我們提出一個自動影像構圖的新問題，並且提供尋找具有良好影像構圖景色的有效技術。我們試圖模仿呈現在專業攝影師作品裡頭的良好影像構圖，而非應用複雜影像構圖規則。我們的方法是嘗試藉由分析影像的結構特色和影像裡視覺上顯著部分的安排，以模組化專業攝影師的構圖風格。透過觀景窗來尋找好的影像構圖的這項工作被我們視為一個搜尋問題，而我們提供一個隨機搜尋的方法，來尋找好的視覺構圖結構且能從照片傑作的資料庫當中選擇合適的對應參考影像。無論在任何全景的起始位置，我們的方法均可以給予使用者建議，使其拍出如專家影像構圖般的較好影像。

We introduce a new problem of automatic photo composition, and present an effective technique for finding good views within a panoramic scene. Instead of applying heuristic rules of photo composition, we propose to imitate good -composition presented in the artworks of professional photographers. Our method tries to model the composition styles of professional photographs by analyzing the structural features and the layout of visual saliency. The task of finding good photo composition through a viewfinder is formulated as a search problem, and we present a stochastic search algorithm to look for good viewing configurations and to choose suitable reference photos from the collection of masterpiece photographs. Given any initial location in the panoramic scene, our algorithm is able to suggest a better view that would often yield professional-like photo composition.

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