Composition and Lighting

Name: Composition and Lighting
ISBN: 9787121119781

佳图文化Publishing House of Electronics Industry2011

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Chapters: 8
ISBN: 9787121119781

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Summary

Many beginning photographers share the same puzzlement: the gear is not bad, yet the photos always seem to fall just short. The problem often lies not in the equipment but in the two invisible fundamentals of composition and lighting. Composition and Lighting is built around exactly these two threads, and its structure is clean: one chapter thoroughly explains compositional principles and visual elements such as line, shape, perspective, color, tone, and texture; another chapter covers light and exposure; and the book finally moves to practical application in the two major genres of portrait and landscape, forming a complete path from principle to genre. The book's greatest feature is that it "speaks through images." The many photographs are used not only to show results but are accompanied by photographic analysis and technique tips, so readers can see in the image why a scene was framed this way and why the light was set this way. For beginners who have not yet developed a sense of visual judgment, this image-and-text approach is easier to absorb than theory alone. The book was written by the Jiatu Culture team, and its examples are wide-ranging; it can serve both as a systematic textbook and as a technique reference to flip through at any time.

Editor's review

很多摄影初学者会有这样的困惑：器材并不差，照片却总是“差一口气”。问题往往不在设备，而在构图与用光这两项看不见的基本功。《构图与用光》正好围绕这两条主线展开，结构清爽：先用一章讲透构图原则与线条、形状、透视、色彩、影调、质感等视觉元素，再用一章讲光线与曝光，最后落到人像、风光两大题材的实战应用，读起来是一条从原理到题材的完整路径。本书最大的特点是“以图说法”。书中大量实拍作品不仅用来展示效果，还配有摄影分析与技巧提示，读者可以对照画面理解为什么这样取景、为什么这样布光。对于尚未建立画面判断力的新手来说，这种图文对照的方式比单纯读理论更易吸收。全书由佳图文化团队编写，案例覆盖面广，既可作为系统学习教材，也适合当作随手翻阅的技法工具书。

Who it's for

A good fit for

刚入手相机或手机、希望系统学习摄影的初学者
拍照总是“构图散、光线平”，想补齐基本功的爱好者
以人像、风光为主要拍摄题材的业余摄影者
需要一本图文对照、可以反复查阅的技法书的读者

Not a good fit for

希望深入钻研摄影史与影像理论的读者
已系统掌握构图用光、寻求前沿创作观念的成熟摄影师
期待大量后期处理与数码修图专题内容的读者

Reading tips

建议先通读构图与用光两大基础章节，再按自己的拍摄题材选读人像或风光部分。
阅读时对着书中的实拍案例做拆解练习，尝试用同样的取景与光线条件各拍一组照片。
可把本书当作工具书放在摄影包旁，拍摄遇到瓶颈时按目录查找对应章节回看。
配合日常拍摄计划，每次只练一个知识点，如只用线条构图或只用侧逆光拍摄。

About the publisher

Publishing House of Electronics Industry China · Founded in 1982

The Publishing House of Electronics Industry is a comprehensive publisher distinguished by its focus on electronic information and related fields. Judging from the more than 3,000 titles in its catalogue, its publishing covers programming and design, artificial intelligence, computer science, finance and economics, photography, and social sciences, attending both to cutting-edge technology and to general readers. Representative titles include Factor Investing: Methods and Practice, x86 Assembly Language: From Real Mode to Protected Mode, The RISC-V Reader, Artificial Intelligence: Speech Recognition, Understanding and Practice, Phased Array Radar Technology, Radar Target Characteristics, and 100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, most of which centre on technical methods and engineering practice. Its authors include Shi Chuan, Li Zhong, Wang Xiaobo, David Patterson, Andrew Waterman, and Yu Zihao, among others from China and abroad. Owing to limited public information, no further publishing features are elaborated here.

Chapter 1 Basics of Photographic Composition: The Frame Changes with Your Composition
Basic compositional principles to remember: a clear theme, emphasizing the subject, eliminating the extraneous, and balancing the frame
Basic visual elements of composition to know well: line, shape, perspective, color, tone, and texture
Chapter 2 Portrait Photography Composition
Chapter 3 Landscape Photography Composition
Chapter 4 Basics of Photographic Lighting
Chapter 5 Portrait Photography Lighting
Chapter 6 Landscape Photography Lighting

FAQ

这本书适合完全没有摄影基础的人看吗？

适合。书中从构图原则、视觉元素和光线基础讲起，语言简洁并配有大量实拍案例与技巧提示，对零基础读者比较友好。不过仍建议先熟悉相机的基本操作与曝光概念，阅读会更顺畅。

书中的人像与风光内容各占多少比重？

据其内容介绍，全书分为构图与用光两大板块，各含基础、人像、风景三章，人像与风光作为两大实战题材分列讲解，因此两类题材都有较为系统的篇幅，方便读者按自身拍摄方向选读。

这本书和《数码摄影构图与用光》是同一本书吗？

电子工业出版社2011年还出版过佳图文化的《数码摄影构图与用光》（ISBN 9787030292704），内容定位相近但属于不同书号与版本。购买时请核对ISBN，本页对应的是9787121119781这一版。

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Jiatu Culture is a collective byline used mainly for compiling and editing practical books. Publicly available information about it is limited, and its founding date, staffing, and institutional nature are not clearly documented. According to the records in this database, the byline currently has only one work, Hotel Soft Furnishing Design Manual, which focuses on soft furnishing and decoration in hotel spaces, including the matching and selection of furniture, lighting, textiles, and decorative objects. It is a practical reference book in the field of design practice. The book is classified under health, possibly because it addresses the comfort of living and working environments. Overall, Jiatu Culture's editorial approach tends toward combining text and images and serving hands-on practice, with readers consisting mainly of interior design practitioners and students in related fields. Because more verifiable public information is lacking, further introduction to the background of its editorial team and its full publishing history is not possible at this time.