Forum: Photography


Subject: Composition - what's the rule?

Wolfsnap opened this issue on Oct 11, 2002 ยท 10 posts


mysnapz posted Sat, 12 October 2002 at 3:58 AM

Fantastic image Marc waterfalls are on my list of thinks to shoot we just don't have many around here, well none that I can find. Composition is always a tricky thing and while there are some well know rules breaking them works in some cases so I've concluded there are no rules just pictures that work and them that don't I know this is no help at all if you are looking for the rules of composition so here are a few examples Rule of thirds split the image into three in both directions position your subject on the crossover of the dividing lines. Diagonals compose your subject so its diagonal across the picture Horizons never on the centre of the image Always use odd numbers of repeated components in pictures. I am sure there are others but as I said breaking these rules works too so Im more confused than I started better go before I dig a deeper hole. :O)

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing. Salvador Dali