
It can also achieve comfortable picture balance
Eyes as fun points on the three-point line
But the shadow area of the hair in front causes distraction
It prevents the audience from focusing on the eyes at the first time
Enlarge left area
Add more dark space
Balance the dark parts on both sides
Colleagues form dark light dark partitions
The eyes in the middle are highlighted
Balanced composition improvement
Adding dark elements
Multiple increase/decrease debugging is required
Achieve the best balance
-Direction and narrative visual balance-
Most people in modern times
Text reading habits are from left to right
The same goes for viewing photos
Appreciating the content of the screen is like watching a story
The audience is watching the screen at the same time
It is also to complete the reading of the content story
A story has its ups and downs
The composition of a photo is the same
Lead in observation from one side
Then the main interest point
It should be the highlight of the picture story
The rest will fade out quickly
Let’s take a look at actual examples
Look from left to right
On the left is the interior background and the dark part of the characters
Go to the central part of the main character’s facial expression
To the right window
The lines at the bottom of the window lead the view from the characters to the outside of the picture
Draw attention away after the subject
Not an ideal balanced composition
Flip the screen horizontally
Introduced from the light part of the left window
With upper guide line
Lead from the border to the main character
Finally, the end of the dark background on the right
Balanced composition improvement
More in line with people’s visual observation habits
A lot of overall balance
From the left side
Character face (center of gravity)
The left figure’s torso and hands
Too flat to balance
Also use horizontal flip
Adjust the character orientation
Address situations where priorities are premature
Introduced from the trunk and hands
And then the face
Balanced composition improvement
The picture is more natural and smooth
Jump out of rote learning and apply composition
Find the essential purpose of composition
Drop the old burden of classical composition
Grasp the picture with visual balance
Free and more creative
It can move the audience more
Did you learn?
