Simplify the scene: Simplifying the scene means to choose your subject, then select a focal length or camera viewpoint that makes it the center of attention in the frame.
The cone in the middle of the field makes your eyes think it is the center of attention.
Fill the frame: Zoom in or get closer to the subject so no empty space is left.
Fill the frame: Zoom in or get closer to the subject so no empty space is left.
As you can see in this picture, the grass fills in the whole frame and it never runs out.
Aspect ratio: Ratio of the width to the height of an image or screen.
Aspect ratio: Ratio of the width to the height of an image or screen.
In this picture, no matter which way you turn it, it will still be the same picture.
Avoid the middle: Move the subject away from the center to get a feel for how it can be balanced with everything else in the scene, including any areas of contrasting color/light.
Avoid the middle: Move the subject away from the center to get a feel for how it can be balanced with everything else in the scene, including any areas of contrasting color/light.
In this picture, you can see that the main subject (the tree) is not in the middle. It is located on the right of the frame.
Leading lines: Lines to control the way people’s eyes move around the picture. Converging lines give a strong sense of perspective and three-dimensional depth, drawing you into an image. Curved lines can lead you on a journey around the frame, leading you towards the main subject.
Leading lines: Lines to control the way people’s eyes move around the picture. Converging lines give a strong sense of perspective and three-dimensional depth, drawing you into an image. Curved lines can lead you on a journey around the frame, leading you towards the main subject.
The rail controls people's eyes because it makes them feel as if they were going in to the classroom.
Diagonals: Lines introduce a feeling of drama. Horizontal lines are calm and vertical lines suggest permanence and stability.
Diagonals: Lines introduce a feeling of drama. Horizontal lines are calm and vertical lines suggest permanence and stability.
By taking a picture of this tree diagonally, it gives more depth to it as if you were looking up.
Space to move: When we look at pictures, we see what’s happening and tend to look ahead which then creates a feeling of imbalance or unease if your subject has nowhere to move except out of the frame.
Space to move: When we look at pictures, we see what’s happening and tend to look ahead which then creates a feeling of imbalance or unease if your subject has nowhere to move except out of the frame.
This picture shows movement in the hair flip because it shows that the subject was turning.
Backgrounds: This ties in with simplifying the scene and filling the frame. You can’t usually exclude the background completely, of course, but you can control it. Or you can use a wide lens aperture and a longer focal length to throw the background out of focus.
Backgrounds: This ties in with simplifying the scene and filling the frame. You can’t usually exclude the background completely, of course, but you can control it. Or you can use a wide lens aperture and a longer focal length to throw the background out of focus.
In this picture, you can see that the subject is the main focus while the background is just filling the frame in.
Creative with colors: Be really selective about how you isolate and frame your subjects to exclude unwanted colors. You don’t need strong color contrasts to create striking pictures.
Creative with colors: Be really selective about how you isolate and frame your subjects to exclude unwanted colors. You don’t need strong color contrasts to create striking pictures.
All these leaves are almost the same color which give you the sense of fall. Other colors were excluded so you can just focus on the main attraction.
Breaking the rules: Use the written word to create a deliberately jarring effect, we can do the same with photos by breaking with standard composition conventions.
Breaking the rules: Use the written word to create a deliberately jarring effect, we can do the same with photos by breaking with standard composition conventions.
This image breaks the rules because the subject is not looking at the camera and the subject also is not in the center.