Image Composition Instruction Based On Reference Image Perspective

In a digital medium environment to capture images, a system implemented by a computing device, the system including modules implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device, the system comprising:

• an image capture module to capture a template image including an object when the computing device is at a first location;
• a reference image module to obtain reference images including subjects that are similar to the object captured in the template image;
• a user interface module to receive a selection of one of the reference images indicating a selected reference image, the selected reference image including a second location indicating where the selected reference image was captured and settings of a capture device used to capture the selected reference image;
• a location module to obtain directions from the first location to the second location;
• a video capture module to generate a video stream, the video stream generated at the second location and including the object included in the template image;
• a composition instructions module to generate interactive instructions for adjusting a position of the computing device until a composition of the video stream aligns with a composition of the selected reference image;
• the composition instructions module to configure, responsive to the composition of the video stream aligning with the composition of the selected reference image, the image capture module based on the settings;
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• the image capture module to capture, according to the position and based on the settings, an additional image including the object included in the template image.

In a digital medium environment to capture images, a method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:

• a step for capturing a template image including an object when the computing device is at a first location;
• a step for receiving a selection of one reference image from a plurality of displayed reference images that include subjects that are similar to the object of the template image, the one reference image containing metadata including a second location indicating where the one reference image was captured and settings of a capture device used to capture the one reference image, the one reference image being displayed in an order of the plurality of displayed reference images based on a distance between the first location and the second location;
• a step for obtaining directions from the first location to the second location;
• a step for generating a video stream at the second location, the video stream including the object included in the template image;
• a step for generating interactive instructions for adjusting a perspective of the computing device to a position until a composition of the video stream aligns with a composition of the one reference image;
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• a step for capturing an additional image including the object included in the template image based on:
• the position of the computing device when the composition of the video stream aligns with the composition of the one reference image;
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• the settings of the capture device used to capture the one reference image.