1. Composition in Photography
With Good and Bad Examples

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

3. Good Composition

4. Bad Composition

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

6. Good Composition

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

8. Good Composition

9. Symmetry
Same elements on each side
Top or bottom
Patterns

10. Good Composition

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

12. Good Composition

13. Bad Composition

14. Bad Composition (not a good angle)

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

16. Good Composition

17. Bad Composition

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

19. Cropping Focus on the main subject Get closer
Eliminate background noise

20. Bad to Good Composition