What Are The Rules Of Composition? (And Which Do I Use?)
The rules of composition are not rules. The rules of composition are guidelines, ideas, things that we can use to help us. But you need to know what the rules of composition are so you know which rules you are going to use, if any. You don’t have to use the rules of composition, and you will never use all of them. Certainly not in the same photo, but you will see why, so don’t worry. Find the ones that work for you, and they can help you get better compositions. And better compositions make better photos.
What Are The Rules Of Composition?
In this episode, I'm going to tell you what the rules of composition are, and not necessarily why they're important, but more what they are. I actually enjoyed recording this episode because I had to do some work and actual research. And I've come out with a list which is longer than any of the other lists that I've found, which is proving that I'm ad-libbing because that's not on my script!
I will caveat this episode by saying that rules are of course there to be broken. So don't worry, this is just really getting those cogs whirring on composition.