Refer to a grid to decide object placement

Place unappealing objects outside the grid

Place objects on key intersecting grid lines to achieve visual appeal and balance

Use for any style or genre of photography

Being in a good frame of mind when photographing

Imagining a frame around the viewfinder

Photographing picture frames

Using existing structures as natural frames

Focusing on the ground for portrait images

Using contrast to isolate the subject

Using contrast to make the subject prominent

Drawing attention to the subject by isolating it from the background

Asymmetrical balance

Color balance

Symmetrical balance

White balance

Birdseye

Back light

Leading lines

Figure to ground

Asymmetrical balance

Diagonals

Rule of thirds

Figure to ground

Filling the frame

Leading lines

Patterns and repetition

The Golden Ratio

Rule of thirds

Patterns and repetition

Worms eye

Depth of field

The elements of a photograph individually

How the colors in the photograph fit

The relationship between the elements of a photograph

ISO

Wildlife

Accent

Cropping

Leading lines

The process of finding interesting subject matter

The arrangement of elements within the frame

A decision about what to include and exclude from the frame

A painterly style of photography