A Different Perspective in Composition

The first and perhaps the most important guideline for better composition in a picture is simplicity. Look through the camera's view finder or the LCD screen... give your subject in your pictures the most visual attention first - don't let the backgrounds steal attention from your subject.

Next, frame your subject correctly. It could be horizontally or vertically. Zoom in or zoom out. Tilt your camera a little bit to one side. Find a different angle - shoot from a higher or lower angle to give a different perspective. Make your subject more dynamic by placing it slightly off center in your frame.

Strengthen your subject by selecting uncomplicated and simple backgrounds - avoid unrelated subjects, clutter subject or unwanted objects from the frame.

Now, go find one subject. Take many pictures of that subject and study what worked and what make them so good.

David