Breaking The Rules Of Composition
The rules of composition are great to get you started on your photography journey, but they are not 'hard and fast' - like, you must do this kind of rules. They are guides to some well recognised things that work when composing a picture. However when you can break the rules, you often get a far more eye catching image. So how do you begin to break the rules of composition when you're just starting out?
My advice would be never be afraid to experiment, try new angles and different ways to position the elements of your photo within the viewfinder. For example, it's said a portrait should have the person looking into the larger space of the composition. Yes, it looks OK, but if you do the opposite and have them look to the edge instead it gives the shot a more 'edgy' feel. I'm not going to give you an example on purpose because the key to mastering photography is to try stuff out and see what happens. Consider this to be one of your first experiments...
Mastering composition (and photography in general) is done by trying things to see what happens. Don't be afraid in case it doesn't work. Like I said in the video I failed my way to success. And remember, all those stunning images you see posted by others, in magazines etc are just the ones they want you to see. I promise they got it 'wrong' many times before they got it 'right'.
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