We hear the term “Golden Section Method” a lot in photography, and it is one of the most basic and important forms of composition in photography. The `GoldennSectionnSearchhLaww” is also called the golden rule. In fact, not only in photography will be used, in art painting, advertising design, architecture and other aspects will be involved.
In fact, “Golden Section Method” is a geometric mathematical formula developed by the ancient Greeks. They divided the same thing into two parts in proportion to its golden ratio. The ratio of the larger part to the smaller part was equal to the ratio of the whole to the larger part
In photography, in order to make it easier to use this scale, the golden ratio can be simplified as follows: divide the horizontal and vertical sections of the image into three equal parts. The resulting horizontal lines and vertical lines are called golden ratio line, and the points where the four lines intersect each other are called golden ratio point.
Regardless of the subject matter of the photographic work, the subject is arranged near the golden section and the dividing line at the time of shooting, which is conducive to the coordination and connection between the subject and the surrounding scenery, and is easy to produce aesthetics and has a good visual effect. At the same time, the subject can be made more vivid and prominent in the picture.
This simplified golden section composition method is also often referred to as a hexagram composition or a nine-square lattice composition. When using a mobile phone to take photos, because the mobile phone has a grid line function, this allows us to more easily and accurately complete the golden section composition.
This is the famous Fewa Lake, the second largest lake in Nepal. The photographer arranged the boat on the lake at the golden section, the picture looks very harmonious, and the boat looks very prominent.
How to use Golden Section on your mobile phone?
For Iphone: go to Settings-Camera-Enable “Grid”
Android phones also have this setting.
