The composition of any art is like the taste of food, all returned to their respective preferences. However, there are some specific guidelines are timeless and participate in approved by a majority of the perpetrators.

Eighteen quick tips for photographic composition following article is extracted from various sources and photography books. It contained not a rule but a guide, because once again the composition is a matter of taste.

1. Pull the attention towards the main subject in the photograph. Take advantage of color, shape, or line of light so that images look strong and absorbing.
2. Simple, the simpler arrangement of your photos even stronger impression caused.
3. Reduce the elements that are not in tune. If you think there are certain elements that destroy the rhythm and harmony of photos, get rid of – cover – or move the shooting angles so that the element is missing.
4. Fill the entire frame with the main object. Sometimes the impression is a powerful photo image with no background at all.
5. Do not leave blank spaces dominate the picture.
6. Check the area around the line of the frame, do not let a hand, foot, or an important part of the object is truncated without good reason.
7. Maximize the use of point of view (point of view) of interest, not merely photographed from the front of the subject.
8. Do not forget the rule of third. Pull an imaginary line that divides the image into 9 equal parts. Place the main object at the intersection of the lines.
9. When photographing people, try always to the eye is above the center line of photo.
10. The most light in the photo is the most absorbing part of the eye. Put the main object there.
11. Background is what reinforces the impression. So do not let the background turn off the main object.
12. Photographing reinforce the impression of width horizontally and vertically reinforce the impression of height.
13. Leading-S line and the curve is always pleasant visits.
14. To take pictures of children, squat down. Align the camera with their eyes.
15. Avoid putting the point of interest right in the middle of photo.
16. Avoid placing the horizon line right in the middle photo, try on the horizon there is a third above or below.
17. Do not let it hit the horizon line is an important part of the object.
18. Check, check and check again just before the shutter is pressed. Make sure that what appears in the viewfinder as you wish.

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