What Are The Rules Of Composition?

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Hi everybody. Welcome to Episode 13 of the Photography Explained podcast.

I’m your host Rick McEvoy and I explain one photographic thing per episode in plain English in less that 10 minutes without the irrelevant detail. I have well over 30 years of experience in photography so I do know what I am talking about!

In this episode - What Are The Rules Of Composition?

Here is my answer

The rules of composition are for me not really rules but are proven, helpful techniques that can help us all improve our compositions. The rules are based on sound artistic and aesthetic principles, and can help us all create more pleasing and aesthetic photos. Composition is the most important thing when taking a photo, and an excellent composition will make a photo, whilst a poor composition will break a photo. Learn to use the rules, apply the ones that work for you, and break them when you are ready to.

Listen for more, or check out the transcript and even the blog post - so many ways to find out more!

What’s next?
Episode 14 – What Rules Of Composition Do I Use?

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