​Ten characteristics of good photos

Ten characteristics of good photos

What kind of pictures is good? How to shoot? Believe that the vast majority of photography enthusiasts. How to just call do indeed have a bit subjectivity, a picture can't make everyone feel perfect, but is not without foundation. Wedding photographer from SLR Lounge Pye's advice, if you can do the following features, your photos can make a good impression to the person, is really worthy of reference.

1. Good composition

Whether it's the rule of thirds, parallel and guide line, the essential qualities of a good composition is good work skills, can highlight the main body, and can increase the readability of photos, pictures make people easier to understand. Above using three points method, for example, the ground of the three points a, two-thirds of the sky, parallel composition, coupled with the bride and groom to make work look natural and pleasing to the eye.

2. Capture the mood

Emotion is the powerful language of communication between people, the more can capture a mood, the more touched the hearts of the audience for example above bridesmaid excited mood, or below two father and daughter in a laugh, make work better. So always watched the object's mood changes, such as hear the funny joke, full-court laugh, is a good time.

3. The picture story

To the work of the story is always great work, you can refer to a lot of documentary or a news photographer, photo is carved out of at the time when people's motivation, behavior, background, interactive, or feeling (usually have action or interactive photo is more easy to do). Above a bridesmaid to wear shoes for daughter, for example, and below red bride to other single girls behind, for example, are the strong narrative works.

4. Keep the imagination

Pictures can provide enough information to tell a complete story, is a good method, but is a novel to the film, did not show all content, reserved space, let a person to supplement the content of the story, is often more fascinating. For example above two people hug in the booth, but can't see what they are doing, is a smile? Is a chat? Is a kiss? This left in suspense blank photo, it is the imagination of even more play space.

5. Capture the iconic moments

Be like the movie some classic screen, each activity or event, will some of the iconic moments, or some action will have strong symbolic significance, these works are impressive. The girls above, for example, are hair house waiting for the service, then picked up a magazine in reading and conversation, is a typical and interesting picture.

6. Something special

Special things always can be dramatic, to make photo fun, just to look for different things. In Hong Kong, for example, Chinese style western-style wedding everyone see more, then go to the shooting Indian wedding. Like above, coloured drawing or pattern, or below the Indian wedding, can make you (specific) audience find everything new and fresh.

7. Coordinate opposition

Put together on the opposite concept, will build strong effect, also let photos interesting. For example above, in the vast open space, place is supposed to be indoor display the beautiful wedding dress; Or below, newcomers and pure white wedding dress and comparing the graffiti on the wall, also let more intriguing.

8. The unique light and colour

Good light is all pictures must be of elements, and looking for a nice light and color, but also the important work of photographer. For example above to fountain as a background, and through the light, manufacturing silhouette; And light graffiti chart in front of the hotel, all let photos become interesting and pleasing to the eye.

9. Show the neglected fine point

This is a fast food, the shortness of time, people shoot, activity, often pursue standard, fast and accurate way, only focused on the key, so some people leave focus, stop to see scenery, can become outstanding works. The location of the ring above wedding, for example, or below the desktop layout, are all very beautiful scenery, but may be ignored by people, is worth.

10. Take a different Angle

Most people have inertia perspective to the world, even when shooting are all the same, so willing to lay low photography, often can break out of it. The above background, for example, is actually in the couple's head, and under the plan, for example, is a photographer to run to the 16th floor to shoot, these photos will bring different impact.

You will find that these elements are not only expensive equipment can give you, the most important thing is that you can use your eyes, hands, feet, head, and try and fail, will only be made with. But, of course, in addition to these elements, you can explore more possibilities, shooting more personal style