COMPOSITION   01.

GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BE PRODUCED BY USING TECHNIQUES AS FOLLOWS.

SIMPLICITY.

Do not overcomplicate a photo trying to include too many points of interest.Such photographs are termed "busy." As usual, there can be rare exceptions to this rule.

EG.  A photo of Shanghai harbour with hundreds and hundreds of Sampans bunched together. A photo of this would be a story saying "Look at this mass of humanity." It would be called "A record shot.

AVOIDING MERGERS.

This is in reference to taking a good look at what the lens is seeing, not what your eye perceives on first glance. Concentrating on your subject but not the surroundings is often the culprit.

RULE OF THIRDS.

This is a basic composition rule, placing the main point of interest at one of four positions in the photo, rather than in the centre. See accompanying photos.

LINES.

Straight converging lines, or some other geometric shapes forming lines or patterns add to a photo. S curves and triangles are examples of good photographic tools. Even stronger are repeat patterns of these lines or shapes.

BALANCE.

Think of objects in photos as weights on an Apothecary's scales. They must provide a reasonable balance to stop the photo appearing to tip because of one side appearing considerably heavier than the other.