Composition is the key to improving your photography

A little thought can go a long way in telling a photographic story or making an image more interesting, and we take pictures of people, objects, and places that fascinate us, that we care about, or that we simply find interesting.
Here are five simple rules you can follow to improve how you compose your photos and how you share them.

Include a Focal Point:
An image’s focal point is a part that draws the viewer’s attention to the most important part or the part that you wish to emphasize in the image. A lack of a focal point frustrates the viewer since the eye isn’t drawn to a particular part. The focal point only captures a small portion of the scene but will determine the entire picture’s success.

Rule of thirds:
The theory is that if you place points of interest at the intersections or along these four lines your photo will become more balanced and enable the viewer of the image to interact with it more naturally Aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy, and interest in the subject, as opposed to simply focusing on the subject George’s subject along one of the gridlines. By putting points of interest at these intersections or along these four lines, your photo will become more balanced and allow the viewer to interact with it more effectively. As opposed to simply focusing on the subject George’s subject along one of the gridlines, aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy, and interest in the subject.

Leave Room for movement:
No matter how we move, whether we’re walking, riding a bike, or driving a car – we always try to move in a direction where there’s space. Otherwise, we crash. If we don’t leave room for the subject in the direction they’re going, they’ll appear to bump into the edge of the picture, creating awkward visual tension. For subjects looking in a particular direction, make sure there is more open space before than behind them so as to avoid compositional awkwardness or overloading one side. In other words, you should position the subject in the opposite direction to where they are walking.

Use lines to lead a viewer’s eye called Leading Line:
Whether we’re examining someone’s penmanship, watching artists, or following an exciting ride, our brains are wired to follow lines. It’s no different when we look at a picture because the lines act as a path for our eyes to follow. In order to create depth and dimension in an image, lines connect the foreground with the background. Without lines, the image can seem chaotic and confusing. Fortunately, lines are everywhere.

Simplicity:
A simple photo can nullify the effect of ignoring other composition guidelines when you only have a second to capture a moment. If you have a small amount of time to capture a moment, keep everything not important much less interesting than what is important. If the subject is close to you, keep your background as simple as possible to prevent distractions. The foreground should be muted if your subject is in the background. We have barely scratched the surface of what photo structures are available.

If you would like to know more, please do not hesitate to contact us at S&S Academy. Hopefully, these guidelines will make it easier for you to take
photos so that you will enjoy looking at them more.