Photo Composition Principles

 1. Fill the frame with what you like

Get closer to capture the best image

Figure out what the photo is really about

2. Simplify & Exaggerate the photo subject

Zoom in on a feature or change the focal point

3. Don't center the photo 

Use the rule of thirds to make image interesting

4. Create depth by having a foreground subject

Create a story for your image and make viewer feel they're standing in your photo

5. Use leading lines to give viewer a visual journey through your photo

6.Perspective is everything

Change from the normal boring perspective and change angles

7.Lighting is everything

Sunrise or Sunsets, Use directional lighting to your advantage

Work with the sun


Steve McCurry's Tips

Diagonal lines create great movement

Figure to ground

find contrast within the image

Symmetry is pleasing to the eye 


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