composition
Change your perspective: how to add drama and power to your shots using low angle
Feb 1, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Composition is one of the crucial elements of photography. It’s a powerful tool to express the idea and communicate your message. In this video, Ted Forbes…
Geometric Shots: a fun way to explore composition patterns from famous movies and TV shows
Jan 26, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Photographers can learn about composition from movies and TV shows, and a Twitter account Comp Cam: Geometric is a wonderful example of this. They have…
How to create a strong focal point and manage attention inside your photographs
Jan 18, 2017
Patrick Beggan
Focal point is a term that photographers and photography blogs throw around continually. “Create a focal point,” it’s said, “it should be the first and…
What is the “Visual Anchor” in Your Photo?
Jan 18, 2017
Eric Kim
Imagine a boat at sea, that is swaying in the ocean. Without an anchor— it would float away (and possibly be captured by pirates). What…
Mastering composition with a little help from Will Smith (sort of)
Jan 17, 2017
John Aldred
Perhaps “with help from a little Will Smith” would’ve been a little more accurate, but still. The “rules” of composition are widely known and hotly…
How to use composition patterns to improve your travel and people photography
Jan 16, 2017
Etienne Bossot
When doing photography in general, and in my case Travel photography, the use of a photography template can be very beneficial and help improve the…
Review: Photography Composition and Design
Dec 21, 2016
Joseph Parry
I recently had the pleasure of reading through Tavis Leaf Glover‘s latest book Photography Composition and Design. A book that aims to take the complex nature of composition…
On “Trame” – A photograph can be more than the sum of its included parts
Nov 21, 2016
Andrew Molitor
I feel that there’s a word missing from our vocabulary, and this essay is the culmination of an effort to find such a word, to…
Why The Golden Ratio Is Better Than The Rule Of Thirds
Oct 24, 2016
Jon Sparkman
A long time ago I was a young art student, being told about the “Rule Of Thirds”. I was told it’s one of the most…
Why does bad framing work? Looking beyond the rules of composition
Oct 17, 2016
John Aldred
The only thing over which we always have control in photography or video, no matter what your camera, is composition. We’re taught these “rules” and…