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Composition in Photography

With Good and Bad Examples

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Rule of Thirds

Not centered

Place horizon on top or bottom

Align your subject

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Good Composition

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Bad Composition

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Leading LinesDirect attention to your subject

Straight, diagonal, wavy

Any other creative variation

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Good Composition

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FramingOther objects frame your subject

More depth to the picture

Better focus on the main subject

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Good Composition

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SymmetrySame elements on each side

Top or bottom

Patterns

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Good Composition

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ViewpointAngle you shoot from

High above, ground level

Side shot, from the back, close up, etc.

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Good Composition

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Bad Composition

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Bad Composition (not a good angle)

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BackgroundTake away the busy background

Camera flattens the foreground and background

Look for plain, unobtrusive backgrounds

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Good Composition

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Bad Composition

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Bad Composition

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CroppingFocus on the main subject

Get closer

Eliminate background noise

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Bad to Good Composition