As a photographer, you must have a good time playing with various compositions and cameras, but have you considered the format comparison of photos? What is
? The format ratio is the aspect ratio of the photo. The current mainstream photos have 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, etc. Different aspect ratios are suitable for the photo themes and the visual and psychological feelings they give people.
That’s right. In addition to the commonly used or default horizontal patterns, the more common ones are vertical patterns, square patterns, wide patterns and ultra-wide patterns! Although you may have heard of these pictures, they are rarely used during actual shooting. The Poison Mage will not tell you that in some cases, using a specific frame can produce magical effects!
1, Mainstream photography frame horizontal pattern
This kind of pattern is the most commonly used because our eyes are arranged horizontally! In other words, this kind of painting conforms to human visual habits and physiological characteristics, so you feel that it is not inconsistent if you use this kind of painting!
The camera's photosensitive element is also a rectangle with a width larger than the height, so the default format of the camera is also horizontal. In the current field of consumer digital cameras, 3:2 format is absolutely mainstream. Whether it is Canon , Nikon , or Sony , the aspect ratio of the main photos taken is 3:2.
This type of pattern is generally used when shooting scenes such as the sea and grassland with horizontal lines and wide field of view. 4:3 is also a form of pattern proportion with a long history.
As early as the 1950s, the United States used this ratio as the standard for TV pictures. To this day, camera manufacturers such as Olympus still produce 4:3 cameras.
Of course, because the horizontal pattern gives people a natural, comfortable and open visual experience, most subjects, especially photos taken on landscape themes, can be used.
2. Visually shocking the wide frame
This kind of frame is also a kind of horizontal frame, but it has a larger width. 16:9 is considered to be a representative wide frame form. Some ratios can reach 2:1 or even larger. For example, panoramic views with extreme proportions are actually a special frame of wide frames. Wide formats such as
6:9 originated in the 20th century, but in recent years, mobile phones and computer screens have been almost dominated by 16:9, so photo screens with a 16:9 aspect ratio often make people feel like watching movie screens.
This kind of frame is often used in landscape photography. Of course, it is also commonly used in environmental or architectural photography, bringing visual shock through ultra-wide pictures.
3. Retro style format square format
This format may be used more by mobile phones. It is not that they look down on anyone, but because the square format has stronger compression and is more suitable for mobile phone shooting.
However, the camera can also adjust this 1:1 format, just set it before shooting. Square format is an earlier format, mainly derived from the ratio of large format cameras 6:6. Later, with the rise of forms 3:2 and 4:3, the proportional form of 1:1 gradually became rare.
When you pursue a retro effect, you can consider this scale of the frame. The square frame has the strongest focus, which is convenient for strengthening the subject and taking into account certain environmental information.
gives people a balanced, stable and eye-catching visual experience, so it can be used when shooting close-ups or still lifes. In symmetrical and simple scenes, the effect of using square shapes is better, creating a sense of déjà vu of geometric patterns, which is simply too beautiful.
4. Line impact pattern vertical pattern
Now who doesn’t have a mobile phone? The popularity of narrow screens has made vertical paintings more and more popular. Looking back at your selfies, are most of them vertical paintings?
Although vertical composition is not the most favored by human eyes, it is better when shooting vertical objects such as tall towers and trees. It is conducive to expressing scenery with obvious upper and lower structural characteristics, and can connect the contents of the upper and lower parts of the picture. Therefore, the vertical pattern can better present the sense of line and three-dimensionality to bring visual impact.
This is why many girls often use vertical patterns when taking long legs. You understand!
You should understand something, right? That’s right, when using vertical format, you can shoot with a low angle upward, which can highlight the sense of lines and bring a towering visual experience.
In addition, if you want to have a better sense of depth, you need to pay attention to when frames the scene . You need to select some foreground and background scenes to make the effect more outstanding. Because vertical patterns can bring a sense of depth, it is perfect when shooting extended streets, roads, corridors, or scenes with front, middle and back views.
is visible, the vertical frame is compressed, but the layering is strong.
5. Chinese style frame circular frame
circular frame is an unconventional frame. Unlike other frames, circular frames bring about changes in the entire visual language.
Because circular patterns are achieved through circular composition based on horizontal patterns, there is very little space for composition to leave blank space, and it is necessary to achieve a staggered and staggered combination of virtual and real within a small range, which requires a lot of requirements for the photographer's skills.
Because this pattern directly frames the viewer's field of vision, it is easy to focus people's attention on the subject the photographer wants to express, so if you want to express the characteristics of ancient style or the style of sketches, and you need to be highly focused, you can use this pattern.
Of course, in actual shooting, the selection of photo formats should be adapted to local conditions and not forced. In addition, you can complete them all through one crop in the later stage, so there is no need to be too restricted to the previous format!
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