COMPOSITION & CAPTION REVIEW

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PLACE AN OBJECT, SUCH AS A BRANCH OR A TREE, IN THE CORNER OF THE PHOTO

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FRAME THE PHOTOGRAPH

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EXPERIENCED PHOTOGRAPHERS USE THIS TECHNIQUE TO DRAW THE VIEWER'S EYES INTO THE PHOTOGRAPH

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LEADING LINES

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BEGIN THIS TECHNIQUE BY IMAGINING A TIC-TAC-TOE GRID OVER YOUR VIEWFINDER

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RULE OF THIRDS

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THE EASIEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TECHNIQUE IS SIMPLY TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE SUBJECT UNTIL IT FILLS THE FRAME

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FILLING THE FRAME

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DON'T LEAVE EMPTY SPACE IN OR AROUND THE CENTER OF INTEREST.

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RULE OF THIRDS

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WHEN PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THIS TECHNIQUE THEY SHOULD MOVE THEMSELVES AND AVOID ASKING THE SUBJECT TO MOVE.

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THIS METHOD CREATES DYNAMIC TENSION AND A SENSE OF MOTION BECAUSE A LARGE AREA IS EITHER IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE SUBJECT.

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FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

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THIS TECHNIQUE GIVES YOUR PHOTO A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEEL

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FRAMING THE PHOTOGRAPH

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THIS METHOD GETS THE SUBJECT OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

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RULE OF THIRDS

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When using this technique, the photographer often uses the largest aperture possible, shrinking the depth of field and fuzzing what is behind the subject.

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Watching the background