Composition

Rule of Thirds

The most 'well' known principle of photographic composition is the ‘Rule of Thirds‘. The 'rule' is to break the image down into thirds, both horizontally and vertically so you have nine parts. 

When taking a photograph with the rule of thirds in mind, it’s always best to compose the photograph in the camera. This is so that you can avoid cropping later to retain as much of the image as possible. 

This image shows the 'rule of thirds' as it is split down into thirds.

Triangles

Triangles are in almost everything we see, in one way or another, it’s just a case of distinguishing them and knowing what to do with them. Triangles are a good way of combining different compositional techniques such as lines and paths and using them to create a more interesting part of a photograph, but the better part about using a triangle is their ability to make a photo feel stable or unstable.

Rule of Even & Odd

The Rule of Even and Odd is a way of composing a picture, where you use either even or odd numbers to make different effects. For example, if you have three people in a picture, the attention goes to the one in the middle. If you have 6, the attention may be more scattered between all the people.

Leading Lines

Leading lines are lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image, or sometimes, out of the image. Anything with a definite line can be a leading line. Fences, bridges, even a shoreline can lead the eye.

Leading lines have different photo compositional effects, depending on their position

and direction. Horizontal leading lines make feelings of restfulness and peace, while vertical leading lines evoke a sense of strength and power. Diagonal lines are more different and suggest movement.

Looking Room & Space

Looking room and space is composition that you either see an image of a person or animal gazing, looking far out to the distanced much as possible or just empty picture that catches your attention well.