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تصوير السفر
قصة الصورة
الصورة التصويرية أو ذات المناظر الخلابة
THE PICTURE STORY
Whether you are taking pictures as a record of an interesting vacation or to sell to some prospective customer , you will give them considerably greater value and impact if you weave them into a unified story . Each picture in the story then enhances and gives greater interest to all the others . There are many ways to achieve this purpose . Your series may simply show your progress from one point to another in a logical and interesting manner . This can be very good for a single street or even a city , but don't attempt it if you have too much area to cover . You may find yourself with too many pictures of dull , uninteresting scenery between the important spots , or else , a series of disconnected pictures . You must use a certain amount of care and thought in applying this idea .
Another possible plan is to " walk " into your main subject with a series of pictures . You may , for example , photograph an interesting city scene from a distance to show a rather wide area . The next shot would be of an important . building in that area , and the third of a close - up of the building showing a particularly interesting detail of its construction . This is a technique used widely by motion picture photographers and will be covered in considerably more detail in a later Assignment . Sometimes interest can be aroused by showing an interesting building or scene from several points of view , but be very sure that you do not overdo this or the sequence will be boring to your audience .
Still another method of achieving unity is to look for some common characteristic to get into a series of pictures . In New Orleans , for example , the early builders used wrought iron extensively as an external decorative feature of their buildings . You can work up a very effective series of pictures based upon this wrought iron theme . If you look for it carefully enough , you can usually find some common theme around which to build up either a short series or the entire travelogue wherever you may be .
THE PICTORIAL OR SCENIC PICTURE
Generally speaking , there are two major qualities which make a picture stand out . The first , and most important , is the subject interest . If the subject contains something in which we are intensely interested , we will value it even though it may be only second - rate technically . Some subjects have universal appeal , and they are , therefore , of the widest interest . Happy children , either singly or in groups at play , are of this nature . Pets in an appealing pose , particularly if they seem to portray human emotions or feelings of a sympathetic nature , invoke at universal and pleasant reaction . We are also likely to be interested in other people from distant and exotic lands , particularly if they are shown in a sympathetic or kindly manner . Any collection of pictures containing a number of shots of this general nature will be given considerably greater value by their inclusion .
Balance is the dominating theme of this picture . Balance , not only of the skier , but of the composition itself between the skier and the house . Courtesy of Swiss National Tourist Bureau .
The second quality which gives a picture value is its composition . Good composition is the effective arrangement of the building blocks of a picture - its masses , colors , and lines - in a visually pleasing and exciting manner . Almost any subject from a majestic mountain to the cracked and peeling paint of an old building can be given tremendous impact and interest if the composition is striking enough . Every travel show should contain a good representation of pictures of pictorial or scenic nature in which the element of composition is particularly important .
The subject of pictorial composition was presented in a logical step - by - step manner in Assignment 8 , and it was recommended , earlier in this Assignment , that you re - read it at this time since it is so pertinent . Nevertheless , we will review some of this material here , but present it in a slightly modified way so that it will apply particularly to the photographing of scenics , since scenic photos usually form a very important part of travel picture sequences .
It isn't enough , when you see a beautiful outdoor scene in your travels , to point the camera toward it and make an exposure . You may , if you are very lucky , get a good picture that way , but the chances are very much against it . People have trained themselves more or less automatically to select only what they want to see from what is immediately in their line of sight . Unimportant , extraneous and distracting material is so completely ignored that it is not really seen at all . Unfortunately , the camera does not have this happy faculty of selection . Everything in the field of view is photographed with equal emphasis , and the resultant picture is as likely as not to be a hodge - podge of wanted and unwanted material . It is the business of the photographer to supply the necessary selection to make the picture worthwhile . Speaking more directly , if you want your scenics and pictorial shots to have good composition , you will have to put it there . In the following pages we will discuss a number of ways in which this can be done .
This picture is given a strong feeling of depth by contrasting the dis tant figures against the foreground reeds . This is a subtle use of aerial perspective . Courtesy of German Tourist Information Office .
When you are faced with a scene which commands your interest , look at it carefully and critically to discover the main elements which give it its compositional value . Study how you can enhance those elements by giving
emphasis to one , subduing another because it is of secondary importance , eliminating miscellaneous and distracting material , and so on . See whether a view from a higher or lower camera position will improve the composition - whether a point to the left or right will be better . Don't hesitate to move about freely in looking for the best possible composition . If you have something that looks pretty good , snap it and continue looking for something better until you have exhausted all possibilities . There is no substitute for leg work in making successful pictures .
