Photography: Composition Basics
The key to being a better photographer is to understand the basic rules of composition.
Possible sites to use:
- Use the Internet to develop an understanding of the following rules or elements of Photo Composition
- Rule of Thirds
- Depth of Field
- Leading Lines (Extension Diagonals and Triangles)
- Patterns and Texture
- Symmetry
- Framing / Frame within a Frame
- Perspective
- Space
- Balance
- Color
- Rule of Odds
- Fill the Frame / Cropping
- Viewpoint or Point of View
- Leaving Space
- Want a challenge - try to understand the "Golden Ratio"
- For each rule or element, include the following
- Definition or description
- at least 3 - 5 effective examples
- Be sure to site your sources.
Possible sites to use:
- Very Basic - be sure to check out the links within the articles for even more detail