Better Compositions tips

What is composition? I hope you all know or aware of the importance of the composition in photography. Well, let's take a quick look into this. "The art of placing your subject into your photograph called COMPOSITION" It purely depends upon the photographer's creative sense, how he placed the subject in the photo interestingly and capture the stunning shot. Means, your strong artistry must come in your composition or photographs. 

When a photographer shoots without thinking, without playing with a composition in that case photograph will not be more than a snapshot. In the layman language, It is a composition that produces a strong IMAGE.

Let's discuss the few important things that make your composition more strongest. 

1. The rule of third-- Common composition, simply divide the photograph with two horizontally and two vertical lines. Then Place the subject interesting where the four lines intersect each other and choose one interesting point to put. See the above-posted image.

2. Leading Lines-  Easy to find everywhere like a road, trees, footpath etc. Photographer drives your viewer attention to the horizon or to the subject. See the above-posted image.

 

3. Give space to the moving subject- When you are allowing your subject to move in a positive way. Leaving empty space give more sense of wonder to your viewers. You can apply this rule in shooting vehicles, transport, running etc. See the above-posted image.

4. Smart Cropping Sense- While post-processing, crop the image smartly to take your subject into your viewer's notice. See the above-posted image.

5. Symmetrical Element - This element makes your photograph more beautiful, Start capturing reflection, mirror images, architectural building who looks the same from both the points. See the above-posted image.

6. Framed Shots- A-frame that adds drama your shots called Frame shots. A photograph speaks much more through the windows, trees, nature elements etc It can be combined with symmetry and leading lines too. See the above-posted image.

7. A balanced Image- Those images having a foreground, middle ground and background and visible everything clear called perfect balance images. See the above-posted image.

8. Move your feet/low angle shot- Change your physical position, try to shoot from the low angle and feel the changes. I hope this is the best option to change your composition too. See the above-posted image.

9. Colourful tight composition- Colors invoke moods and emotional reactions, and they communicate with the viewer on a very fundamental level. I personally believe in this, "Life must be colourful"See the above-posted image.

10. Odd Number rule- Sometimes capturing odd number content in the photograph attract more to the viewers like three people, five people, seven trees etc.See the above-posted image.

I hope, these are the few tricks to shoot interesting composition. But Here I advice try twice or thrice composition through camera's viewfinder before the shoot. Never ever keep pressing the shutter button and then choose the best one. 

Keep experimenting, Have wonderful and happy photography to you all. 

Photographer & Blogger Prasenjeet Gautam (www.prasenjeetgautam.com) has captured above-posted photographs. INDIA

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