When you think or capture an image, there is always a purpose, motive, or desire to maintain that image and not another. There’s always a bias, there’s always something subjective and conditioned by your gaze. Behind a photograph, you realize it or not, there are many decisions, or at least there should be. Because those decisions behind the image are the ones that set you apart from someone who has no interest in photography and just wants to document for a moment. Surely it is not your case, that behind any of your images there are many decisions; I’m sure you do, because if you follow this blog, is it because you love photography?
Now, is the background of your thoughts when you choose a pattern, an image?Well, with this article, we’ll try to keep you always, always, always in your thoughts before you pull the trigger.
- The background is anything that surrounds your center of interest (animate or inanimate.
- Animal.
- Stone or human).
- The background can be large mountains.
- A wall.
- A street.
- Or a color space.
But above all, the background is the great forgotten of photographs. Why? Well, because we’re excited. So much so that most of the time you’re able to get emotional with an object or face losing your oremus, the more you like what you see, the worse, the more you start shooting without thinking. It is after so much excitement, at home, that one realizes that an arm protrudes from the head of that face that made you lose your mind, or that the horizon goes down, or that there is a big sign of some fast food place that draws more attention than this cute couple. you thought you were incarnating.
To avoid such disasters, we begin with the first and most important rule:
Being aware of your existence before pulling the trigger is the best way to correct and find the best place to take your image. The background should be your ally at all times, it should highlight the focus, it should accompany your protagonist or provide relevant information In short, this should help you create your image in any way you want.
Once you’ve become aware of the importance of the fund, the next step is to learn how to control it, sometimes you’ll only be interested in the one behind you, sometimes you won’t like it at all. , you must choose the fund that interests you and never liquidate. If you don’t like what you see, change it.
The background can be an excellent ally when it comes to taking your images, you can make a flat image full of depth, you can add drama, contrast or light.
Once you’ve decided to include the background in your photo, you just have to decide how to do it.
You may not like this wall in front of you, but if you move to one side, you can get a beautiful, leafy tree or a skated wooden door in the background that will satisfy you completely.
Changing the viewing angle is another way to search for new backgrounds through different points of view. You’ll be surprised how an image can vary with just a slight change of view. You can go from photographing your model to a low-photogenic street. behind, to his photograph bathed by the blue of the sky.
While you can, this is probably the simplest option; find a fund that satisfies you and focus on it.
Now that you have decided that you will include the background in your images, be sure to close the diaphragm if you want a good depth of field in your image (more focused area behind your focus).
It’s known as negative space, all that space or background that surrounds the main motif but contains little information, so it doesn’t remove the main pattern, but accompanies it to highlight it.
Contrast is another way to use the background to highlight both the main theme and the background itself, you can use colors, themes or shapes, among others.
While it may seem that a black or white background is not a background, so is it. You can get spectacular and spectacular images with these techniques. You can see how to do them step by step in this article.
A simple billboard or curtain can create great backgrounds if you need to create one for yourself, you can even bring large scarves or fabrics for your photo shoots so that, in case you can’t find a background that satisfies you, you can use them. in the background.
Scans and other techniques like? They can help you create your own backgrounds by adding interest to your image through movement.
Especially when you have a very photogenic interest, the best way to accompany it is with a simple background; less is more.
Because if that’s the case, chances are you’ll be afraid when you expose your protagonist.
There will be times when you won’t want a background in your image, you may have already examined as many places and angles as possible and still can’t find a suitable background for your image, or just don’t want to include one. for one of these reasons:
The easiest way to remove an annoying element is to hide it or make it disappear, and make a background disappear, the easiest way is to vary the composition and close the framing approaching our focus.
When you use very wide apertures (f/1:4, f/1:8, etc. ) in addition to having more light in your images, you reduce the depth of field, which means that the backgrounds of your image will be blurred the more you open the diaphragm, the more blurry your images will be.
A telephoto lens has the ability not only to get closer without having to move, but also to isolate the protagonist from the background image, making him stand out above him.
Practice is the only way to realize how important the substance is, when a bad background has managed to ruin some valuable images, you will inevitably start to notice it and give it the importance and prominence it deserves. Reading this, it’s because you’re one of those who persevere, and it’s very likely that you’ve now come to this conclusion with peace of mind and based on mistakes, yet it never seems to happen again from time to time, it’s very likely. easy to fall into old habits?
And you know, if you liked it and/or think someone else might find it useful, remember that picture where you were so good (for once!) But where your friend didn’t see that an unknown passerby would horn or branch out of your ear?And the photo has gone from being a great profile picture for all your favorite networks to something you save with different passwords on your hard drive?Share it on Facebook, Twitter or Google, or all three at the same time?And as always, thank you very much!