Composition is the major concept in photography. This slide tells about basic composition techniques and how to use them.

1. B A S I C S O F
C O M P O S I T I O N
T W I N C I T I E S P H O T O G R A P H Y C L U B
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2. C O N T E N T S
B A S I C S O F C O M P O S I T I O N
P H O T O G R A P H Y A S A RT
T H E F R A M E
S U B J E C T, B A C K G R O U N D , F O R E G R O U N D
R U L E O F T H I R D S
R U L E O F O D D S
H O R I Z O N
P E R S P E C T I V E A N D D E P T H
F I L L F R A M E
L E A D I N G S PA C E S
N AT U R A L F R A M I N G

3. P H O T O G R A P H Y A S A R T
The art of story telling by using images
Concept, Mood, Emotion and Props

4. P R O P O R T I O N S A S P E C T
R AT I O
H O R I Z O N TA L
V E R T I C A L
C R O P P I N G
S T I T C H I N G
T H E F R A M E

5. S U B J E C T, B A C K G R O U N D , F O R E G R O U N D
E L E M E N T S

6. R U L E O F
T H I R D S

7. 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 . . E T C
R U L E O F O D D S

8. H O R I Z O N .

9. P E R S P E C T I V E
& D E P T H
• Eye Level
• Birds Eye
• Worms Eye

10. N O S PA C E S O R
V E RY L E S S S PA C E
A R O U N D T H E
M A I N S U B J E C T
F I L L F R A M E

11. L E A D I N G
S PA C E S
• Leaving space before the
way subject is looking
towards

12. F U L L F R A M E
H A L F F R A M E
N A T U R A L F R A M I N G

13. B R E A K T H E R U L E S

14. – F R E D E R I C K B A R N A R D
“One picture is worth more than 10000 words .”

15. – A S H O K R A M A M S A N K U
“Thank You .”