Photo Composition

Framing

•Composing a photo so that the subject is surrounded (framed) by the content – sky, ground, people – that highlights the subject.

Rule of thirds•A method of dividing the photograph into thirds vertically and horizontally creating four intersection points. The main subject falls into one of the intersecting points, a little off-center in the photos.

Bird’s eye view

•A photo taken from above, as though the observer were a bird.

Height of action

•A photographic technique in which the photo is taken at precisely the right time to capture the peak of an action or event.

Repetition of patterns•A photo composition technique in which texture, lines or other visual elements repeat in the photo.

Worm’s eye view

•A photo taken from below, as though the observer were a worm.

Leading lines•A photo composition technique in which real or imaginary lines in a photo lead the eye to the dominant element, primary subject or center of interest.