这款客座邮政是摄影系列中的三分之一，是善意的布拉德和边框。可以找到第一条文章here和第二篇文章可以找到here。We highly recommend youstart by reading Part 1。

Composition

Rule of the thirds

Margus:This is a traditional photographer’s portrait “rule” where the eyes must be placed at around the upper third of the picture for the most effective representation of the portrait. Sounds simple — until you see most people still shoot faces with eyes smack in the middle of the frame: simple intuition does not cooperate as a trained technique.

Tip of the ages: Turn on the guide lines in your camera. Not only will you be able to use the “thirds” rule by placing your subjects into those nicely marked grid “boxes” or just line those nice buildings straight with gridlines, but your horizon will almost always be level, too. (Unless it’s done in a very intentionally creative way. There are way too many pics around with the horizon noticeably tilted that “hurt” your eyes on the first look.)

Symmetry

This is where you operate in the center line between the vertical and horizontal gridlines.

Asymmetry

This may look like a rather complex way of composing a picture, but you can simplify it just by moving your subject out of the center (both vertically and horizontally). And when you look at things this way — the traditional “rule of the thirds” is actually an asymmetric rule. It’s just how the human eye and the brain behind it works.

For me this is usually the most effective method of composition.

落在地上

Get a different perspective by using a different angle; simply putting your camera on the ground or using a very small and short tripod. Objects become “tall” or emphasized in close perspective. You can also use long ground shadow (or reflection) as your subject.

Repetition

Things that are in logical repetition can give the eye a pleasing perspective when composed right. We tend to like order, thus it’s a classic eye-pulling trick to use for any photographer.

少即是多

This is the single most important trick in photography, in my opinion. The human brain works in an awkwardly interesting way: it tries to average, minimize, and simplify because there’s too much information coming in most of the time. But when this is already done, it tries to make things more complex and the mind starts to wonder — this is where the magic starts to happen! It’s no coincidence that one of the most expensive artworks ever sold is a single painted black square (Kazimir Malevich, estimated value starts at $20,000,000).

因此，你进入框架的越少，创造性地构成它，它越有效地看着眼睛后面的大脑。

Shadows

The same applies to shadows. Modern HDR photography, where everything “must be” visible, has unfortunately killed this true and fine art. But it robs the realness and real beauty of the image. The human brain looks for drama and contrast — no highlight can truly shine without an accompanying shadow. While we mostly first observe the highlights on the image like in the minimalism example above, it’s actually in the shadows where the eyes finally stop and the mind automatically asks, “What’s there?” While the mind doesn’t get any info from the eyes it goes off to wonder by itself and the magic starts from there. Thus, it’s often the deep shadows that give “story” to a photograph.

是的,非洲的太阳看起来又大又漂亮。部t what does she actually look like? What does she carry on her head? Fruits, bread, clothes? What texture and color is her dress? What ground does she walk on? Grass, gravel or mud? You create the story through your personal experience . . . and it’s all in the shadows.

Metering

One of the creative tricks is to use your camera’s different metering options:

• Matrix or evaluative (full frame)
• Center weighted
• Spot

Brad:

呃，Margus说了什么;他基本上涵盖了我所说的大部分，以及我下面注意的一些概念只是表达同一想法的不同方式。

我会在设计原则上添加几个想法。首先，除了在整个摄影和设计中使用的三分之二的规则外，还考虑金色比例或“Fibonacci Sequence.”Both the Rule of Thirds and the Golden Ratio provide you tools that can help you create images that are visually engaging and keep the viewer looking around an image.

Second, know when to toss out the rules. Years ago, I was at a photojournalism seminar in New Orleans, and a presenter finished showing his work and started taking questions. Someone asked about a very unusually framed image from his presentation and asked what design principles the photographer used for the shot. He thought about it for a second and responded, “It felt right.” So, if it feels right, it is. Design rules are great tools, but rules are made to be broken.

Visual References for Scale

As adventure riders, we are out in nature a lot, so we find ourselves photographing nature quite a bit. Remember when photographing a nature scene that sometimes it is hard for the human eye to figure out the scale of what you want to convey in a picture. I have stacks of nature photographs that are disappointing because they just don’t capture the grandeur of it all.

One thing that is often missing from a nature shot is a sense of scale. The eye needs some point of reference to give clues as to the size of what the viewer is seeing. Famous nature photographer Galen Rowell was known for putting a human figure in a scene to give that needed visual reference point. Think about your nature scenes and ask yourself whether the viewer will “get” the size of what you are photographing. If not, try to figure out a way to interject someone or something into the shot to give scale.

层数

Another good trick to improve your photos is to think in terms of layers. A picture of a mountain is cool. Add a lake in the middle reflecting the mountain, and it gets better. Add rocks or foliage in the foreground, even better. Add a motorcycle and, well, you’re golden. Layer upon layer of information keeps the viewer engaged.

Gathering Light & Movement

摄影is all about gathering light. The longer you leave the shutter open, the more light the camera captures. Things that move during an exposure often become beautifully blurred, or the moving light source leaves a light trail. Capturing the movement of light takes a lot of forethought, but the end results are often stunning.

Patterns

As Margus notes, we humans have a natural tendency to look for patterns. That can make patterns in your subject matter very interesting. It’s also interesting when the pattern is broken in some way.

The Weird, the Wacky, and the Whaaaaaa?

作为冒新利18苹果险骑手，我们下跌可能比任何其他品种都多。寻求异常的人性是人性。当你看到它时，停止！花时间捕捉该图像。我完成了这么多的骑行思考，我希望如何额外额外几秒钟圈回来得到让我微笑或离开我的东西。获取图片。你稍后会感谢我，就像你的骑行伴侣一样。在强制性的照片之前没有骑自行车 - 有规则。

细节更广泛的场景

我有一个挑衅的习惯，射击宽阔，忘记了细节。下面的两个镜头是我的意思的例子。朋友和我出去在当地的古董店拍摄。这是我的镜头。

情绪化的意象

The last thing I’ll say is that great pictures are emotive — they make you feel . . . something. Maybe you see an image and are left angry or sad or just amazed with the beauty. Every image is different, but the greatest images are emotive. Looking back at my last trip, I shot over 200 images (mostly on film), and of those 200 I processed just over 150. Of those 150, I think five or six or decent, but only two are memorable to me because they are emotive:

第二个图片让我知道。有一个n entire farmstead that looked to have been abandoned ages ago, with antique equipment just sitting in a field. I saw the top of the old Ford truck poking out of the tall grass and rode over to investigate. I came away with a bit of a haunting image and an untold story of loss that I doubt I’ll ever learn. I imagined the hard work that some family put into this place, only to have it left for nature to erode it back to the Earth.

When you shoot, look for those things that make you feel something. Many of Margus’s incredible images from around the world give you a lens on places most of us will likely never actually see. But those environmental portraits and stunning nature shots are all beautifully done and are emotive in one way or another. You look at his work and you feel.

Images like that are rare. When you find those emotive scenes, take the time to think through the picture to figure out how to convey the emotion you feel while there. Think through exposure and framing and design principles, make your choices . . . and don’t forget to push the button. And don’t forget to share. Who knows, maybe you’re the next Ansel Adams or Robert Capa or Henri Cartier-Bresson waiting to be discovered.