Photography Composition (Revised Edition)

Author: Tang Dongping
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The composition of shadows largely depends on the photographer's self-positioning, which in turn depends on the kind of photos they want to take—whether casual or deliberate? Whether the focus is on the inherent appeal of the subject matter or the tension in the photographic composition itself? In fact, some photographic subjects simply leave little room for extensive compositional consideration. Photographers working with different subjects naturally become different types of photographers, and these different types of photographers naturally have their own distinct perspectives and requirements regarding photographic composition. Therefore, different categories of photography and different subject matters often determine the positioning of photographers working in those categories or subjects. Indeed, the purpose of composition is merely to better express the content, but interestingly, we often encounter photographers who place great emphasis on composition. These photographers often do not pay as much attention to expressing the content in their shots, while the form of the image is what they are particularly fond of. In their eyes, the form itself has become the content they wish to convey.