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There are however, several guidelines you can use to help improve the composition of your photos. In this tutorial, I’ve listed 20 of these guidelines along with examples of each. While art appreciation is a separate subject, it is a worthwhile endeavor to study classic art, paintings, and photography, to learn the basics of composition. The composition has been studied and pondered by artists for thousands of years now. Learning the history and the basics of art appreciation will make you a better photographer.

Photo Composition

'What and Where'

This may sound obvious but when it comes to photo composition it is good to make sure that the subject of your photograph is well positioned in the frame and that there are no distractions which conflict with the subject.

For example, this photograph records happy memories of a holiday in the sun with a girl friend.

If you took the photograph, would you be pleased with it when you returned home?

Possibly. After all, it shows the girl in the shade of a palm tree on that lovely isolated beach with the idyllic calm sea in the background.

Because you were there taking the photo, you remember the setting and the atmosphere. But look again, imagine you had not been there. Does the photo make you want to jump on the next plane and visit this particular island?

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Maybe but ….

…. can you be sure it’s a palm tree? Do you really sense that special feeling of solitude? Does the sea look particularly inviting?

There are a number of things about the photo composition of this image which could have been improved with some simple knowledge about how to take better photographs.

Notice that the girl is rather close to the edges of the frame and the top of her hair has been cut off.

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Also, the boy in the blue cap in the background distracts us from the subject and spoils the tranquillity of the scene.

By moving back a little and waiting for the boy to move on, a better photograph can be taken.

Now this is an improvement but the girl splits the picture down the middle and the opportunity to show off the setting is somehow wasted.

If we move or zoom back even more and reposition the girl in the frame, we can still see her but we can also see more of the glorious holiday setting.

The photo composition is now much better. It is clear that the girl was leaning against a palm tree on an inviting beach with clear blue waters in the background.

It is just about possible to see that she is standing in the shade of the tree as the sun shining through the palm leaves creates its dappled effect on her face.

The beach is more apparent but seems to have lost its colour, looking more like snow than sand. Also, the colours don’t seem particularly vivid.

Looking more closely, the subject doesn’t appear quite as sharp as it could.

If some simple knowledge about Lighting, Exposure and Focus had been applied, an even better result like the one below would have been achieved.

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To find out more about these simple techniques for taking better photographs, visit the section on Photography Techniques.
There are more points to look for in composing a good photograph which are covered in the Photography Tutorsection of this website.

For the time being it’s a good idea to look at some of the photos you have taken in the past and ask yourself whether they would really convey the experience you had to someone who was not actually there?

If not, would better composition have helped?

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Photography Composition

'Fundamental for Great Shots'
Original Article by Helen Harris My maths hack mac.

'Article first featured in Olympus User Magazine'

UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS of photography composition can revolutionise your shots. Do you sometimes feel that your photos lack that indefinable ‘wow’ factor and would benefit from a bit more life and impact?

It’s a truism of photography that, however good your camera is, your shots will stand or fall by how well they are composed – how the shot is taken, how the elements are arranged within the frame, what’s left in and what’s left out. This can have a huge influence on the way people respond to your photographs, as good photography composition affects viewers on the subconscious level.

In this feature, we’ll introduce some of the golden rules of photography composition and framing and illustrate how they can improve your work. We’ll also show how post-shoot cropping can transform an otherwise so-so photo, and talk about when to break the rules!

1Learn your lines
Our first golden rule is to think about photography composition as you take the photo; as you line up the image in the viewfinder or LCD screen. Get this right and you won’t have to use image-editing software so much, and you’ll be making full use of your camera’s resolution.

Notice the ‘lines’ in the shot you’re about to take – the restful horizontal lines of fields or a seascape, or the thrusting vertical lines of a cathedral. Think how these lines can draw the viewer in, so get into the habit of structuring your photo around these lines – in the image above, note how the jutting shape of the roof works with the sinuous lines of the estuary to give a real sense of depth that a conventional full-on shot of the house simply wouldn’t achieve.

If your photos regularly seem flat, make use of vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines to draw the eye in and create depth.

2Think about thirds
An old chestnut of photography composition involves placing the subject of the photograph off centre, towards the left or ri