Foreground can add icing on the cake to a photo. It can increase the space sense of the picture, balance the picture, beautify the picture, and also serve as a reference and explanation. But if the foreground is not used well, it will help to do the opposite. Below, three photos taken from the background of the Summer Palace will be shared to share negative cases.

Commentary One

The following photo looks a bit awkward, do you know where the problem is? Below is an analysis of the problem.

First, the foreground dominates the main body.

The core subject of the photo should be the pavilion in the middle. But the pavilion is obviously too small, and it prominently shows the railings on both sides. This means that the foreground dominates the main body. From the point of view, the railings are foreground and also, and the pavilion is the main body. When shooting, the pavilion should be more prominent, followed by the surrounding elements. Even if the pavilion is a point of interest in the landscape, it should not have such a prominent foreground railing.

Second, the shooting position is wrong

As can be seen from the ground below, the shooting is obviously not standing in the middle of the road, but the camera is slightly left. Since you want to achieve a centered composition, you must ensure that you are standing in the middle to shoot, so that you can ensure complete symmetry. Maybe it's to block the sun? You can walk a few steps to solve it (like the secondary composition in the red frame below). Just because you are not standing in the middle, the railings cannot be symmetrical).

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Commentary Two

The following photo looks good at first glance, but if you look closely, there are many problems.

First, the foreground is not ideal

The photo has two foregrounds, one is a tree branch, and the other is the facility on the lake. The presence of two foregrounds will make the picture look cluttered; the foreground on the water surface has no real relationship with the elements on the opposite bank, and it is obviously conspicuous, which obviously distracts the attention. Moreover, the position relationship between the foreground and the background is not balanced; one is on the leftmost side of the picture, and the other core subject point Buddha incense tower is on the right side of the picture. This is not balanced and echoing, but rather pulling each other and awkward.

Second, the sky and water have large areas of blank

In the photo, the sky is very clean and the water surface has little content. If you don't look at the foreground, there is only one element to shoot, the Buddha incense tower. This is a relatively difficult situation to handle in photography. Wide-angle shooting often turns into a full-frame recording. Therefore, when shooting landscapes, if there are clouds in the sky, it can help with the composition; if the water surface has a few boats, the composition will be much easier, and the picture will also have more layers.

Commentary Three

The following photo has obvious shortcomings, and anyone with photography experience can spot one or two. The junior editor will analyze it below.

First, the foreground dominates the main body.

The Buddha incense tower is obviously the subject in the photo, but the yellow roof facility in front of it is too conspicuous and steals the subject's limelight, thus dominating the subject. In addition, there seems to be a row of boats behind it, making the foreground even more cluttered.

If you really want to shoot, you can remove the yellow roof facility, or change the shooting angle. Taking a small boat as the foreground is still worth considering.

Second, the picture is grayish and unattractive

Although you are shooting ancient architecture, a nostalgic style can increase the sense of history, but it is not recommended to shoot it too dark and gloomy. After all, it is a landscape photo, at least it should have excellent image quality. The junior editor thinks it's hard to look good.

Junior Editor, the comments made in the Junior Editor's commentary are personal opinions, and it is inevitable to be biased. Welcome everyone to point out and exchange opinions.

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