To help take pictures of pets, we who are not experts may not understand what composition is at all. The editor will briefly introduce to you six composition tips to take beautiful pet photos.
Skill 1. Make good use of golden separation (nine-square grid composition method)
Golden separation is actually to divide the picture into nine-square grid. You can place the subject at four intersection points. This method is more beautiful and pleasing to the eye than simply placing the subject in the center.

The painting is divided into nine grids, with the subject placed at the intersection points.

Some friends may ask: "When I usually take pictures, there is no nine-square grid for me to refer to, so how can I achieve this kind of composition?" In fact, many SLRs or DC (portable digital cameras) are now ), you can manually display the nine-square grid so that everyone can see it in the viewing window. Different brands of cameras will store settings in different places. You may want to look for them yourself or refer to the documentation.
Technique 2: Use shallow depth of field
I believe everyone has seen the effect of "clear in front and hazy in back". This effect effectively highlights your pet from the background. But how does it produce this effect? In fact, this effect is called "shallow depth of field". To achieve this effect, it depends on four elements. Today we will talk about three of them:
1. Large aperture
When everyone adjusts the camera, I believe they all I have seen numbers like F2.8, F3 or F5. It turns out that these numbers represent the value of the aperture. Keep two principles in mind:
　(1) The smaller the number, the larger the aperture;
　(2) The larger the aperture, the shallower the depth of field (which means the background is blurry).
2. Long focal length
On the lens, there are often numbers such as 18~55mm or 35~80mm, which is the focal length. Another factor in forming a shallow depth of field is the focal length. There are also two criteria:
(1) The larger the number, the longer the focal length (which also means the further you can zoom);
(2) The longer the focal length, the depth of field The shallower.
3. The distance of the lens, the subject and the background
The distance of the lens, the subject and the background also plays a big role in scene learning. Generally speaking, the larger the area occupied by the subject in the picture (the larger the subject is when you use the lens to approach it)(Approximately zooming closer), the depth of field will be shallower, and the farther the subject is from the background, the depth of field will also be shallower.
Method 3. Use color contrast and background
The methods of composition are endless. In addition to the above two simple methods, we can also use the surrounding environment to make cats and dogs Dog more than that! Remember the following tips:
1. Choose a clean, simple background; 2. Choose a color background that contrasts with your pet’s color - such as a black cat standing on a white background It can better exceed its shape before.

The choice of background is also very important

Skill 4. Invisible, more visible! Using the Glimpse Effect
Occasionally, when a pet is photographed under backlight, it will inevitably appear very dark. Instead of using a flashlight to fill in the light, it is better to directly take the Glimpse Effect, which can better highlight the appearance and shape of the pet!
Method 5: Appearance comparison effect
In addition to the color comparison of method 3, it turns out that shape and size can also make the subject more outstanding! Big ones are better than smaller ones, far ones are better than closer ones, tall ones are better than shorter ones, etc. It’s also a good experiment!
Technique 6. Surpassing personality - filling the photo frame
Sometimes, as the advertisement says, "Lessismore", the photo includes smaller elements to focus the reader's focus, and one of them is removed. The technique of excess elements is to fill the frame with the subject, which can make the pet's characteristics (such as green eyes, big nose, etc.) stand out!
Summary
The editor briefly introduces several composition techniques that can be used when photographing pets, hoping to make pet photography more interesting! It turns out that "composition" plays a very important role in the art of photography and is not easy to grasp. Because the skill of composition is difficult to follow because it does not follow the same laws, so the effect of applying the same composition skill to other photos may be different. I suggest that after you understand the concept of composition, you will be more familiar with and understand the connection, which is a good strategy!

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