10 Photography Composition Rules

Rule of Third
      Divide your image with 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines into 9 equal segments so that you can aim your subject with any of the four intersected lines. This will give your picture a better balance than just taking it straight on in the middle.

Leading Lines
     Use lines to guide your image. It draws the focal point in the shot so when viewers are looking at it, their eyes follow along till it reaches the main subject like guiding their way to your whole piece.

Framing
      You can use your surrounding atmosphere to framing your subject. Trees, mountains, buildings, etc. are great things to use for framing. It's great way to focus your subject!

Diagonal
      Divide the image in half diagonally and try to align objects close to the line. This gives dynamic to your photo instead of straight on photos. Remember if theres a horizon, keep it straight while aligning the object.

Simplify
      Don't try to compact everything all in one photo. It's sometimes good to keep your subjects background plain or  boring. That way you wont lose your subject in the photo.

Filling the Frame
      Get up close and personal with your subject. The best way to focus your subject is to move your feet or zoom in to fill your shot. That way, you wont have any other information that you would have to worry about.

Depth
      When framing, having your foreground, middle, and background would make your shot look interesting and have depth. It's best for landscape photos because, viewers would focus on the whole piece.

Watch for Limbs
     Watch out for things you don't want to cut out. Sometimes when cutting off someones arm or legs could pull attention away from your subject. If you're cutting off limbs that are in awkward places would make your subject look like some strange alien.

Angles
     Taking pictures from unexpected angles would create an interesting, unexpecting piece. Instead of shooting straight on, try different angles. Either from up high or down low, it could exaggerate your subject really well.

Rule of Odds
     When grouping things together in odds, it almost always make your shot interesting. Like shooting three rocks instead of two. This will make your subject easy to focus on.