Composition rules

Composition rules, tips and tricks. Short photography techniques that don’t waste your time. First of all you will find fun and easy free lessons about composition. Basic photo tips for new photographers and some advanced new photography techniques.

Also if you are new to photography or if you are looking for some inspiration – this website is for you. Moreover you will find many interesting compositional digital photo tips.

You might have heard about or even tried some of them but it is always good to review the composition rules and try to focus on one of them. If you manage to implement several of these techniques in your photoshoot you will definitely improve your photography and get impressive results.

Getting down to their level in photo composition

One of the best tricks in photographing small subjects is getting down to their level. This is because you will […]

Photography using shooting through technique

Shooting through something is an advanced technique in composition. Use this approach to create more dimension in your images and

negative space with white background

Using negative space is one of the advanced composition techniques. It is usually applied to create dramatic pictures or “wow

Photo tip - 3 is the best number of subjects

You might not know this, but the number of subjects in your photo is important. This rule of numbers is

Photo Tip - working the scene to improve the composition of a cute squirrel

To take great pictures – move around. This technique is called moving around or working the scene. The idea behind

photo tip - patterns in composition on a beach

Patterns in composition create a sense of rhythm. Fill in the frame with a repeated pattern for a more interesting

symmetry

Symmetry in composition gives a sense of balance and proportion. It divides image into 2 equal parts and can be

depth

Adding depth to your image can be accomplished by several techniques. First of all you can use natural framing to

frames

Frames are widely used in nature and architecture photography. They focus viewers’ attention on the perspective and lead the viewer

leading lines

Leading lines draw viewers’ attention to the main subject and make images look more professional. This is a powerful technique

add a foreground

Including a strong foreground gives your image more depth. A foreground can be the starting point from which the viewer

plain backgrounds

Plain backgrounds will help you to keep it simple. Try to avoid noisy backgrounds as they distract viewers from the