Photographic Composition

Composition is basically the way you choose to frame the picture that you are about to take. It is the way you interpret the photo as if you had two artists taking the same photo, the outcome would be completely different as everybody looks at things in a different way. The main rules of photographic composition are leading lines, the rule of thirds, framing within a frame, geometry and patterns. Leading lines help to lead your eyes to an image, an example of leading lines would be something like train tracks. Photographers usually use leading lines when taking photos of buildings or strong linear objects as it helps emphasise the beautiful structure. Framing within a frame also helps draw your eyes to a certain point instead of letting your eyes wander about the photo. Another type of photographic composition is geometry and patterns which is basically subjects with patterns or different shapes and composition that can interest the viewers and become relatable and easily indentifiable. The picture below is an example of photographic composition.