تصوير السفر
قصة الصورة
الصورة التصويرية أو ذات المناظر الخلابة
THE PICTURE STORY
Whether you are taking pictures as a record of an interesting vacation or to sell to some prospective customer , you will give them considerably greater value and impact if you weave them into a unified story . Each picture in the story then enhances and gives greater interest to all the others . There are many ways to achieve this purpose . Your series may simply show your progress from one point to another in a logical and interesting manner . This can be very good for a single street or even a city , but don't attempt it if you have too much area to cover . You may find yourself with too many pictures of dull , uninteresting scenery between the important spots , or else , a series of disconnected pictures . You must use a certain amount of care and thought in applying this idea .
Another possible plan is to " walk " into your main subject with a series of pictures . You may , for example , photograph an interesting city scene from a distance to show a rather wide area . The next shot would be of an important . building in that area , and the third of a close - up of the building showing a particularly interesting detail of its construction . This is a technique used widely by motion picture photographers and will be covered in considerably more detail in a later Assignment . Sometimes interest can be aroused by showing an interesting building or scene from several points of view , but be very sure that you do not overdo this or the sequence will be boring to your audience .
Still another method of achieving unity is to look for some common characteristic to get into a series of pictures . In New Orleans , for example , the early builders used wrought iron extensively as an external decorative feature of their buildings . You can work up a very effective series of pictures based upon this wrought iron theme . If you look for it carefully enough , you can usually find some common theme around which to build up either a short series or the entire travelogue wherever you may be .
THE PICTORIAL OR SCENIC PICTURE
Generally speaking , there are two major qualities which make a picture stand out . The first , and most important , is the subject interest . If the subject contains something in which we are intensely interested , we will value it even though it may be only second - rate technically . Some subjects have universal appeal , and they are , therefore , of the widest interest . Happy children , either singly or in groups at play , are of this nature . Pets in an appealing pose , particularly if they seem to portray human emotions or feelings of a sympathetic nature , invoke at universal and pleasant reaction . We are also likely to be interested in other people from distant and exotic lands , particularly if they are shown in a sympathetic or kindly manner . Any collection of pictures containing a number of shots of this general nature will be given considerably greater value by their inclusion .
Balance is the dominating theme of this picture . Balance , not only of the skier , but of the composition itself between the skier and the house . Courtesy of Swiss National Tourist Bureau .
The second quality which gives a picture value is its composition . Good composition is the effective arrangement of the building blocks of a picture - its masses , colors , and lines - in a visually pleasing and exciting manner . Almost any subject from a majestic mountain to the cracked and peeling paint of an old building can be given tremendous impact and interest if the composition is striking enough . Every travel show should contain a good representation of pictures of pictorial or scenic nature in which the element of composition is particularly important .
The subject of pictorial composition was presented in a logical step - by - step manner in Assignment 8 , and it was recommended , earlier in this Assignment , that you re - read it at this time since it is so pertinent . Nevertheless , we will review some of this material here , but present it in a slightly modified way so that it will apply particularly to the photographing of scenics , since scenic photos usually form a very important part of travel picture sequences .
It isn't enough , when you see a beautiful outdoor scene in your travels , to point the camera toward it and make an exposure . You may , if you are very lucky , get a good picture that way , but the chances are very much against it . People have trained themselves more or less automatically to select only what they want to see from what is immediately in their line of sight . Unimportant , extraneous and distracting material is so completely ignored that it is not really seen at all . Unfortunately , the camera does not have this happy faculty of selection . Everything in the field of view is photographed with equal emphasis , and the resultant picture is as likely as not to be a hodge - podge of wanted and unwanted material . It is the business of the photographer to supply the necessary selection to make the picture worthwhile . Speaking more directly , if you want your scenics and pictorial shots to have good composition , you will have to put it there . In the following pages we will discuss a number of ways in which this can be done .
This picture is given a strong feeling of depth by contrasting the dis tant figures against the foreground reeds . This is a subtle use of aerial perspective . Courtesy of German Tourist Information Office .
When you are faced with a scene which commands your interest , look at it carefully and critically to discover the main elements which give it its compositional value . Study how you can enhance those elements by giving
emphasis to one , subduing another because it is of secondary importance , eliminating miscellaneous and distracting material , and so on . See whether a view from a higher or lower camera position will improve the composition - whether a point to the left or right will be better . Don't hesitate to move about freely in looking for the best possible composition . If you have something that looks pretty good , snap it and continue looking for something better until you have exhausted all possibilities . There is no substitute for leg work in making successful pictures .
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