Photographic composition - Golden mapping method

Photographic composition - Golden mapping method 02/07/2011

Let us start from the basic introduction to the topic - "Golden Section" is a kind of geometry from the ancient Greeks invented the formula, follow the rules of composition are deemed to be "harmony", in appreciation of an image of the work The significance of this rule when the offer was a reasonable division of the geometry of a SONY NP‐FM50 battery line segment, for many painters / artists, the "Golden Section" is their creation in the present must be a thorough understanding of the guidelines, the photographer is no exception. Principle 1

Figure A: "Golden Section" formula to derive from a square, the second sub‐divided into a square bottom, take the midpoint of X, with X as center and digital camera batteries radius for the circle line XY, and its intersection with the bottom line is Z point, which will extend to a ratio of square 5 ︰ 8 rectangle, (Y 'point is the "golden section"), A C = B ︰︰︰ 8 A = 5. Fortunately, 35MM film format is very close to this rate of just 5 ︰ 8 ratio (5 ︰ 24 ︰ 36 = 7.5)

Principle 2

Figure B: By the above derivation is that we get a perfect NIKON camera batteries rectangle, upper left and lower right corner of the rectangle connected as a diagonal, then from the upper right corner of the Y 'point (golden section, see Figure A) as first‐line paragraph intersect at the diagonal, so put the rectangle divided into three different parts. Now, in theory, the golden section has been completed, the next step can be taken of the scene you want along the lines of the three regions to arrange, or you can sketch flip or rotate 180 degrees to 90 degrees were compared.

The rule of thirds

"The rule of thirds" is actually just the "golden section" of the simplified version, the basic purpose is to avoid the SONY np‐fc11 battery symmetric composition, symmetrical composition, the subject matter is usually placed in the center of the screen, it is often boring. C1 and C2 in the diagram, you can see with the "Golden Section" has four points associated with the "cross" line. With the "rule of thirds" to avoid the use of symmetry, there are two basic methods, the first one: we can divide the screen into accounting for 1 / 3 and 2 / 3 of the two regions.

Natural frame

Sometimes we see a dramatic scene in your subject, but often chaotic surroundings as the main audience's attention distracted weakened the main attraction, so that the CASIO np-20 battery effect of the final picture is very disappointing. Try to find a cluttered environment can eliminate interference with the natural frame to make the audience focus on your subject, as shown in Figure D formed by the main branches around a natural rock frame so that the center is more prominent.

Cross Line

Cross Line / diagonal actually is "golden" in another form, the basic idea is to provide a guide to guide your sight line, the ideal is a connection between the two corners. Upper left corner of the traditional method that is the best starting point, because most people are used to CANON BP-511 Battery view a picture from here (Translator's Note: This view in fact, many people have different views.) However, this diagonal line if it is a single square pan and often very boring, so there is always some kind of embellishment in the graph.