Composition in Photography

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Composition in Photography With Good and Bad Examples

Rule of Thirds Not centered Place horizon on top or bottom Align your subject

Good Composition

Bad Composition

Leading Lines Direct attention to your subject Straight, diagonal, wavy Any other creative variation

Good Composition

Framing Other objects frame your subject More depth to the picture Better focus on the main subject

Good Composition

Symmetry Same elements on each side Top or bottom Patterns

Good Composition

Viewpoint Angle you shoot from High above, ground level Side shot, from the back, close up, etc.

Good Composition

Bad Composition

Bad Composition (not a good angle)

Background Take away the busy background Camera flattens the foreground and background Look for plain, unobtrusive backgrounds

Good Composition

Bad Composition

Bad Composition And while this baby might be the spawn of Satan, I don’t think they wanted to capture this in the photograph.

Cropping Focus on the main subject Get closer Eliminate background noise

Bad to Good Composition