1. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

2. Camera Angles Every time that you take a photograph you choose a position or camera angle to take it from. The camera angle and your position is an important consideration that should be given careful thought before the shutter is released.

3. Worms Eye View

7. Birds Eye View

9. Normal View Taken from a standing position. The most obvious and common camera angle.

13. Camera Formats Vertical Format Vertical Format - also commonly known as Portrait format. Horizontal Format Horizontal Format - also commonly known as Landscape format

14. Camera Formats Using either of these is as simple as rotating the camera 90 degrees. Using either of these is as simple as rotating the camera 90 degrees. However photographers often forget to consider how doing this simple thing can improve the composition of their photograph. However photographers often forget to consider how doing this simple thing can improve the composition of their photograph.

15. Camera Formats So as you are composing your image, test out and select the format that will help to communicate your image best and also make good use of the entire frame area. So as you are composing your image, test out and select the format that will help to communicate your image best and also make good use of the entire frame area.

16. Understanding the mechanics of photography is important but this alone will not enable you to take great photographs. Understanding the mechanics of photography is important but this alone will not enable you to take great photographs. Great photographs are the result of observation, good composition and the correct use of the camera and its accessories. Great photographs are the result of observation, good composition and the correct use of the camera and its accessories.

17. Devoting the time to learn some of the basic skills of composition and elements of photographic design will make an immediate improvement to the photograph that you take. Devoting the time to learn some of the basic skills of composition and elements of photographic design will make an immediate improvement to the photograph that you take. This must then be followed up by practice and critical analysis of the photograph that you take. This must then be followed up by practice and critical analysis of the photograph that you take.