Composition Techniques

What is Composition in Photography?

The term composition means 'putting together' and can apply to any work of art, from music to writing to photography, that is arranged using conscious thought.

Composition in Photography is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or 'ingredients' in an image. It can also be thought of as the organization of elements according to the principles of art.

The composition of a photograph is connected to but still different from its subject, what is depicted, whether a moment from a story, a person or a place.

Compositional Techniques in Photographs

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Composition Techniques

• • Subject Placement

    • Rule of Thirds

    • Centering and Symmetry

    • Golden Triangle

    • Golden Ratio

    • Field of View

    • Balance

    • Framing

    • Fill the frame

    • Macro

    • Negative Space

    • Simplicity

    • Point of View

    • Lead room

    • Forced Perspective

  • Lighting and Colour

    • Colour Depth

    • Black and White

    • Sepia

    • Backlighting

    • Silhouette

    • High Key

    • Vignette

    • Reflection

  • Depth of Field

    • Small Depth of Field

    • Large Depth of Field

  • Motion Capture

    • Freezing Motion

    • Deliberately Blurring Motion

  • Contextual Elements

    • Context / The Story

    • Texture

    • Pattern

    • Leading lines: real and perceived

    • Vanishing point

    • Diagonal lines and intersections

    • Triangles

    • Colour Combinations

    • Juxtaposition

  • Know all the composition rules then break them