Few rules of photo composition in Photography

In the photography world, there are some rules that apply to a photograph which makes the images stand out and also looks visually appealing. Here I am going to teach you some rules you have to keep in mind while clicking a picture:

1. You don’t have to be complicated – if you pay too much attention to formulae like ‘Rule of Thirds’ and ‘Golden Rule’, then your images will lose that authenticity and spontaneity which is also necessary sometimes as Art doesn’t have to be formula-based to work.
2. Decide what’s important in the frame – First, decide what’s important in the image that you want to capture, then you choose your focal length or camera viewpoint that makes your object the center of attention in the frame. This way you can express what’s important in the frame that you want audiences to see.
3. Fill the frame – Frame is something that the audiences notice first in your images, and that’s why you have to pretty cautious while selecting a frame by checking whether your frame is not half empty or fully filled. Sometimes a half-empty frame looks more beautiful that fully framed image depends on the content and location we’re choosing.
4. Aspect Ratio – Sometimes a wide aspect ratio, i.e. 2.35:1 applies to the images looks more spectacular than the standard 4:3 ratio because when you click a mountain surrounded by the trees, then a wider aspect ratio suits the most as it tries to capture the wideness of the scene fully.
5. Rule of Third – Most of the photographers shoot their subject in the center of the image as they think it will lead the onlookers eyes to the subject but rather it looks boring and typical static image and in that situation use “Rule of Third,” i.e. place your subject around in the third half (if we divide the frame within three vertical lines) of the frame.
6. Leading lines – A poorly composed image will leave your viewers to confuse about where to look. However, you can use lines to attract the onlooker's eyes into the picture. Converging lines give a sense of three-dimensional space to the image.

   Lines exist everywhere, in the form of walls, roads, buildings and electric wire. They     can be implied by the direction in which an off-center subject is looking.

7. Make the use of diagonals – Horizontal lines gives a static, calm feel to an image while vertical lines suggest stability. Diagonal lines, on the other hand, evoke a feeling of conflict, drama, uncertainty and movement.
8. Use the space – A photographer can invoke a strong sense of movement by clicking a fast car or a running horse, and this creates a feeling of unease as your subject has nowhere to move except out of the frame. For instance, you click a man looking ahead of the frame and reflect over something.
9. Use your backgrounds – Background in photography is as important as subject as sometimes the background tells a story. So whenever you take an image make sure if the background tries to say something.
10. Use colors properly – Combination of colors attracts the viewer's eyes to your photographs. For example, when you use a bright color of foreground against a dark background, then the contrast creates a striking picture.
11. Break all the rules – Someone once quote “To break a rule, you’ve first to know the rules” Sometimes we intentionally break all the rules to capture an image because a true photographer never bounds by the rules.

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