Photographic Composition Examples

Rule of Thirds: Liz Masoner

This photo positions the most important/focally interesting parts of the photo as close to the lines as possible. By doing this, it helps draw attention to the rainbow in the background of the structure.

Horizontal Composition: Mark O'Brien

By turning the camera horizontally to take the picture, you get a full view of the sunset over the lake. The grass gets a shadow over it, making the focus on the sun and the color of the sky. 

Leading Lines: Jim Zuckerman

This photo is very intriguing because the lines on the road draw you to the back of the picture. The colors move in lines as well making the image visually appealing and interesting.

Fill Frame: Pamela Burgess

The picture of this cat was taken close up to fill the entire frame. It gets a good amount of the cat in the picture, and is very detailed. 

Vertical Composition: Wales "Ron" Patterson

This picture cuts off extra space on the left and right sides and it captures the essence of the vertical staircase.

Visual Balance: Peter

This picture balances the water with the sky and makes a cool contrast between colors.

Visual Balance

This photo is my best composition photo because it is almost exactly symmetrical. The three poles are the same space away, and the two end poles are the same distance away from the end of the picture. The middle pole evenly divides the field goal. The grass is bright and the colors look good.

Comparing Aperture Modes with Scene Modes

Scene Mode

Aperture Mode

In the scene mode, the colors are brought out more while in the aperture mode its focused mainly on the bust, with a blur in the background. The scene mode helps bring out the autumn feeling of the picture by keeping it all in focus. The aperture mode does not do so, but it makes the bust clearer.