2. Compositon Background Simplified Background Simplified Background Included Background Included Rule of Thirds Rule of Thirds Leading Lines Leading Lines Framing Framing Dead Center Dead Center

3. Compositon Background Simplified Background Simplified Background Included Background Included Rule of Thirds Rule of Thirds Leading Lines Leading Lines Framing Framing Dead Center Dead Center

4. Background Included Long Depth of Field Long Depth of Field The whole photo should be in focus from foreground to background. The whole photo should be in focus from foreground to background.

5. Background Included

6. Background Simplified Short Depth of Field Short Depth of Field Focal point in focus background out of focus Focal point in focus background out of focus

7. Background Simplified

8. Rule of Thirds

9. Rule of thirds

10. Rule of Thirds

11. Leading Lines Lines that lead the viewers eye from the foreground into the background. Lines that lead the viewers eye from the foreground into the background. Perspective lines Perspective lines

12. Leading Lines

13. Framing Something in the foreground that frames your focal point to draw the viewer’s eye into the photo. Something in the foreground that frames your focal point to draw the viewer’s eye into the photo.

14. Framing

15. Dead Center Viewer’s eye is drawn to the focal point in the center of the composition and does not travel through out the photo. Viewer’s eye is drawn to the focal point in the center of the composition and does not travel through out the photo.

16. Dead Center