Friends, Do you think only an expensive camera can take beautiful pictures? Then you are highly mistaken .Read on to know more.. you don’t need an expensive camera or a beautiful location to take great photos.
You can capture stunning photos on your mobile phones while walking to office. This is because it is all about how your images are composed rather than what you capture.Because it’s not about what you shoot… but how you compose your photos.
If you understand composition of images, you can capture extraordinary images even in ordinary situations. Though most of us understand the importance of composition,Not everyone masters it because it is boring and not easy.
So along with Exposure, Composition is another very important aspect of photography to capture remarkable images.
Leaving aside all the technical stuff, composition is something that makes an image Astonishing and epic. Correct Exposures, Focus, Depth of Field are all important but composition truly makes the photo stand out.
Composition makes the image pleasing to viewers eyes and helps them to naturally move around the frame and brings together all the elements of the picture to narrate the story that we want viewers to experience .
Understanding composition also helps in removing the distractions from the frame and maintain the focus on the key subject of the image.
After learning about the general rules of composition (though rules are meant to be broken), you will understand why some images are more beautiful than the other similar images.
So, Lets begin :
Rule of Thirds:
Simplest and the most effective rule that works most of the times is Rule of Thirds. It is the basic composition rule for any beginner in photography
Basically, the rule of thirds says that imagine a tic-tac-toe board on the frame of the picture, and then place whatever is most interesting in the photo on the intersection of those lines or close to them. It also helps in placing larger items in the frame along the horizontal lines of the rule of thirds. While shooting portraits, try placing at least one eye of your subject on the horizontal lines. While shooting landscapes, try placing the horizon along one of the horizontal lines.
Frame within a Frame
Another interesting way to shoot your subject is place it within a frame thereby creating a visual boundary at the edges and to maintain the focus at the subject.
Leading Lines:
The viewers eyes always follows a line, be it straight, curved, zig-zag, converging lines etc. So to draw a viewers eye into an image, use lines for an excellent composition.
Symmetry:
When an image appears like its reflecting on the middle line, its called a symmetrical image.Its truly pleasing to the eyes of the viewer as its very harmonious.
Symmetry can be obtained from reflections, rotations, grouping of the identical subjects etc.
Patterns:
Patterns exist everywhere, in nature, in manmade objects. The different shapes, colours, textures helps to compose the picture with a very strong feel. Patterns help to bring a rhythm to the image.When you fill an image with the pattern, an ordinary object too may look extra ordinary.
Conclusion:
So, If you want your viewers to feel the same emotions about the picture that you show case, start practicing the composition tips given above which will help you guide your viewers through the image captured and help them understand the most important elements of your image. Also, it helps to eliminate any distractions that may take you viewer away from the photo and most importantly it will eliminate countless errors which usually ruin an image.
A Bonus Cheat Sheet to understand Composition easily:-
So, Are you ready to take your photography to the next level?
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