Rule of thirds? Leading lines? The Fibonacci spiral? Learn it all with our deep archive of photography composition tips for beginner, intermediate and pro photographers.
Working with the principles of composition as the foundation for your photos can save you a lot of time and energy in post-processing. If you’re shooting with film, you’ll save a lot of wasted photos. If you’re shooting in digital, you ‘ll save yourself the time and hassle of going through 20 photos of the […]
Acclaimed by critics and customers alike, Visual Flow will teach you how to see the world in ways you never before imagined. An artistic tour de force spanning several centuries and different artistic media, this 287 page in-depth eBook unlocks the composition secrets of the great masters, giving you the keys to create compelling and artistic […]
While playing with composition, you’ve probably come to understand the notion of a “frame within a frame.” It’s interesting how many opportunities there are for framing the scenes around us, and yet they often go unnoticed. Maybe it’s a plain open window with a view of the mountains or the frame of the glasses that […]
In this video tutorial, landscape photographer Robert Rodriguez speaks on the difficult art of composition. Composition is often considered the essence of a landscape photograph. But the problem really is in explaining what it is. Rodriguez draws analogies from another form of artistic expression—music—to attempt explaining composition. It’s an absorbing hour and a half of […]
After the camera, the photographer’s most important tool is the eye. We all want to create powerful, dramatic, and impactful images. But we can’t get there without an understanding of the fundamentals of composition. Mastering Composition: A Photographer’s Guide to Seeing delves deep into what makes great compositions – written for photographers of all levels who want […]
It’s easy to get caught up in technical details and Photoshop tricks, but sometimes we all need a reminder to get back to basics. Photographer Joshua Cripps has some great tips on how to get better results in your photography by paying attention to composition in the following video: Cripps explains that for many people, […]
Famous photojournalist Robert Capa was once quoted as saying “if your photos aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” Capa was partly right; framing can make or break, a photograph. In this video, in less than three minutes, nature and landscape photographer John Greengo walks you through his tried and true framing rules that can elevate your work from […]
You can know exactly what gear to buy and which settings to shoot in, but if you don’t haven’t mastered composition your photographs will always disappoint. Composition tells viewers where to look and guides the viewer’s eye through the photograph. “There are a lot of ideas and concepts and rules when it comes to composition,” […]
In this article, I want to focus on creating the perfect composition. But before we can create something perfect, we have to know what perfect looks like. Why is composition important? It is the difference between a snapshot and a photograph. In a snapshot, you bring up the camera, look through the viewfinder, and take […]
With all of the gorgeous new gadgetry coming out this season, it’s easy to get caught up in the shiny, techy part of photography. (New Nikon D810, anyone? Or a Canon 7D Mark II? Or the sweet new GoPro Hero4 Black?) Lest you fall into the terrible hole of DSLR expectations vs. reality, though, we’ve […]
