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Rule of thirds? Leading lines? The Fibonacci spiral? Learn it all with our deep archive of photography composition tips for beginner, intermediate and pro photographers.

Landscape Photography: 9 Composition Tips

Landscape Photography: 9 Composition Tips

Composition can make or break any photograph. It doesn’t matter what camera, lens, or technique you’re using. If the composition isn’t able to tell a story or invoke some kind of feeling to the viewer, it cannot be considered a good photograph. Composition in landscape photography is about deciding where to place and how to […]

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New: Advanced Composition Course at 93% Off

New: Advanced Composition Course at 93% Off

Once you arrive at the advanced levels of composition it is no longer about leading lines or natural framing, it is not the rule of thirds or the golden ratio. Advanced composition is the ability to use these guides to arrange the elements and create a story that has the power to communicate our thoughts, […]

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Power of the Leading Line in Composition

Power of the Leading Line in Composition

Often the basis for composition, lines can create a sense of movement because our eyes instinctively follow them. As an essential part of composition, we should always consider any leading lines that make up part of the image. Why? Because they can be powerful. They can balance an image, link selected elements together and draw […]

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Composition Photo Editing Tools in Luminar AI

Composition Photo Editing Tools in Luminar AI

With the release of the highly anticipated Luminar A.I. Photo Editor we’ve been exploring some of the new editing tools and what they can do. CompositionAI is a new tool that automatically adjusts a photo’s composition, crop and perspective. After using CompositionAI, you can still make changes manually to fine tune the result. Click the […]

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Composition Tips for Nature and Forest Photography

Composition Tips for Nature and Forest Photography

When you look at a photo of a forest, what’s the first thing you notice? Maybe the color, maybe the story, but most likely it’s the composition. The “congested” surroundings photographers have to contend with make woodland photography a seriously challenging genre of photography. To help you out with some composition tips for forest photography, […]

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Woodland Photography: 7 Composition Tips

Woodland Photography: 7 Composition Tips

When it comes to photographing woodlands, things can get pretty chaotic. You are confined to limited space, difficult subjects and many distracting surrounding elements. Tightly packed trees and tricky lighting usually make the work that much more challenging. So to help you out, we have photographer Nigel Danson sharing his process of finding and photographing […]

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Lighting or Composition: Which One Takes Priority?

Lighting or Composition: Which One Takes Priority?

Lighting and composition are definitely two of the most talked-about topics when learning about photography. They are undoubtedly two of the most important pillars that, if mastered, can take your photos to the next level. But which one is more important? To answer that, we have photographer Manny Ortiz in today’s video. He shows you […]

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How to Use Your Camera’s LCD Monitor to Improve Composition

How to Use Your Camera’s LCD Monitor to Improve Composition

You may own the most expensive photo equipment and have the latest array of software for tweaking your images, but it’s all for naught if you haven’t quite figured out the fundamentals of how to put together a well-balanced composition. Creating a harmonious photographic composition is not easily accomplished or learned. With today’s sophisticated digital […]

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Tips for Improving Composition in Photography

Tips for Improving Composition in Photography

Have you seen a photograph that made you literally want to step through the frame and enter that world? Or have you seen a photograph that instantly made your mouth water and your stomach give a little twitch of hunger? Composition in photography is creating a story or capturing a moment that comes to life […]

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New: Intuitive Composition Photo Guide & Cheat Sheets

New: Intuitive Composition Photo Guide & Cheat Sheets

If you understand composition, you can capture stunning images even in ordinary situations. We all understand the importance of composition, but very few of us really master it. It can be difficult to retain the information of an in-depth guide on the subject, that’s why the new Intuitive Composition comes in two parts: A 330-page, […]

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