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Photography and Algorithms: Viewing Image Creation from a Technical Perspective

2023-10-25
6 分钟
PHOTOSHOOTINGTechnologycreation

As a contracted photographer of Xinhua News Agency and a member of Hunan Photographers Association, I have been thinking about how to apply algorithmic thinking to photography creation.The intersection of technology and film and television has given me a new understanding of photography.

# Application of Algorithmic Thinking in Photography

As an algorithm engineer, I apply algorithmic thinking to photography:

# # 1. Composition algorithm

Just as algorithms need to optimize objective functions, photographic compositions need to optimize visual elements.I tried to analyze the composition with algorithmic thinking:

      • Golden Split * *: Composing with mathematical proportions is like optimizing proportions in an algorithm
      • Visual weights * *: Analyze the visual weights of each element in the picture, just like the feature weights in the algorithm
      • Balance * *: Strive for balance in the picture, just like the balance optimization in the algorithm

# # 2\ .Color algorithm

In post-processing, I use algorithmic thinking to deal with color:

      • Color space conversion * *: Convert color space like feature conversion in an algorithm
      • Color Balance * *: Use the algorithm to balance colors, just like the balance optimization in the algorithm
      • Color enhancement * *: Use algorithms to enhance color, just like feature enhancement in algorithms

# # 3. Image processing algorithms

I try to use algorithms to process images:

      • Noise reduction algorithm * *: with