The Rules of Composition in Photography
- By: Guest Author
The rules of composition in photography were created as a general guideline for what works in good photos. In my opinion, there is no right or wrong way to do photography. Many times it’s all about the perspective of the photographer or the viewer of the photograph as well as the interests and opinions that may separate what a good picture really should look like. Every photographer though should still consider the composition rules as a great starting point when taking photos if they are trying to become better at photography. Once they understand these, their photography composition is improved and thinking outside of the guidelines to create a stunning image becomes more natural.
“The so-called rules of photographic composition are, in my opinion, invalid, irrelevant and immaterial” – Ansel Adams
“Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.” – Edward Weston
There are many types of rules and guidelines to follow when taking photographs. We will be listing many of the common and maybe not so common below and providing a link to a gallery of inspiration for each one.
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Hey great share! I’m gonna use this as a reference on my blog.Thanks
Ah, that’s Florence, I was just there a few weeks ago taking pictures of those statues in the background
cool post. I just thought i would mention, i think your link address for ‘Simplicity’ is missing a slash at the end like this.
http://www.photographyblogger.net/simplicity/
Thanks
Thanks for the heads up, fixed. J
your link for “simplicity” goes to a draft and is not viewable.